Final Exam Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 1. nulear energy -> radiant energy -> ___________ energy
  2. 3. the shape that planets travel in around the Sun
  3. 5. the kind of rock that forms through intense heat and pressure
  4. 9. the average weather in an area over a period of time
  5. 11. the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
  6. 12. an air mass that brings cool and dry air
  7. 14. a harmful greenhouse gas that increases with transportation, deforestation, and industrial burning of fossil fuels
  8. 15. the practice of using something for a new purpose
  9. 16. the permanent removal of a forest by cutting down trees
  10. 18. the movement of sediments from one area to another
  11. 20. the practice of using something again
  12. 21. the maximum number of individuals a population can support
  13. 22. a kind of energy that is better for the environment that comes from the Sun\
  14. 25. a kind of species that is nonnative and harms native species
  15. 26. a storm that forms over warm water
  16. 28. what powers stars like the Sun
  17. 29. the process of water soaking into the soil that, when it slows or stops, might lead to flooding
  18. 31. process in the mantle that moves tectonic plates
  19. 32. the biggest object in astronomy
  20. 33. the reason for Earth's seasons
Down
  1. 2. a process in the ocean that moves heat from the equator to the poles
  2. 3. the point on the surface above the focus of the earthquake
  3. 4. tectonic plate boundary in which plates move together
  4. 6. the rising of Earth's temperatures
  5. 7. a type of pollution generated from a single point of origin
  6. 8. something in the stratosphere that absorbs electromagnetic radiation that is harmful to living things
  7. 10. the variety of species in an area
  8. 13. a pollutant that contributed to the formation of the hole in the ozone layer
  9. 17. the effect that keeps the planet warm
  10. 19. a process in agriculture to water crops that uses a lot of freshwater
  11. 23. the practice of using less products and producing less waste
  12. 24. a fossil fuel that, when burned, leads to more atmospheric carbon dioxide
  13. 27. biome with most vegetation
  14. 30. when trade winds weaken or reverse