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Mountains and Basins Region
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sanddune: hills of sand created by the wind
basin: bowl shaped land between mountains
naturalresources: things that naturally happen in nature that can be used by people
weather: the day to day conditions outside, such as the temperature
deposition: the piling of sediment in a new area
climate: the average weather for a region of a long period of time
photosynthesis: the process a plant uses to make food
erosion: the movement of sediment to a new area
migrate: to move to a new place
adaptation: an inherited trait or learned behavior that helps an organism survive
plateau: high area of land with a flat top and steep sides
foodweb: a connection of food chains
weathering: the breaking down of earth surfaces into smaller pieces
energy: needed to do work or cause a change
producer: an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food
pueblo: Native American community
secondaryconsumer: an organism that eats both plants and animals
adobe: brick made from straw and mud
decomposer: an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
primaryconsumer: an organism that only eats plants
conquistador: Spanish explorer and conqueror
scavenger: an organism that eats dead animals
presidio: forts built by the Spaniards to protect the missions
mission: buildings built by the Spaniards to convert Native Americans to Christianity
current: the flow of electricity around a circuit
renewable: a resource that nature can replace in a lifetime
light: energy that can be seen by the eye and stored, example the Sun
nonrenewable: a resource that nature cannot replace
sound: energy produced by vibrations that you can hear
mechanical: energy produced by a machine or moving part
electrical: energy that is produced when electrons are moved, the TV needs this to work
conductor: material that allows electrical or heat energy to flow through easily
heat: energy that causes change in the temperature
insulator: material that slows down or stops electrical or heat energy from flowing
circuit: the pathway an electrical current flows through
Mountains and Basins Region
Across:5. | material that slows down or stops electrical or heat energy from flowing | 6. | the day to day conditions outside, such as the temperature | 7. | the average weather for a region of a long period of time | 11. | brick made from straw and mud | 14. | the flow of electricity around a circuit | 16. | a connection of food chains | 18. | a resource that nature can replace in a lifetime | 20. | forts built by the Spaniards to protect the missions | 21. | needed to do work or cause a change | 22. | energy produced by vibrations that you can hear | 23. | to move to a new place | 24. | the piling of sediment in a new area | 25. | an inherited trait or learned behavior that helps an organism survive | 27. | the breaking down of earth surfaces into smaller pieces | 28. | a resource that nature cannot replace | 29. | an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food | 30. | an organism that eats dead animals |
| | Down:1. | the pathway an electrical current flows through | 2. | an organism that only eats plants | 3. | high area of land with a flat top and steep sides | 4. | energy produced by a machine or moving part | 8. | energy that can be seen by the eye and stored, example the Sun | 9. | an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals | 10. | energy that causes change in the temperature | 12. | an organism that eats both plants and animals | 13. | hills of sand created by the wind | 14. | Spanish explorer and conqueror | 15. | Native American community | 17. | bowl shaped land between mountains | 19. | the movement of sediment to a new area | 21. | energy that is produced when electrons are moved, the TV needs this to work | 23. | buildings built by the Spaniards to convert Native Americans to Christianity | 26. | material that allows electrical or heat energy to flow through easily |
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Mountains and Basins Region
Across:5. | material that slows down or stops electrical or heat energy from flowing | 6. | the day to day conditions outside, such as the temperature | 7. | the average weather for a region of a long period of time | 11. | brick made from straw and mud | 14. | the flow of electricity around a circuit | 16. | a connection of food chains | 18. | a resource that nature can replace in a lifetime | 20. | forts built by the Spaniards to protect the missions | 21. | needed to do work or cause a change | 22. | energy produced by vibrations that you can hear | 23. | to move to a new place | 24. | the piling of sediment in a new area | 25. | an inherited trait or learned behavior that helps an organism survive | 27. | the breaking down of earth surfaces into smaller pieces | 28. | a resource that nature cannot replace | 29. | an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food | 30. | an organism that eats dead animals |
| | Down:1. | the pathway an electrical current flows through | 2. | an organism that only eats plants | 3. | high area of land with a flat top and steep sides | 4. | energy produced by a machine or moving part | 8. | energy that can be seen by the eye and stored, example the Sun | 9. | an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals | 10. | energy that causes change in the temperature | 12. | an organism that eats both plants and animals | 13. | hills of sand created by the wind | 14. | Spanish explorer and conqueror | 15. | Native American community | 17. | bowl shaped land between mountains | 19. | the movement of sediment to a new area | 21. | energy that is produced when electrons are moved, the TV needs this to work | 23. | buildings built by the Spaniards to convert Native Americans to Christianity | 26. | material that allows electrical or heat energy to flow through easily |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only