Ch. 1 & 3 Crossword
Across
- 2. the transfer of energy across space and in the atmosphere
- 4. atmospheric layer nearest to Earth's surface
- 6. the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely
- 9. the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food
- 10. shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country
- 15. above the troposphere; extends 18 km
- 17. the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources
- 19. an undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms
- 20. the study of how living things interact with each other
Down
- 1. process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor
- 3. process in which gases trap heat near the Earth
- 5. a natural material that is used by humans
- 7. mixture of gases surrounding the Earth
- 8. refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area
- 11. water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles
- 12. a little more than 2 percent of all the water on Earth
- 13. divided piece(s) of the rigid, outermost layer of the Earth
- 14. innermost layer of the earth
- 16. the narrow layer around Earth's surface in which life can exist
- 18. the removal and transport of surface material