Transforming Resources

3. A thick, sticky, or viscous substance, often used in playful activities or experiments.
4. A set of interconnected components working together to achieve a specific purpose or function.
6. Made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.
8. The surroundings or conditions in which living organisms, including humans, exist and interact.
10. _______ Goods: goods not for immediate consumption and able to be kept for a period of time.
11. A substance used for sticking objects or materials together, such as glue, epoxy, or tape.
16. A material made from two or more different substances combined to create a new material with enhanced properties, such as strength, durability, or flexibility.
17. The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.
19. The process of making goods or products using machinery, tools, labor, and chemical or biological processing.

1. Which ancient civilization used inclined planes to move huge blocks for building pyramids?
2. A large molecule made up of repeating structural units, or monomers, typically linked together in long chains, widely used in plastics, fibers, and other materials.
5. Most similar simple tool to an inclined plane
7. ____-______ Goods: Tangible products that can be stored or inventoried and that have an average life of less than three years.
9. Hard, brittle, and typically heat-resistant materials made from inorganic compounds, often used in pottery, tiles, and engineering applications.
12. The process of constructing or manufacturing components, structures, or products from raw materials through various techniques such as cutting, shaping, welding, and assembling.
13. A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.
14. _______ Plane: A simple machine that helps make work easier and quicker.
15. A slippery, viscous substance with unique properties, often used in children's toys or science demonstrations.
18. _______ Resource: Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
20. A lightweight material consisting of bubbles trapped in a solid or liquid matrix, used in packaging, insulation, and as a cushioning material.