Across
- 2. A missing rock layer forming a gap in Earth's geologic history.
- 6. Is the energy an object has due to position, condition, or chemical composition.
- 12. When 2 tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
- 14. The process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate.
- 17. A force of attraction between 2 objects with mass.
- 19. A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.
- 20. The sum of kinetic and potential energy.
- 21. The time period that began with the formation of Earth about 4.6 billion yeas ago.
- 23. A material through which charges cannot move easily.
Down
- 1. A network of satellites orbiting Earth.Used to navigate as well as collect data.
- 3. A horseshoe lake that is formed that was once part of a river.
- 4. The factor that changes as a result of changing the independent variable.
- 5. When streams empty into a body of water and deposit their load in a fan-shaped pattern.
- 7. Cell division for sexual reproduction.
- 8. A well supported explanation of nature. They help us understand the laws we observe.
- 9. Data that shows change over time
- 10. The tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion.
- 11. Cell division for reproduction, growth & repair.
- 13. A large mass of moving ice that forms by the compacting of snow by natural forces.
- 15. Process by which eroded material is dropped.
- 16. A description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world. Describes the way the world works.
- 18. Means accepting risks in exchange for benefits or giving up one benefit for another.
- 22. fan A fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land.