Science 7 Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 2. Plant tissue that carries water up from roots.
  2. 5. Process where plants release water vapor from leaves.
  3. 6. Heat transfer through circulating fluids or gases.
  4. 7. Internal force that pulls a structure apart.
  5. 8. Measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.
  6. 12. Preserved remains or traces of ancient life.
  7. 14. Hot, molten rock underground.
  8. 16. Living things in an ecosystem like plants and animals.
  9. 17. Temporary, moving weight supported by a structure.
  10. 19. The female reproductive part of a flower.
  11. 20. Heat transfer through empty space by electromagnetic waves.
  12. 21. Internal force that squeezes a structure together.
  13. 23. Non-living parts of an environment like water and soil.
  14. 24. An inherited trait that helps an organism survive.
  15. 26. Heat transfer through direct contact between particles.
  16. 27. The male reproductive part of a flower.
  17. 28. Thin, rigid, outermost layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. 1. Increase in volume caused by heating particles.
  2. 3. Maintaining ecosystem balance so resources are not permanently depleted.
  3. 4. Movement of rock and soil by wind or water.
  4. 8. Internal force that twists a structure.
  5. 9. Instrument used to measure temperature.
  6. 10. An organism that makes its own food using sunlight.
  7. 11. Process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.
  8. 13. Scientist who studies prehistoric life using fossils.
  9. 15. Growing only one type of crop in a field.
  10. 18. Permanent, static weight of a structure itself.
  11. 19. Process where plants use sunlight to make food.
  12. 22. Force that causes parts to slide past each other.
  13. 25. An organism that eats other living things for energy.