Quick Crosswords Quick Nature Hard — Set 26
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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- 2. The natural home of an animal or plant
- 6. A test done to discover something new
- 7. A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 8. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Down
- 1. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 3. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 4. Two or more atoms joined together
- 5. A group of living things that are the same kind
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- 2 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 6 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 7 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 8 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 1 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 3 Down: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 4 Down: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 5 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 7. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 2. A test done to discover something new
- 3. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 4. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 5. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 6. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
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- 1 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 7 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 2 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 3 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 4 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 5 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 6 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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- 1. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 4. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 5. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 6. A tiny particle of light energy
- 7. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
Down
- 2. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 3. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
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- 1 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 4 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 5 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 6 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 7 Across: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 2 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 3 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 4. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 5. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 6. The slow process of living things changing over many years
Down
- 1. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 2. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 3. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
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- 3 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 4 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 5 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 6 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 1 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 2 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 3 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 7. Carefully watching and noting what happens
Down
- 1. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 2. A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3. A test done to discover something new
- 4. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 5. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 6. A curved piece of glass that bends light
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- 7 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 1 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 2 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 3 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 4 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 5 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 6 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
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