Energy, Matter & Life Crossword
Across
6. Law that says mass CAN NOT be created or destroyed.
11. movement of nitrogen through the environment
13. earth’s crust
15. The smallest unit of an element.
16. energy that matter has because of it mass and velocity.
20. the amount of heat a compound can hold
24. water turns to vapor
26. The distinctive building blocks of matter that make up every material substance.
31. (glucose) + (oxygen)->(carbon dioxide) + (water)
33. Law that says energy is neither created nor destroyed, but it may be converted from one form to another.
36. downward movement of water through the soil.
37. (carbon dioxide) + (water) ->(glucose) + (oxygen)
Down
1. Law that says natural processes tend to move to a state of greater disorder.
2. movement of water through the environment
3. movement of phosphorous through the environment
4. water in all of its forms and compartments
5. stored energy that is available for use.
7. measure of the movement of the randomly moving molecules.
8. with oxygen
9. lakes, rivers, oceans, etc
10. Anything that takes up space and has mass
12. movement of carbon through the environment
14. movement of water in soil
17. rain, sleet, snow, hail, etc.
18. layer of gases separating the earth from outer space
19. evaporation from leaves
21. oxygen free
22. total kinetic energy of all of the randomly moving atoms of a given substance.
23. water vapor to liquid
25. cellular energy
27. compounds that do not contain carbon
28. movement down a slope. Most of the rain that falls becomes runoff
29. living systems
30. is the capacity to do work and transfer heat.
32. compounds contain carbon and hydrogen
34. bacteria change nitrogen from a gas to ammonia to nitrite to nitrate
35. modified cell respiration