Oil Spill

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
u p
A very large profit
2.
o l
3.
n e
Study of the natural world through experiments
4.
x r m
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
5.
v r e
The natural world around us
6.
e r g
A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
7.
t o
Soft plant fibers harvested and used to make cloth.
8.
e
Bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
9.
c
Huge body of salt water
10.
x v d
11.
p o e
A particular course of action intended to achieve a result
12.
e l
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (plural)
13.
u s
An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
14.
t h i
A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
15.
u i n
The temporal end