Across
- 3. The movement of water through a membrane from an area of high concentration to low concentration
- 9. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 10. The wearing away of rock and soil by wind, water, or ice
- 11. Organisms like mushrooms and mold that get energy by breaking down dead matter
- 12. The smallest unit of matter that makes up everything
- 13. The ability of something to float in a liquid or gas
- 16. A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume
- 17. method A step-by-step process scientists use to solve problems and test ideas
Down
- 1. 2nd step in the scientific method
- 2. Hot, melted rock found beneath Earth’s surface
- 4. A tiny reproductive cell that can grow into a new organism, often resistant to harsh conditions
- 5. Tiny, single-celled organisms that can live almost anywhere (ex. E. Coli)
- 6. The study of earth or rocks/minerals
- 7. The smallest unit of life that makes up all living things
- 8. deoxyribonucleic acid
- 14. A group of tissues that work together to do a specific job in the body
- 15. How much mass is packed into a certain amount of space