Natural Resources
Across
- 4. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
- 5. a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant
- 6. timber sawn into rough planks or otherwise partly prepared.
- 8. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
- 9. light from the sun.
- 10. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
Down
- 1. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- 2. wild animals collectively; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region.
- 3. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
- 7. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.