Module 3 - Earth's Resources

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Across
  1. 5. when groundwater is being withdrawin from aquifers faster than natural recharge can replace it
  2. 6. the amount of pore space in a material
  3. 10. the loose, weathered material in which plants grow
  4. 11. the measure of water's ability of flow through sediment and rock
  5. 12. the bedrock that is the starting material of soil
  6. 14. the process by which commercially valuable resources are removed from Earth
  7. 15. the basic building blocks for soil, rocks, and metals
  8. 16. coal, oil, and natural gas that forms from the remains of ancient plant/animal remains
Down
  1. 1. a type of natural resource that is being used up faster than it can be replaced by natural processes
  2. 2. something on Earth that living things use to meet their needs
  3. 3. a type of mineral deposit that forms when minerals crystallize from hot fluids caused by intense heat near plate boundaries
  4. 4. deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit
  5. 7. areas where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, creating mineral deposits
  6. 8. the shape and steepness of the landscape
  7. 9. an area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water
  8. 13. a type of natural resource that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time