Across
- 4. cycle of matter that includes bacteria, lightning, and dead organisms
- 5. mass cannot be created nor destroyed
- 7. the puzzle pieces of the lithosphere
- 10. layer of Earth that includes the crust and the top of the mantle
- 14. one possible path that energy can travel in an ecosystem
- 16. energy that is stored
- 17. found on the Periodic Table
- 21. two or more elements bonded together chemically
- 22. thinnest layer of the earth
- 23. two or more elements or compounds NOT chemically combined
- 26. layer of earth that is liquid
- 27. smallest part of matter
- 30. chemical change that releases energy in form of heat
- 32. boundary where plates divide
- 33. neutral particles in the nucleus of an atom
- 35. positive particles in the nucleus of an atom
- 36. the new molecules formed after a chemical reaction
- 38. change that does not change the identity of a substance
- 39. “What is the effect of - on -?”
- 43. theory presented by Alfred Wegener
- 44. rock made from melting and cooling
- 49. invisible force around a magnet
- 50. number one factor affecting population size
- 52. if then because
- 53. process that moves small rock pieces
- 54. boundary where plates move together
Down
- 1. variable you measure or observe during/after an experiment
- 2. finding the age of a rock layer or fossil compared to others
- 3. the ingredients in a chemical reaction
- 6. negative particles that travel around the nucleus of an atom
- 8. change that rearranges the atoms in molecules
- 9. boundary where plates slide side by side
- 11. name of the super continent
- 12. variable that you change or test in an experiment
- 13. thickest layer of earth
- 15. process in which magma rises and cools at divergent oceanic plates
- 18. chemical change that needs energy to occur
- 19. process at convergent boundaries where dense crust goes under and melts into magma
- 20. igneous rocks formed above ground
- 24. potential energy __ as kinetic decreases
- 25. hydrogen silver erbium
- 28. polonium titanium
- 29. anything from Earth which humans use
- 31. always points north, unless near a magnet
- 34. energy of movement
- 37. number of organisms of one species that can live in an ecosystem
- 40. rock made from compaction and cementation
- 41. heat transfer in fluids; hot fluids rise and cool fluids sink
- 42. rock made from heat and pressure
- 45. all of the possible paths that energy can travel in an ecosystem
- 46. cycle of matter that includes respiration, photosynthesis, and pollution
- 47. process that breaks rock into smaller pieces
- 48. product made from natural resources using chemical changes
- 51. igneous rocks formed underground
