Across
- 2. Basic unit of matter consists of protons neutrons and electrons
- 5. Green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis
- 6. Energy emitted in the form of waves or particles
- 7. Community of living organisms interacting with their environment
- 9. Transfer of pollen from male to female parts of flowers
- 11. Molecule carrying genetic information in living things
- 12. Natural phenomenon where living organisms produce light
- 15. Process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface
- 16. Preserved remains of ancient organisms
- 18. Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
- 23. Long-term average of weather conditions in a region
- 24. Bright streak of light produced by a meteoroid entering Earth's atmosphere
- 26. Subatomic particle with no charge found in the nucleus
Down
- 1. Process of forming solid crystals from a solution
- 3. Essential gas for respiration in most living organisms
- 4. Fundamental theory in physics explaining the behavior of matter on a very small scale
- 8. Force exerted by magnets when they attract or repel each other
- 10. Microscopic single-celled organisms some beneficial some harmful
- 13. Process by which plants convert sunlight into energy
- 14. Visible surface layer of the sun
- 17. Large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
- 19. Natural environment where an organism lives
- 20. Mountain that erupts molten rock ash and gases
- 21. Fundamental unit of life building block of all organisms
- 22. Force that attracts objects toward each other
- 25. Theory explaining how species change over time