Environmental Science Final

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Across
  1. 2. Type of pollution that is the main cause of an oxygen sag curve
  2. 4. Type of pollution caused by an acceleration of erosion
  3. 5. Freshwater zone where light is able to penetrate
  4. 7. ______ currents cause tectonic plates to move and keeps the rock of the mantle plastic
  5. 9. Waves that travel the fastest and first to arrive from the focus
  6. 10. Scientist that interpret data as waves
  7. 13. Layer of the earth made up of plastic rock
  8. 15. Upper portion of the mantle
  9. 17. The point at which the plates contact each other during seismic activity
  10. 21. Commonly known as the “crust”
  11. 22. Pollution that occurs mainly due to poor water sanitation, often caused by human waste
Down
  1. 1. Stored energy that is released when tectonic plates to slip past each other
  2. 3. Freshwater zone with the least amount of light and oxygen
  3. 6. Plates move past one another at _________ boundaries, creating friction and stress
  4. 8. Deepest section of a marine biome where no light can penetrate
  5. 11. Waves that deform the ground perpendicular to the direction of travel
  6. 12. Layer of the earth where the heat and pressure cause iron deposits to be liquid
  7. 14. Place where the earthquake is felt the strongest
  8. 16. Layer of the earth where the heat and pressure cause iron deposits to be solid
  9. 18. Physical feature that is created at transform boundaries that can result in earthquakes
  10. 19. Marine zone where ocean and land meet
  11. 20. Imaginary boundary line between the mantle and the crust