Classic Crosswords Classic Science Expert — Set 21
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 4 The amount of matter in an object
- 5 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 7 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 8 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Down
- 1 The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 3 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 6 To sort things into groups based on their features
Answers
- 2 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 4 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 5 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 7 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 8 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 1 Down: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 3 Down: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 6 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 4 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 6 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 8 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 9 A quick back-and-forth movement
Down
- 2 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 3 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 5 The amount of matter in an object
- 7 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Answers
- 1 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 4 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 6 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 8 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 9 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 2 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 3 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 5 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 7 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 4 A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 6 A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 7 A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 8 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Down
- 2 Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail
- 3 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 5 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Answers
- 1 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 4 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 6 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 7 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 8 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 2 Down: Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail (13)PRECIPITATION
- 3 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 5 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 6 The amount of matter in an object
- 8 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 9 A substance that living things need for energy and growth
Down
- 2 The process of making new living things
- 3 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 4 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 5 How often something happens in a given time
- 7 A form of energy that allows us to see
Answers
- 1 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 6 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 8 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 9 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 2 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 3 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 4 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 5 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 7 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 3 The act of moving or changing position
- 6 A glass container used in science experiments
- 7 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 8 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Down
- 2 A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 4 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 5 The amount of space something takes up
Answers
- 1 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 3 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 6 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 7 Across: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 8 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 2 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 4 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 5 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
Solver Notes
- 2. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 4. The amount of matter in an object
- 5. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 7. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 8. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 1. The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 3. Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 6. To sort things into groups based on their features
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