Branches of Science Crossword Puzzle Name ____________________________ General Science 8 Period ______ Branches of Science Clues: Across 4. study of plants 5. study of matter and energy and how they are related 6. study of the atmosphere focusing on weather patterns 8. science of solving crimes 10. science of managing forests as a renewable resource 11. study of animals 12. study of the motion of gases on an object and the forces they create 13. the practical application of science to commerce and industry 15. study of past or extinct organisms 17. study of how living things interact with their surroundings Down 1. study of structure and location of parts of living organisms 2. study of how humans impact the environment 3. study of atoms and molecules and how they interact 4. study of life 6. study of living things too small to be seen by the unaided eye 7. study of heredity and inheritable characteristics 9. study of how parts of an organism function 14. study of the stars, planets and objects in space 15. study of diseases 16. study of the formation, history and structure of the Earth