Environmental Chemistry Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 6. a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea
  2. 8. an area of land surrounded by water on three sides
  3. 9. a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow
  4. 11. naturally raised landform, smaller than a mountain
  5. 12. global ecosystem composed of living organisms
  6. 13. a piece of land surrounded by water
  7. 16. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  8. 18. Tallest landform
  9. 19. solid components of a planet such as Earth
  10. 20. liquid layer of Earth
Down
  1. 1. rigid outer part of Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. 2. lowest atmospheric level. Where most weather happens
  3. 3. Broad area of relatively flat land
  4. 4. Ozone layer. Where airplanes fly
  5. 5. Low area of land between mountains, typically with a river or stream
  6. 7. Mostly solid layer. 84% of Earth's volume
  7. 10. Outer-most layer that living organisms with which living organisms have contact
  8. 11. all the water on Earth's surface
  9. 14. a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it
  10. 15. Solid metal center of the planet
  11. 17. Flat, elevated area of land. Rises sharply above the surrounding land