Across
- 2. the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface, the characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of its parts:
- 4. a person who studies the natural world, especially plants and animals
- 7. shown or pointed out
- 9. scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed
- 10. moving in a lively way; nimble
- 11. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size
- 13. straight up or down, or almost so
- 14. refreshing or crisp; stimulating
- 16. clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact:
- 17. the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies;
- 19. a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass; a unit of heaviness or mass:
- 20. something that occupies space; the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
Down
- 1. splendid and marvelous; a wonderful sight
- 3. to place or scatter among other things
- 5. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction;
- 6. people who hold a high position or rank
- 8. stress given to a particular word, phrase, or idea
- 12. a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value;
- 15. to meet or come upon suddenly or by chance
- 18. the entire group of people who were born around the same time