Puzzle Detail
Classic Crosswords Science Medium — Set 19
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 6 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 7 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 8 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
Down
- 2 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 3 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 4 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 5 A form of energy that makes things warm
Answers
- 1 Across: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 6 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 7 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 8 Across: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 2 Down: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 3 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 4 Down: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 5 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 4 A glass container used in science experiments
- 5 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 7 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 8 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Down
- 2 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 3 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 6 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 1 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 4 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 5 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 7 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 8 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 2 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 3 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 6 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 7 The amount of space something takes up
- 8 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 9 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
Down
- 1 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 2 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 3 A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 4 A path that electricity travels along
- 5 A chemical change when substances interact
- 6 The power that makes things move or change
Answers
- 7 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 8 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 9 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 1 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 2 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 3 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 4 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 5 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 6 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 5 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 7 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 8 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
Down
- 1 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 3 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 4 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Answers
- 2 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 5 Across: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 7 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 8 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 1 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 3 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 4 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 6 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 6 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 8 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
Down
- 1 Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 3 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 4 A chemical change when substances interact
- 5 The speed of something in a given direction
- 7 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 9 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
Answers
- 2 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 6 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 8 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 1 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 3 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 4 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 5 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 7 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 9 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
Solver Notes
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Across
- 1. Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 6. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 7. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 8. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
Down
- 2. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 3. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 4. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 5. A form of energy that makes things warm
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