Quick Crosswords Quick Science Medium — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 4 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 5 To study something carefully to understand it
- 6 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
Down
- 1 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
Answers
- 3 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 4 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 5 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 6 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 1 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 2 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
🔬 Science Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 5 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 6 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 8 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Down
- 1 How often something happens in a given time
- 2 To study something carefully to understand it
- 4 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 7 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Answers
- 3 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 5 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 6 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 8 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 1 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 2 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 4 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 7 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
🔬 Science Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 6 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 7 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Down
- 1 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 2 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 4 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 5 The process of getting bigger or more developed
Answers
- 3 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 6 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 7 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 1 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 2 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 4 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 5 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
🔬 Science Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 2 A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 5 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 6 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Down
- 1 A sample of something used for study
- 3 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 4 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
Answers
- 1 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 2 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 5 Across: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 6 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 1 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 3 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 4 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
🔬 Science Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 6 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 7 Facts and information collected from experiments
Down
- 1 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 3 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 4 Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 5 A form of energy that makes things warm
Answers
- 2 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 6 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 7 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 1 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 3 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 4 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 5 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
Solver Notes
- 3. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 4. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 5. To study something carefully to understand it
- 6. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 1. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
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