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- 2. Soil layer containing weathered parent material.
- 4. Shape of snowflakes, which forms from the arrangement of water molecules.
- 5. The First link in a food chain is usually a plant.
- 6. A set of procedures used to investigate phenomena.
- 8. Maps showing political boundaries and cities.
- 9. Type of soil, ideal for growing crops.
- 12. Gas increases in the air during winter and is linked to global warming.
- 13. A complex network of food chains in an ecosystem.
- 14. The reindeer with a glowing red nose.
- 17. Top predator in a food chain.
- 18. Feature that explains symbols on a map.
- 20. The force that attracts objects towards the Earth.
- 21. A tool used to magnify objects.
- 25. Type of precipitation formed when snowflakes melt and refreeze.
- 26. Step where you make an educated guess based on observations.
- 28. Scientific method where you test your hypothesis.
- 29. Hardest natural mineral on Earth.
- 30. Melted rock beneath the Earth´s surface.
- 31. Type of organism that eats both plants and animals.
- 32. Horizontal line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
- 33. Symbol on a map showing directions.
- 34. is a Type of rock formed from cooled lava.
- 36. Tiny organisms that decompose organic matter in the soil.
- 37. Rock type formed from compacted sediment.
- 38. Scientific name for reindeer species that live in the Arctic.
- 39. The variable that is manipulated in an experiment.
- 40. The study of living organisms.
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- 1. Green plants associated with Christmas are known for photosynthesis.
- 3. The factor that is measured in an experiment.
- 7. Process where rocks are broken down by wind and water.
- 8. Process where plants make their own food using sunlight.
- 10. Organism that eats plants.
- 11. Lightest chemical element.
- 15. Invertebrate soil organism that improves soil structure.
- 16. Top layer of soil, rich in organic material.
- 19. The scientist known for developing a theory of relativity.
- 22. Ratio shows the relationship between map distance and actual distance.
- 23. Rock type formed under heat and pressure.
- 24. Imaginary vertical lines on a map to measure longitude.
- 27. The additional directions found between the cardinal directions on a compass rose.
- 35. Angular distance north or south of the equator.
