Natural Resources

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Across
  1. 3. is a glacier on level land that forms from layers of snow build-up
  2. 6. the form of oil pulled directly from the oil fields
  3. 10. are produced from oil and used in plastics, paint, fabrics, make-up and cologne
  4. 11. is used to separate metal in the ore from other materials
  5. 15. a way of conserving resources that focuses on remaking the resource into another product
  6. 16. is a natural resource that America is blessed with that provides crops and timber, etc
  7. 18. uses heat from the earth(magma) to produce steam
  8. 21. was quickly buried and fossilized under great pressure and provides 25% of our energy needs
  9. 23. forms when ocean water freezes
  10. 25. is a factory that separates crude oil into different products
  11. 26. refers to water vapor in the air
  12. 28. are layers of sand, gravel or bedrock that hold and move groundwater
  13. 29. is water that is stored beneath the surface of the earth
  14. 31. is a metal that is shapeable
  15. 32. is produced as water flows from the reservoir and turns turbines
  16. 35. is a method used by farmers to keep water from washing away
  17. 36. is a method of allowing fields to rest for a season or a year
  18. 37. is used in nuclear reactors to produce electricity and power some ships and submarines
Down
  1. 1. is floating ice in the ocean
  2. 2. formed with the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly
  3. 4. this type of energy uses the sun to heat and power homes and businesses
  4. 5. cannot be replaced easily
  5. 7. holds the river back behind dams so the dams can control the flow of water
  6. 8. are concentrated areas of specific minerals
  7. 9. the path that water takes as it travesl from land to sky back to the land
  8. 12. a way of conserving resources that focuses on not using so many
  9. 13. a way of conserving resources that focuses on finding multiple ways to use your resources
  10. 14. is found in the gaseous state close to deposits of oil and it is used to produce heat and light
  11. 17. are small plantlike organisms that make up the first link in the ocean's food chain
  12. 19. contains all of Earth's water found in lakes, oceans, streams, rivers, soil, underground and in the air
  13. 20. are pieces of glaciers, ice sheets or shelves that break off into the ocean and float independently
  14. 22. is a solid substance found naturally in the earth's surface
  15. 24. can be replaced by natural means in a relatively short amount of time
  16. 27. windmills generate electrical energy from this force of nature
  17. 30. materials with useable amounts of metal in them
  18. 33. liquid rock
  19. 34. is a low-growing crop that helps maintain the nutrients in the soil