Across
- 4. Resources that are available for use.
- 6. The study of earth
- 8. A solid metallic ball made mainly of iron found at the center of the earth.
- 10. Mainly made up of iron and nickel, and is responsible for Earth's magnetic field.
- 12. A section of the earth’s crust that moves and meets at boundaries.
- 13. Any raw material we use from the environment.
- 18. Resources used right now
- 19. God’s command to manage the earth wisely and use it for His glory.
- 21. The boundary between the earth’s crust and mantle.
- 23. Resources that have an unlimited supply or are easily replenished.
- 24. Resources that can be used up and can’t be replenished.
Down
- 1. The upper mantle and the crust that move together with tectonic plates.
- 2. The region around the sun or another star in which conditions are right for life to exist like it does on earth.
- 3. Solid, outermost layer of earth and other rocky planets.
- 5. Hot plastic rock that fills the earth between the crust and outer core.
- 7. A secular idea that the earth is ancient, or billions of years old.
- 9. The effort to oversee and control the use of natural resources.
- 11. The belief that earth-forming processes are natural, have been the same, and happen gradually
- 14. Nonliving resources such as soil, groundwater, air, sunlight, and minerals
- 15. The addition of anything to a resource that reduces its usefulness.
- 16. The action or process of converting waste into reusable material.
- 17. Living resources such as forests, ocean fish, and agriculture
- 20. Geology that considers past catastrophic events, such as volcanic activity and ice ages.
- 22. Geology that considers making observations, drawing maps, or studying rock movement.