Nature

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate (plural) (4)
  2. 5. An excavation that is filled with water (4)
  3. 7. Water falling from clouds (4)
  4. 8. Long-eared animal that hops (plural) (7)
  5. 9. Woolly farm animal that says baa (5)
  6. 10. A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet (plural) (11)
  7. 12. Tall plants with trunks and leaves (5)
  8. 14. Green plant covering lawns (5)

Down

  1. 1. Round object used in games (4)
  2. 2. A small motor vehicle in which ___ can ride between shots (8)
  3. 3. A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural) (6)
  4. 4. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals (4)
  5. 6. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  6. 9. Protective covering that provides protection from the weather (7)
  7. 11. Hard piece of stone (plural) (5)
  8. 13. The star our planet orbits (3)