Scientific Discovery Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 2. - The study of matter, its properties, and its transformations (9 letters).
  2. 7. - The study of ancient life forms through fossils (12 letters).
  3. 9. - The scientific study of plants (6 letters).
  4. 11. - A testable explanation for a scientific phenomenon (11 letters).
  5. 13. - The study of the nervous system and the brain (12 letters).
Down
  1. 1. - The scientific study of the Earth's structure, history, and processes (7 letters).
  2. 3. - The study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather (11 letters).
  3. 4. - A measure of disorder or randomness in a system (7 letters).
  4. 5. - An instrument used to magnify small objects (9 letters).
  5. 6. - The branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of celestial objects (12 letters).
  6. 8. - The study of genes and heredity (8 letters).
  7. 10. - The scientific study of living organisms (7 letters).
  8. 12. - The branch of physics that deals with the behavior of very small particles (7 letters).