Unit 2 Vocab Crossword

1. wind- Wind that usually blows more often from one direction than from any other direction.
3. The presence of anything in the environment that can harm living things or damage natural resources.
4. Taking materials from old discarded objects and making new objects from them.
6. The breaking down of rock by interactions with Earth’s systems.
8. When a material is broken down into smaller pieces.
9. Vapor- Water when it is in the gas state.
13. the condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time such as a few hours or days.
16. The dropping of weathered material in one place.
18. refuge- An area of land or of land and water that is set aside for the protection of wildlife.
20. Cycle- The continual movement of water between the air and the land
21. The loosening and carrying away of weathered material from one place to another.
23. Tiny pieces of sand, rock, and shells settle to the bottom in layers.
24. Capable of causing injury or death to an organism.

2. A natural structure on Earth’s surface.
5. The wise use of material and energy resources. Many efforts involve reducing the amount of material and energy resources used.
7. The Earth system that includes all of Earth's Water.
10. Water that falls to Earth’s surface.
11. devices that remove dirt and harmful pollutants from smoke produced by burning high-sulfur coal.
12. Mass- A large quantity of air that has similar temperature, moisture and pressure all through it.
14. The Earth system that is made up of a mixture of gases that is air.
15. The Earth system that is made up of a thin surface layer of rock, soil and sediments as well as the materials that are inside Earth.
17. The Earth system that includes all the living things found on Earth
19. The general weather of a place over a long period of time, such as many years
22. Pressure- How much the air pushes on any surface