Rising sea levels - Jenna S

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Across
  1. 3. water formed by the melting of snow and ice, especially on glacier
  2. 4. the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water
  3. 5. all the waters on the earths surface (eg lakes clouds and seas)
  4. 8. water that is pushed towards the shore by the force of the winds swirling around a storm
  5. 11. restoration of land to its natural state, including plants and animals
  6. 12. people that have been forced to leave their homes,temporarily or permanently due to environmental disruption
  7. 13. increase in volume of the worlds oceans
  8. 14. the branch of science concerned with the properties of earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land
Down
  1. 1. the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage
  2. 2. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
  3. 4. a decrease in the elevation of the land surface
  4. 6. the height of the water as measured along the coast relative to a sepcific point on land
  5. 7. portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form (e.g., snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground)
  6. 9. movement of solid ice from the center of an ice sheet to the coast
  7. 10. the ability to reflect sunlight