Across
- 2. , the clearing or thinning of forests by humans.
- 6. the vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape erosion, Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of pressure, the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.
- 8. shifts, Tectonic shift is the movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust.
Down
- 1. a negative/undesirable change in the environment, usually the addition of something hazardous or detrimental.
- 3. practices, various methods and techniques used in farming to cultivate crops and rear livestock, ensuring food production and sustainability.
- 4. currents, the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind (Coriolis Effect), and water density.
- 5. the process of extracting useful materials from the earth.
- 7. waves, a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface.
