Natural Resource Crossword
Across
- 1. water that is held on the surface or in the ground as groundwater
- 4. non weathered parent rock material
- 6. material left from grinding rocks for ore
- 7. removal of salt from ocean water for freshwater
- 9. a layer of crushed sand and rock that accumulates on the earth's surface
- 11. substances that affect the survival of organisms and their environment
- 12. productive land turns to desert land
- 14. resource that exists in fixed amounts
- 15. resource that the earth provides
Down
- 2. the replacement of resources at the rate they are consumed
- 3. resource that has the possibility of being used indefinitely
- 5. a natural resource that can be mined as long as it is profitable
- 8. pollutants in the air that are harmful to humans and the environment
- 10. indoor air pollution linked to illness
- 13. rocks deposited far from their origins