Classic Crosswords Science Medium — Set 24
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 6. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 7. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Down
- 2. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 3. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 4. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 5. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6. The act of moving or changing position
Show answers
- 1 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 6 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 7 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 2 Down: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 3 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 4 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 5 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 6 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 7. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 8. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 9. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Down
- 1. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 3. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 4. A chemical change when substances interact
- 5. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 6. The process of getting bigger or more developed
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- 2 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 7 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 8 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 9 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 1 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 3 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 4 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 5 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 6 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 5. The natural home of an animal or plant
- 6. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 7. The process of making new living things
Down
- 1. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 2. A glass container used in science experiments
- 3. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 5. A form of energy that makes things warm
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- 4 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 5 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 6 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 7 Across: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 1 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 2 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 3 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 5 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 6. To write down information for later use
- 7. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 8. A glass container used in science experiments
Down
- 2. Facts that show something is true
- 3. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 4. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 5. The force that slows things down when they rub together
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- 1 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 6 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 7 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 8 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 2 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 3 Down: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 4 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 5 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 5. The power that makes things move or change
- 7. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 8. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
Down
- 1. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 2. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 3. The amount of space something takes up
- 4. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 6. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Show answers
- 2 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 5 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 7 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 8 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 1 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 2 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 3 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 4 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 6 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
Solver Notes
- 1. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 6. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 7. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 2. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 3. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 4. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 5. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6. The act of moving or changing position
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