8th Science Semester Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. theory which states that due to tectonic plate movement, Earth's crust is constantly moving (2 words)
  2. 5. Organism which is hunted and eaten
  3. 10. Living component of an ecosystem (2 words)
  4. 13. when one or more organism must fight for the same resource
  5. 16. when the Earth spins on its axis causing day and night
  6. 17. when the Earth goes around the sun, which along with the tilted axis causes seasons
  7. 18. the dropping of soil in a new location
  8. 19. phase of the moon directly before and after the new moon
  9. 20. factor which limits the population of a species of organism (2 words)
  10. 22. Organism which uses and harms another organism for its own benefit
  11. 24. movement of soil from one place to another
  12. 26. environmental change which happens over time and organisms must adapt or migrate, otherwise they will die (3 words)
  13. 30. landform that results from subduction
  14. 32. plate movement where the more dense plate goes under the less dense plate
  15. 34. when the moon appears to be getting bigger
  16. 35. an organisms role in an ecosystem
  17. 36. map which shows the elevation of landforms (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. view of Earth from space that is used to find patterns of weathering, erosion, and deposition (2 words)
  2. 2. tide which occurs during 1st and 3rd quarter moons (2 words)
  3. 3. phase of the moon which occurs directly before and after the full moon
  4. 4. Organism which hunts its food
  5. 6. environmental change in which organisms must migrate or die, there is no time for adaption (3 words)
  6. 7. how high something is above sea level
  7. 8. Nonliving component of an ecosystem (2 words)
  8. 9. plate tectonic movement where two plates come together to form mountains, trenches, or volcanoes
  9. 11. theory which states that at one time all continents were connected but eventually drifted apart (2 words)
  10. 12. moon phase which occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun (2 words)
  11. 14. moon phase which occurs when the moon is perpendicular to the earth, can be first or last (2 words)
  12. 15. plate movement where plates pull apart creating rift valleys
  13. 21. tide tide which occurs during new and full moon (2 words)
  14. 23. when the moon appears to be getting smaller
  15. 25. breaking down of rock into soil
  16. 27. interval in which contour lines are measured (2 words)
  17. 28. the cycle of moon phases which occurs each month (2 words)
  18. 29. line which divides the earth in half
  19. 31. curved lines on a topographic map which show the elevation of a landform (2 words)
  20. 33. plate movement where plates slide past each other forming fault lines