Final Exam Crossword

5. Describes something that does now have a uniform structure.
6. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.
7. A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most of them are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
10. The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment.
11. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.
17. A measure of how hot(or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
18. The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is broken down or melted, and forms again by geologic processes.
20. In a taxonomic system, one of the three broad groups that all living things fall into.

1. The point on which a lever pivots.
2. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge.
3. The central part of the Earth below the mantle.
4. The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it.
5. A testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation.
8. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element.
9. A movement or trembling of the ground that is cause by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault line move.
12. The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction.
13. A measure of how fast something moves; rate of motion.
14. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
15. In biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; They are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm.
16. Plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source.
19. In geology, the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces.