Environmental Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. Rock deposits far from their origin
  2. 5. Drinkable water without salt
  3. 8. Resources that earth provides
  4. 10. Resources found either on or within earths surface that have the possibility of being used indefinite
  5. 12. the resource with a fixed amount
  6. 13. The material left behind from mining ore
  7. 14. pollution Pollutants in the air that are harmful to humans and the environment
  8. 15. removal of salt from ocean water to provide freshwater
Down
  1. 1. The replacement of renewable resources at the same rate at which they are being consumed
  2. 2. Base of un-weathered parent material
  3. 3. Substances that can directly affact the survival of organisms
  4. 6. A layer of crushed sand and stone that naturally accumulates on or near the Earth's surface
  5. 7. Productive land becoming desert
  6. 9. A natural resource that can be mined as long as it is profitable
  7. 11. building syndrome Indoor air pollution linked to illness