New Visions -- ESS Unit 6 Vocabulary Check

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Across
  1. 4. _________ is defined as water running along earth's surface, potentially leading to erosion.
  2. 6. _______ is the process of creating new, usable land from oceans, riverbeds, or lakes, or by restoring degraded and contaminated land to a functional state
  3. 8. A Person who help contribute to making our planet a better place through informed decision-making.
  4. 9. __________ occurred during the Industrial Revolution, when families moved away from farm life and higher paying jobs in factories.
  5. 11. Examples of __________ energy resources include solar, wind and geothermal energies.
  6. 12. Solar ___________ is the amount of radiation energy / light received on a given surface area over a specific period of time.
  7. 13. ___________ is a very clean renewable resource that uses flowing water to spin electric turbines to create energy.
  8. 14. Glaciers melt, reducing reflective surface on Earth causes additional heat to melt glaciers faster. This is an example of __________ loop.
Down
  1. 1. _______ and electric car batteries require rare earth metals.
  2. 2. ___________ is the term used to describe water's absorption into the ground.
  3. 3. _________ is physical features and surface shape of an area, including its elevation, hills, valleys, bodies of water, and man-made structures
  4. 5. ____________ energy can lead to biodiversity issues by cutting off water supplies downstream.
  5. 7. an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, sand, gravel, or silt from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well
  6. 9. The Urban _________ Effect is a phenomena observed imetropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural regions.
  7. 10. _________ gases include methane, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.