Across
- 2. units used when measuring liquids in graduated cylinder
- 5. ______ forests have trees that lose their leaves
- 8. typically the first step in scientific investigations is background _______
- 11. the layer of the Earth with the most volume and mass
- 13. _____ disease is caused by infected ticks
- 14. a subduction ______ is where one tectonic plate moves under another
- 15. _______ in the lab is not permitted
- 17. a control is necessary to have something to _______ the experimental group with
- 18. first step in treating a bee sting is to remove the _______
- 21. biome that contains cone-bearing trees
- 24. the ______ variable being tested and measured in an experiment
- 25. one of the four spheres in the Earth system that includes all living organisms
- 27. ______ can be found in the hydrosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere
- 28. only ________ labs can be performed
- 29. tool scientists use to layer different maps to show meaningful data
Down
- 1. ______ are likely to be found at plate boundaries
- 3. Tropical Rainforests have the highest rate of _________, how their flora creates food.
- 4. a well tested explanation of a phenomena
- 6. vibrations of the Earth produced by rapid releases of energy are called
- 7. _____ chewing is not allowed in laboratory
- 9. A planned procedure to test a hypothesis is called an
- 10. a testable, possible explanation to an observation
- 12. ______ rainforest is the most biodiverse biome
- 16. biome vegetation varies according to _______ and altitude
- 19. clammy skin, heavy sweating and ______ are all symptoms of heat exhaustion
- 20. the ring of _____ is the area of the Pacific with a large number of volcanoes and earthquakes
- 22. tool used to find specific locations
- 23. plate _____ explain mountains, earthquakes and the movement of Earth's plates
- 26. used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation