Across
- 2. an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
- 6. resource a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed
- 11. an unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy
- 13. boundaries the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving toward each other
- 14. boundaries the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- 15. of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event
- 19. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- 21. the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
- 22. the place where an organism usually lives
- 23. describes a species that has died out completely
- 25. capita consumption the average consumption per person within a population
- 27. Disaster widespread injury, death, and property damage caused by a natural hazard
- 28. destruction the ruin or alteration of a place inhabited by an ecological community
- 32. resource a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
- 33. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- 34. boundary a process at a convergent boundary in which an oceanic plate is descending beneath another, overriding plate
Down
- 1. the part of Earth that is water; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
- 3. source pollution pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site
- 4. a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
- 5. limitations that define the boundaries of a design process
- 7. the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
- 8. Resources any natural material or enegy source that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forsests, and animals
- 9. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
- 10. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- 12. the part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
- 13. the specific requirements and standards a design should meet
- 16. a mixture of gases and particles that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body; one of the four major spheres of the Earth system
- 17. effect the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate energy
- 18. the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
- 20. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog
- 24. Hazard a natural process or phenomenon that may cause widespread injury, death, and property damage
- 26. to reduce the severity or impact of something
- 29. source pollution pollution that comes from a specific site
- 30. development the development or improvement of an town or city area by building
- 31. tectonics the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape