6th Grade Science Vocab Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• erosion : the moving of weathered material, or sediment from one location to another
• homeostasis : an organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside
• percolation : the movement of water through rock or soil
• eukaryote : cells that contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane
• convection : the circulation of particles within a material caused by the differences in thermal energy and density
• mass : the amount of matter a substance or object has
• prokaryote : cells that are characterized by the lack of a defined nucleus
• protista : a kingdom of mostly one-celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants,
• constant speed : unchanging velocity
• weight : a measure of the force of gravity on an object
• gulf stream : warm current in the north atlantic flowing from the gulf of mexico northeast along the us coast
• empirical evidence : evidence based on observations or experiments rather than theory
• greenhouse effect : the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy
• climate : the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region
• bacteria : a domain made up of prokaryotes that usually have a cell wall and that usually
• abrasion : the grinding away of rock or other surface as particles carried by wind, water or ice scrape against them
• conduction : the transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles
• atom : the smallest particle of an element that still retains the properties of the element
• mechanical energy : sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy in a system
• jet steam : narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere