25 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. A process of cell division in which cells divide a second time, producing reproductive cells with only half as many chromosomes as the parent cell.
  2. 5. The more animal-like organism in the kingdom of Protista; able to move around and often live in water.
  3. 7. A solid substance found naturallyin the Earth's surface; has never been an organic substance.
  4. 10. _______ weathering is the process of breaking down rock into smaller and smaller pieces.
  5. 13. Water vapor in the air.
  6. 14. To conserve resources by finding new ways to use a product.
  7. 15. All of the Earth's water found in lakes, oceans, streams, rivers, soil, ground-water, and the air.
  8. 17. An organism consisting of only one cell.
  9. 22. The pile of sediment deposited by a glacier as it melts and recedes.
  10. 23. To conserve resources by using less energy.
  11. 24. The action of the wind blowing and picking up loose sediment and carrying it away.
  12. 25. A _______ name is a widely recognized name.
Down
  1. 1. A mixture of cinder, ash, and rock.
  2. 2. A _______ name that is a unique identification of a living organism.
  3. 3. A group of the same kind of organisms living together.
  4. 6. Containing salt.
  5. 8. The ability to do work.
  6. 9. To conserve resources by turning products into other products.
  7. 11. Layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that hold or move ground-water.
  8. 12. The crust and upper area of the Earth's mantle.
  9. 16. The amount of energy released from an earthquake.
  10. 18. The smallest unit of a living organism.
  11. 19. Soil that has properties of all three soil particles: sand, silt, and clay.
  12. 20. A break in the Earth's surface along which rock can move.
  13. 21. A complete living thing.