Classic Crosswords Science Medium — Set 16
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 7. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 8. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 9. The speed of something in a given direction
Down
- 1. To study something carefully to understand it
- 2. A tool for measuring temperature
- 4. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 5. A path that electricity travels along
- 6. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
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- 3 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 7 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 8 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 9 Across: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 1 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 2 Down: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 4 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 5 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 6 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A form of energy that makes things warm
- 3. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 4. Two or more atoms joined together
- 8. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
Down
- 1. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 5. A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 6. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7. A curved piece of glass that bends light
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- 2 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 3 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 4 Across: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 8 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 1 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 5 Down: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 6 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 7. The act of moving or changing position
- 8. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth
- 9. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Down
- 1. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 2. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 3. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 5. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 6. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
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- 4 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 7 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 8 Across: A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth (10)EARTHQUAKE
- 9 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 1 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 2 Down: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 3 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 5 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 6 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 6. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 7. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 8. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
Down
- 1. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 2. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 3. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth
- 4. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 5. The slow process of living things changing over many years
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- 6 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 7 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 8 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 1 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 2 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 3 Down: A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth (10)EARTHQUAKE
- 4 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 5 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. The amount of matter in an object
- 4. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 6. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 7. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 8. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 9. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
Down
- 1. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 3. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 5. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
Show answers
- 2 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 4 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 6 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 7 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 8 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 9 Across: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 1 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 3 Down: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 5 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
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