Chapter 12 vocab

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Across
  1. 6. A process in which mined land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation.
  2. 8. Energy from the sun.
  3. 12. A natural resource that is being used up faster than it can be replaced by natural processes.
  4. 13. A deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit.
Down
  1. 1. Thermal energy from Earth’s interior.
  2. 2. A group of wind turbines that produce electricity.
  3. 3. A natural resource that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used.
  4. 4. Air pollution that forms from the interactions between chemicals in the air and sunlight.
  5. 5. Energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol.
  6. 7. electricity produced by flowing water.
  7. 9. The removal of large areas of forests for human purposes.
  8. 10. Energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom.
  9. 11. Precipitation that has a lower pH than that of normal rainwater.