Classic Crosswords Classic Science Hard — Set 11
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 5. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 7. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 8. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
Down
- 1. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 2. The amount of space something takes up
- 3. The speed of something in a given direction
- 4. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 6. A state of matter that holds its shape
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- 5 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 7 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 8 Across: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 1 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 2 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 3 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 4 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 6 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 7. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 8. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 9. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth
Down
- 2. A chemical change when substances interact
- 3. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 4. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 5. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 6. How tightly packed the matter is in something
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- 1 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 7 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 8 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 9 Across: A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth (10)EARTHQUAKE
- 2 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 3 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 4 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 5 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 6 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 5. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 6. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 7. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 8. A test done to discover something new
Down
- 2. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 3. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 4. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
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- 1 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 5 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 6 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 7 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 8 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 2 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 3 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 4 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 6. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 8. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 9. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 10. A group of living things that are the same kind
Down
- 1. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 2. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 4. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 5. The speed of something in a given direction
- 7. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
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- 3 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 6 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 8 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 9 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 10 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 1 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 2 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 4 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 5 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 7 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A path that electricity travels along
- 3. Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 5. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 7. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 8. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Down
- 2. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 4. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 6. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
Show answers
- 1 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 3 Across: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 5 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 7 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 8 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 2 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 4 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 6 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
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