Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Expert — Set 24
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. Facts that show something is true
- 5. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 7. The amount of space something takes up
- 8. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
Down
- 1. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 3. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 4. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 6. The upward force that makes things float in water
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- 2 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 5 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 7 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 8 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 1 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 3 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 4 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 6 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 3. The power that makes things move or change
- 5. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 7. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 8. The upward force that makes things float in water
Down
- 2. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 4. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 6. How tightly packed the matter is in something
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- 1 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 3 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 5 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 7 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 8 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 2 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 4 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 6 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 4. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 7. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 8. The distance between one wave peak and the next
Down
- 1. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 2. A glass container used in science experiments
- 5. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 6. A community of living things and their environment working together
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- 3 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 4 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 7 Across: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 8 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 1 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 2 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 5 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 6 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 5. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 6. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 7. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 8. A natural solid substance found in the earth
Down
- 1. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 2. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 4. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
Show answers
- 3 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 5 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 6 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 7 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 8 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 1 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 2 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 4 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A tiny particle of light energy
- 7. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 8. A push or pull that can change how something moves
Down
- 1. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 2. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 4. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 5. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 6. The speed of something in a given direction
Show answers
- 3 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 7 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 8 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 1 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 2 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 4 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 5 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 6 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
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