Challenge Crosswords Nature Grandmaster — Set 9
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. Preserved remains of ancient life
- 3. Substance providing immunity
- 6. One body blocking another in space
- 8. A word related to science
- 9. Force attracting objects to Earth
- 10. Mixture producing intense heat
Down
- 2. Group of similar living organisms
- 4. Wearing away of land by water or wind
- 5. Solid with ordered atomic structure
- 7. A word related to science
- 8. A word related to science
Show answers
- 1 Across: Preserved remains of ancient life (6)FOSSIL
- 3 Across: Substance providing immunity (7)VACCINE
- 6 Across: One body blocking another in space (7)ECLIPSE
- 8 Across: A word related to science (13)METAMORPHOSIS
- 9 Across: Force attracting objects to Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 10 Across: Mixture producing intense heat (7)THERMIT
- 2 Down: Group of similar living organisms (7)SPECIES
- 4 Down: Wearing away of land by water or wind (7)EROSION
- 5 Down: Solid with ordered atomic structure (7)CRYSTAL
- 7 Down: A word related to science (8)PARASITE
- 8 Down: A word related to science (6)MAGGOT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. Positively charged particle
- 7. Solid with ordered atomic structure
- 9. Device for controlled nuclear reactions
- 10. Pure substance on periodic table
Down
- 1. Large molecule essential for life
- 2. Group of similar living organisms
- 4. Slow-moving river of ice
- 5. A word related to science
- 6. Smallest discrete unit of energy
- 8. Substance providing immunity
Show answers
- 3 Across: Positively charged particle (6)PROTON
- 7 Across: Solid with ordered atomic structure (7)CRYSTAL
- 9 Across: Device for controlled nuclear reactions (7)REACTOR
- 10 Across: Pure substance on periodic table (7)ELEMENT
- 1 Down: Large molecule essential for life (7)PROTEIN
- 2 Down: Group of similar living organisms (7)SPECIES
- 4 Down: Slow-moving river of ice (7)GLACIER
- 5 Down: A word related to science (8)THEROPOD
- 6 Down: Smallest discrete unit of energy (7)QUANTUM
- 8 Down: Substance providing immunity (7)VACCINE
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. Substance providing immunity
- 6. Group of similar living organisms
- 8. Naturally occurring inorganic solid
- 9. Preserved remains of ancient life
- 10. A word related to science
- 11. A word related to science
Down
- 2. A word related to science
- 3. Large molecule essential for life
- 4. A word related to science
- 5. Device for controlled nuclear reactions
- 7. Fourth state of matter
Show answers
- 1 Across: Substance providing immunity (7)VACCINE
- 6 Across: Group of similar living organisms (7)SPECIES
- 8 Across: Naturally occurring inorganic solid (7)MINERAL
- 9 Across: Preserved remains of ancient life (6)FOSSIL
- 10 Across: A word related to science (6)MAGGOT
- 11 Across: A word related to science (9)PROBOSCIS
- 2 Down: A word related to science (9)NOCTURNAL
- 3 Down: Large molecule essential for life (7)PROTEIN
- 4 Down: A word related to science (10)CRETACEOUS
- 5 Down: Device for controlled nuclear reactions (7)REACTOR
- 7 Down: Fourth state of matter (6)PLASMA
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. Smallest discrete unit of energy
- 4. Device for controlled nuclear reactions
- 6. A word related to science
- 7. Naturally occurring inorganic solid
- 10. A word related to science
Down
- 1. A word related to science
- 2. Center of an atom or cell
- 5. Diffusion of water through a membrane
- 8. Biological catalyst for reactions
- 9. A word related to science
Show answers
- 3 Across: Smallest discrete unit of energy (7)QUANTUM
- 4 Across: Device for controlled nuclear reactions (7)REACTOR
- 6 Across: A word related to science (9)PROBOSCIS
- 7 Across: Naturally occurring inorganic solid (7)MINERAL
- 10 Across: A word related to science (12)EXPERIMENTAL
- 1 Down: A word related to science (10)BENEFICIAL
- 2 Down: Center of an atom or cell (7)NUCLEUS
- 5 Down: Diffusion of water through a membrane (7)OSMOSIS
- 8 Down: Biological catalyst for reactions (6)ENZYME
- 9 Down: A word related to science (4)MOLT
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A word related to science
- 4. Slow-moving river of ice
- 7. A word related to science
- 9. Wearing away of land by water or wind
- 10. One body blocking another in space
- 11. Preserved remains of ancient life
Down
- 1. A word related to science
- 3. Solid with ordered atomic structure
- 5. Naturally occurring inorganic solid
- 6. A word related to science
- 8. Positively charged particle
Show answers
- 2 Across: A word related to science (6)LARVAE
- 4 Across: Slow-moving river of ice (7)GLACIER
- 7 Across: A word related to science (12)EXPERIMENTAL
- 9 Across: Wearing away of land by water or wind (7)EROSION
- 10 Across: One body blocking another in space (7)ECLIPSE
- 11 Across: Preserved remains of ancient life (6)FOSSIL
- 1 Down: A word related to science (6)MAGGOT
- 3 Down: Solid with ordered atomic structure (7)CRYSTAL
- 5 Down: Naturally occurring inorganic solid (7)MINERAL
- 6 Down: A word related to science (10)BENEFICIAL
- 8 Down: Positively charged particle (6)PROTON
Solver Notes
- 1. Preserved remains of ancient life
- 3. Substance providing immunity
- 6. One body blocking another in space
- 8. A word related to science
- 9. Force attracting objects to Earth
- 10. Mixture producing intense heat
- 2. Group of similar living organisms
- 4. Wearing away of land by water or wind
- 5. Solid with ordered atomic structure
- 7. A word related to science
- 8. A word related to science
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