Across
- 5. when groundwater is being withdrawin from aquifers faster than natural recharge can replace it
- 6. the amount of pore space in a material
- 10. the loose, weathered material in which plants grow
- 11. the measure of water's ability of flow through sediment and rock
- 12. the bedrock that is the starting material of soil
- 14. the process by which commercially valuable resources are removed from Earth
- 15. the basic building blocks for soil, rocks, and metals
- 16. coal, oil, and natural gas that forms from the remains of ancient plant/animal remains
Down
- 1. a type of natural resource that is being used up faster than it can be replaced by natural processes
- 2. something on Earth that living things use to meet their needs
- 3. a type of mineral deposit that forms when minerals crystallize from hot fluids caused by intense heat near plate boundaries
- 4. deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit
- 7. areas where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, creating mineral deposits
- 8. the shape and steepness of the landscape
- 9. an area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water
- 13. a type of natural resource that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time