Classic Crosswords Classic Science Medium — Set 12
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 5. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 7. The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 8. The natural home of an animal or plant
Down
- 1. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 2. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 4. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 6. A form of energy that allows us to see
Show answers
- 3 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 5 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 7 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 8 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 1 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 2 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 4 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 6 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 5. How often something happens in a given time
- 7. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 8. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 9. A state of matter that holds its shape
Down
- 1. The process of making new living things
- 2. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 3. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 6. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
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- 4 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 5 Across: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 7 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 8 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 9 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 1 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 2 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 3 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 6 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. The natural home of an animal or plant
- 5. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 9. To write down information for later use
Down
- 1. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 2. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 4. The power that makes things move or change
- 6. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 7. Facts that show something is true
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- 3 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 5 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 9 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 1 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 2 Down: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 4 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 6 Down: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 7 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 5. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 7. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 8. To write down information for later use
- 9. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 10. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 11. The amount of matter in an object
Down
- 1. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 2. A tiny particle of light energy
- 4. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 6. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
Show answers
- 3 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 5 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 7 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 8 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 9 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 10 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 11 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 1 Down: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 2 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 4 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 6 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 3. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 5. Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 6. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 8. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
Down
- 1. The rate at which something speeds up
- 4. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 7. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
Show answers
- 2 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 3 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 5 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 6 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 8 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 1 Down: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 4 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 7 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
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