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Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Expert — Set 22
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 6. The amount of space something takes up
- 7. A path that electricity travels along
- 8. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
Down
- 1. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 2. The amount of matter in an object
- 3. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 5. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Show answers
- 4 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 6 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 7 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 8 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 1 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 2 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 3 Down: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 5 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 5. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 6. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 8. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
Down
- 1. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 2. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 3. A tool for measuring temperature
- 7. The passing of traits from parents to their children
Show answers
- 4 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 5 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 6 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 8 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 1 Down: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 2 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 3 Down: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 7 Down: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 4. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 6. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 7. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 8. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
Down
- 1. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 3. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 5. A glass container used in science experiments
Show answers
- 2 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 4 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 6 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 7 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 8 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 1 Down: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 3 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 5 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. The power that makes things move or change
- 5. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 8. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 9. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Down
- 1. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 3. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 4. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 7. Anything that takes up space and has weight
Show answers
- 2 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 5 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 8 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 9 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 1 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 3 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 4 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 6 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 7 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 7. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 8. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 9. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 1. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 2. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 4. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 5. The speed of something in a given direction
- 6. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Show answers
- 3 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 7 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 8 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 9 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 1 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 2 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 4 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 5 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 6 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
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