Earth Week
Across
- 4. The highest layer of foliage in a forest.
- 5. The kind of rock that forms when molten rock cools and solidifies.
- 6. Animals that are active during the night.
- 9. A period of time in which no rain falls.
- 10. Animals that are active during the day.
- 13. The layer of water often found covering the ground in the mornings.
- 15. A desert plant very good at storing water.
- 17. An ecosystem of wide open fields.
- 18. A rapid flood of water.
- 19. A snow storm.
- 20. A kind of mountain that erupts with molten rock.
- 22. An ecosystem of treeless permafrost.
- 23. Very wet air.
- 24. The weather conditions of a certain area.
- 25. An ecosystem full of trees.
- 27. Animals that are active during dusk and dawn.
- 29. Very dry air.
- 30. An ecosystem largely composed of sand and small plants.
- 33. (Two Words) The official name for the Northern Lights.
- 34. Feathered vertebrates that hatch from eggs.
- 35. Lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.
Down
- 1. The kind of rock that forms when layers of sand, silt, and dead plants and animals are compressed.
- 2. An animal that eats only other animals.
- 3. The process plants use to turn sunlight into food.
- 7. The kind of rock that forms when other rocks are changed by heat and pressure.
- 8. Warm-blooded vertebrates that produce milk for their young.
- 11. Aquatic, scaled animals.
- 12. The largest ecosystem on earth.
- 14. A kingdom of plant-like organisms that grow without roots, stems, or leaves.
- 16. A large amount of falling rock or snow.
- 21. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
- 26. The process of a seed becoming a plant.
- 28. Cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrates.
- 31. Cold-blooded, scaly-skinned vertebrates.
- 32. An animal that eats only plants.