Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Medium — Set 15
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 5. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 6. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 7. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 8. A push or pull that can change how something moves
Down
- 2. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 3. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 4. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Show answers
- 1 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 5 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 6 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 7 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 8 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 2 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 3 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 4 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 2. The steps followed to do an experiment
- 3. The amount of space something takes up
- 5. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 6. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 7. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
Down
- 1. A path that electricity travels along
- 4. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
Show answers
- 1 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 2 Across: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 3 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 5 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 6 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 7 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 1 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 4 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 7. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 8. A tool for measuring temperature
Down
- 1. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 2. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 3. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 5. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 6. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
Show answers
- 4 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 7 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 8 Across: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 1 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 2 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 3 Down: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 5 Down: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 6 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 5. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 6. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 8. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 9. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
Down
- 1. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 3. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 4. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 7. A path that electricity travels along
Show answers
- 2 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 5 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 6 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 8 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 9 Across: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 1 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 3 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 4 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 7 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 6. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 7. The rate at which something speeds up
- 8. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Down
- 1. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 3. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 4. The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 5. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
Show answers
- 2 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 6 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 7 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 8 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 1 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 3 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 4 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 5 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
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