Across
- 3. mixture of pollutants made up mostly of ground level ozone.
- 6. the purposeful clearing of forested land
- 11. the cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
- 14. an artificial lake where water is stored
- 15. process that occurs when energy from a planet's host star goes through its atmosphere and warms the planet's surface,
- 16. safe to drink
- 17. lands on which the native vegetation plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
- 18. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- 19. measure of magnetization that a material obtains in response to an applied magnetic field
Down
- 1. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
- 2. the percentage of void space in a rock.
- 4. a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus.
- 5. underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock
- 7. emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium
- 8. a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule
- 9. a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land
- 10. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- 12. any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.
- 13. water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations
