Human Environment Interaction Review
Across
- 3. the removal of natural resources from the environment
- 5. the presence in or introduction into the
- 7. is a gas that occurs naturally in our atmosphere
- 8. the cutting, clearing and removal of trees in a forest
- 9. that is formed from the remains of once living organisms
- 11. natural resources found on and in the Earth’s crust that include metals, nonmetals, and fuels
- 14. natural resources that cannot be replaced in a relatively short period of time
- 16. power created by splitting atoms apart of combining atoms together
- 17. a surface mining technique in which explosives are used to remove large areas of mountaintops in order to access underlying coal seams
- 18. of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects
- 19. a natural source that stores potential energy
Down
- 1. renewable energy from plants and animals
- 2. the process by which oceans are becoming more acidic
- 4. natural resources that Earth or people can replace
- 6. the use of natural resources or products
- 10. a region located in the atmosphere several miles above the surface of the Earth
- 12. the act or process of changing parts of something, such as the environment
- 13. dangerously lacking in security or stability natural resources any physical environmental item that people perceive to be useful
- 15. usable power that comes from heat, electricity, motion, etc.