S.T.E.M. OLYMPICS - BRAIN FOOD

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Across
  1. 4. A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence
  2. 6. The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
  3. 9. In "A Long Walk to Water," this young boy is the main character of the novel, whose life is changed forever by the civil war in Sudan.
  4. 11. The “perfect place.”
  5. 12. A word that describes a noun.
  6. 15. A person, place, thing, or idea.
  7. 17. In "A Long Walk to Water," Salva's journey to safety and eventual resettlement in the United States begins when he joins a group of boys known as the _______ _______.
  8. 18. This ancient civilization, located in present-day Mexico and Central America, built impressive pyramids and developed a complex calendar system.
Down
  1. 1. When you combine two words into one using an apostrophe
  2. 2. The first planet in our solar system, closest to the Sun.
  3. 3. This ancient civilization, located in present-day Iraq, is famous for its law code, which is one of the earliest recorded sets of laws.
  4. 5. The process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.
  5. 7. The layer of Earth made up of solid rock that sits below the Earth's crust.
  6. 8. This ancient civilization developed along the Nile River and built massive pyramids.
  7. 10. In "Freak the Mighty," this is the nickname of the other main character, who is small in stature but possesses a brilliant mind and adventurous spirit.
  8. 13. This type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  9. 14. In "A Long Walk to Water," Nya spends much of her time walking long distances to fetch this essential resource for her family.
  10. 16. The “turning point" in a book is referred to as the...
  11. 18. In "Freak the Mighty," this is the nickname given to the main character, Maxwell Kane, due to his large size and quiet nature.