Minerals & Agriculture

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Across
  1. 2. the color of a mineral in powder form
  2. 5. not eating enough food or enough variety of food
  3. 10. the hardest mineral
  4. 14. Human population expected to reach 10 _________ by 2050.
  5. 16. not made from living things
  6. 18. contributes to leaf production in plants
  7. 19. helps plants grow roots
  8. 22. provide energy for our body
  9. 23. provides structures for our bodies
  10. 24. contributes to seed production in plants
  11. 26. keeps plant cell walls strong
  12. 27. the way a mineral shines
  13. 29. used in computer chips
  14. 30. __________ land is land that is farmable.
Down
  1. 1. meeting our needs without compromising the needs of the future
  2. 3. used to coat steel
  3. 4. used in jet engines
  4. 6. water and ______ make up 25% of soil each.
  5. 7. used in dentistry
  6. 8. ____________ matter is made up of things that were once alive
  7. 9. Missouri's #1 agricultural export
  8. 11. used in gunpowder
  9. 12. the science of growing plants in water
  10. 13. contributes to a green color in plants
  11. 15. provides structure for soil
  12. 17. the science of growing crops and animals
  13. 20. helps plants retain water
  14. 21. the science of growing plants in air
  15. 25. widespread starvation
  16. 27. produce and balances our humans
  17. 28. used in photography & mirrors