Across
- 3. water formed by the melting of snow and ice, especially on glacier
- 4. the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water
- 5. all the waters on the earths surface (eg lakes clouds and seas)
- 8. water that is pushed towards the shore by the force of the winds swirling around a storm
- 11. restoration of land to its natural state, including plants and animals
- 12. people that have been forced to leave their homes,temporarily or permanently due to environmental disruption
- 13. increase in volume of the worlds oceans
- 14. the branch of science concerned with the properties of earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land
Down
- 1. the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage
- 2. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
- 4. a decrease in the elevation of the land surface
- 6. the height of the water as measured along the coast relative to a sepcific point on land
- 7. portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form (e.g., snow cover, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground)
- 9. movement of solid ice from the center of an ice sheet to the coast
- 10. the ability to reflect sunlight