Across
- 3. a sudden outward flow of a large amount of liquid
- 5. a device that can tell if a substance or object is present, a device that detects the presence of something
- 10. to fall down suddenly and quickly
- 11. of, relating to, or existing in the time before people could write
- 15. the quality of not wanting to put up with or wait for something or someone, lack of patience
- 16. a type of plant that has large, delicate leaves and no flowers
- 17. a round object
- 19. unusual or strange
- 20. to unintentionally look at or see (something or someone) for a very short time
Down
- 1. an appealing or attractive quality
- 2. something (such as a leaf, skeleton, or footprint) that is from a plant or animal which lived in ancient times and that you can see in some rocks
- 4. a small flash of bright light
- 6. an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun
- 7. any one of thousands of small planets that circle around the sun
- 8. a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is
- 9. the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky
- 12. the central part of something
- 13. a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land
- 14. to put (something) somewhere in a quick and careless way
- 18. to to be a part of something or to be the property of someone