Across
- 4. a resource that will not run out
- 5. a device that transforms motion energy into electrical energy
- 8. a group of mountains
- 9. when two objects hit each other and transfer energy
- 13. a behavior that requires experience and memory
- 16. a substructure that receives information and sends it to the brain
- 17. to give off light (from a light source)
- 18. a series of steps that allows sensed information to result in an appropriate response
- 23. necessary to make something happen
- 25. the height of a wave, measured from the baseline (still water line) to the wave’s peak
- 26. a simple, automatic response to something that happens
- 29. a type of motion where matter moves quickly back and forth or up and down
- 30. details about an environment that an animal can sense
- 32. a regular pattern of motion that transfers energy across a distance
- 35. to detect information about an environment using external structures with receptors
- 36. weathered rock carried by wind, water, ice, or gravity
- 37. a barrier built across a river
- 39. signs that show energy is present (sound, light, temperature change, motion)
- 40. a part of the body that serves a specific purpose
- 41. a resource that may run out
- 42. the distance an object moves in a certain amount of time
Down
- 1. when one form of energy changes into another
- 2. the distance from one wave peak to the next
- 3. illumination when light rays from a source reflect off an object to the eye
- 6. the appearance of objects to the eye with respect to their relative distance and position
- 7. a behavior that occurs without having to learn it
- 10. a behavior that results from sensing information about an environment
- 11. a process that breaks rock into smaller pieces
- 12. the purpose of a structure to help an organism survive, grow, or reproduce
- 14. a unique, important part
- 15. a group of objects that interact
- 19. how quickly or slowly erosion occurs
- 20. a way organisms receive information about their environments
- 21. when light shines on an object
- 22. a behavior that an animal performs without being taught
- 24. a map with raised land features
- 27. when light rays from a source reflect off one or more components of a system before reflecting off an object to the eye
- 28. a model of light that represents the direction light can travel
- 31. a big stripe in Earth’s surface
- 33. a structure that helps an organism gather information about its environment
- 34. the movement of energy from one part of a system to another
- 38. a process that moves weathered rock
