Across
- 3. – the process that keeps everything alive, basically.
- 5. – the cocoon stage before a butterfly’s big debut.
- 6. – the variety of life on Earth.
- 9. – the upper layer of a rainforest.
- 10. – nature’s stealth mode.
- 12. – a fertile spot in a desert.
- 13. – layers that tell Earth’s stories.
- 15. – nature’s slow sculptor.
- 18. – bees doing their essential work.
- 19. – the “internet” of fungi. Teens who game or code will love this one.
- 20. – soil that stays frozen year-round.
Down
- 1. – beautiful but fragile ocean lifeform.
- 2. nature’s glow-up (think fireflies, jellyfish).
- 4. – the study of weather; teens can flex this one.
- 7. – frozen, treeless landscape; short but tough word.
- 8. – every science teacher’s favorite buzzword.
- 11. – a fancy way to say “leaves,” but sounds sophisticated.
- 14. – day and night in balance; poetic and scientific.
- 16. – massive, moving ice beast.
- 17. – the home turf of any living thing.