Across
- 3. Portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form (e.g., snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground)
- 5. The removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage
- 8. The purposeful, coordinated movement of people, buildings, and communities away from areas of risk
- 9. The ability to reflect sunlight
- 10. A gas that absorbs radiant energy at thermal infrared wavelengths.
- 11. Water formed by the melting of snow and ice, especially from a glacier
- 12. The height of the water as measured along the coast relative to a specific point on land
- 14. The amount of salt dissolved in a body of water
- 15. Movement of solid ice from the center of an ice sheet to the coast
Down
- 1. Restoration of land to its natural state, including plants and animals
- 2. Using natural materials to protect shorelines including live plants, logs, root wads, vegetative mats
- 4. Building structures to protect coastlines (such as seawalls) using rock, concrete, and steel
- 6. Increase in volume of the world's oceans
- 7. The branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land
- 13. A nature-based solution to urban flooding that uses natural resources like wetlands, vegetation, and open areas to absorb and dissipate water