Quick Crosswords Quick Science Easy — Set 11
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 5. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 6. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
Down
- 1. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 2. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 3. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 4. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
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- 5 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 6 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 1 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 2 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 3 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 4 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 5. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 6. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 8. A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 2. A path that electricity travels along
- 3. The act of moving or changing position
- 4. A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 7. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
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- 1 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 5 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 6 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 8 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 2 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 3 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 4 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 7 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 5. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 6. To write down information for later use
Down
- 1. Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 2. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 3. A push or pull that can change how something moves
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- 4 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 5 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 6 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 1 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 2 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 3 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 3. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 5. The amount of matter in an object
- 6. The amount of space something takes up
Down
- 2. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 4. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 5. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
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- 1 Across: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 3 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 5 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 6 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 2 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 4 Down: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 5 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 4. The band of colors formed when white light is split
Down
- 1. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 2. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 5. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 6. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
Show answers
- 3 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 4 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 1 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 2 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 5 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 6 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
Solver Notes
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