Vocabulary Puzzle Due 12.12.25

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Across
  1. 3. The miners were searching for diamonds within the ancient volcanic ____.
  2. 5. The earthquake's seismic waves opened up a large ____ in the mountainside, revealing underlying rock strata.
  3. 7. The sediments varied from coarse _____ to fine silt and clay.
  4. 9. The students observed how specialized cells within the ____ colony coordinated movement and reproduction.
Down
  1. 1. The medicine had a ____ taste.
  2. 2. His behavior seemed ____, so the doctor decided to ask him a few more questions.
  3. 4. In the classroom, students observed how the single-celled ____, with its flagellum, moves towards light to perform photosynthesis like a plant, while also being able to ingest food like an animal, showcasing its unique protist nature.
  4. 6. Many industries use finely ground ____ as a filler in products like paint and plastics.
  5. 7. Her friends tried to ____ her, telling her "Everything will be fine."
  6. 8. The thickness of the magma largely determines how a ____ behaves and how far it will travel from the volcano's vent.