Unit 5 Vocabulary Review
Across
- 3. ...water (two words, no space) A source of freshwater that is found underground; makes up about 30% of the freshwater on Earth
- 6. water Composes 97% of the water on Earth; mostly found in oceans
- 9. The process used to remove salt from saltwater to make it drinkable.
- 11. Any waste product or contamination that harms or dirties an ecosystem
- 13. All of Earth’s fresh and saltwater, in all states of matter
- 14. The collection of rocks, minerals and solid other parts of Earth
- 16. Resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced by natural processes.
- 17. To use the materials in old products to make new products
Down
- 1. A significant amount of time with little to no rain
- 2. The type of water used for growing food
- 4. Resources that are able to be replaced by natural processes in a reasonably short amount of time.
- 5. To preserve or protect an ecosystem or resource
- 7. The collection and mixture of gasses that surrounds the planet
- 8. water Composes only 3% of the water on Earth; found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and groundwater
- 10. ...water (two words, no space) A source of freshwater that is composed of rivers and lakes; makes up about 1% of the freshwater on Earth
- 12. The type of water used for creating products such as clothing and electronics
- 15. A source of freshwater on Earth; although it makes up about 69% of the freshwater on Earth, it is inaccessible as drinking water because it is frozen.