Earth and Human Activity Group B Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. the part of Earth that is water; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
  2. 4. an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
  3. 6. limitations that define the boundaries of a design process
  4. 11. an unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy
  5. 12. a mixture of gases and particles that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
  6. 13. the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
  7. 14. tectonics the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  8. 15. resource a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
  9. 18. to reduce the severity or impact of something
  10. 20. the place where an organism usually lives
  11. 23. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
  12. 24. boundaries the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving toward each other
  13. 25. boundary a process at a convergent boundary in which an oceanic plate is descending beneath another, overriding plate
  14. 28. effect the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate energy
  15. 31. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  16. 32. describes a species that has died out completely
  17. 33. Resources any natural material or enegy source that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forsests, and animals
  18. 34. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
  19. 35. the specific requirements and standards a design should meet
Down
  1. 1. the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
  2. 3. a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
  3. 5. Hazard a natural process or phenomenon that may cause widespread injury, death, and property damage
  4. 7. source pollution pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site
  5. 8. Disaster widespread injury, death, and property damage caused by a natural hazard
  6. 9. boundaries the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. 10. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog
  8. 16. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  9. 17. destruction the ruin or alteration of a place inhabited by an ecological community
  10. 19. capita consumption the average consumption per person within a population
  11. 21. the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
  12. 22. resource a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed
  13. 26. development the development or improvement of an town or city area by building
  14. 27. the part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
  15. 29. source pollution pollution that comes from a specific site
  16. 30. of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event