ELA State Testing Week 8th

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Across
  1. 2. information gathered by watching or measuring
  2. 5. the process of creating an identical copy of an organism
  3. 8. the process where organisms with helpful traits survive and reproduce more
  4. 9. a meteorological tool that measures radio waves reflected from objects in the atmosphere, such as raindrops and snowflakes; the frequency with which the waves are reflected gives meteorologists information about the movement and progress of a storm
  5. 11. the ability to blend into surroundings to avoid being seen
  6. 13. explained or came to a conclusion using available information
  7. 15. choosing organisms with certain traits to reproduce
  8. 17. difficulty sleeping
  9. 18. levels of material that build up over time
  10. 20. acronym for the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica
  11. 22. the use of organisms to break down or remove toxic or contaminated materials from the environment
  12. 24. a unit of DNA that controls traits
  13. 26. a massive, thick covering of glacial ice; the Antarctic ice sheet is the largest mass of ice on Earth, and it contains more than 60 percent of Earth’s fresh water
  14. 27. tiny particles from a volcano found in the atmosphere or on Earth’s surface
  15. 29. facts or information collected for analysis
  16. 32. the warmest periods during ice ages, lasting somewhere between 10,000 and 30,000 years
  17. 34. the use of living organisms to create products or solve problems
  18. 37. a scientist who studies genes
  19. 38. change in species over time
  20. 39. an animal that is hunted
Down
  1. 1. a chemical substance that determines color
  2. 3. able to be broken down into harmless products by microorganisms
  3. 4. the layer of gases surrounding Earth
  4. 6. a prediction about future weather
  5. 7. a trait that helps an organism survive
  6. 10. a coloring pattern where the top is darker and the bottom is lighter to help an organism blend in
  7. 12. a scientist who studies weather
  8. 14. the process of transferring genes from one organism into another organism of a different species
  9. 16. the coldest periods during ice ages, when glaciers extend from the poles to cover large portions of Earth
  10. 19. a gas in the atmosphere that is linked to climate change
  11. 20. chemicals produced by the body that are natural painkillers and create a feeling of well-being
  12. 21. a long cylinder of ice used to study past climate
  13. 23. differences in what the brain perceives to be true and what is actually true about a visual stimulus
  14. 25. an animal that hunts other animals
  15. 28. special cells that allow some animals to change color
  16. 30. a characteristic of an organism
  17. 31. a device in space that collects information about Earth
  18. 33. to study information carefully
  19. 35. the long-term pattern of weather in an area
  20. 36. the amount of water vapor in the air