Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Easy — Set 12
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A glass container used in science experiments
- 7 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 8 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
Down
- 1 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 3 The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 5 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 6 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
Answers
- 4 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 7 Across: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 8 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 1 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 2 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 3 Down: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 5 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 6 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 7 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 8 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 9 The distance between one wave peak and the next
Down
- 1 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 2 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 4 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 5 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 6 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 3 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 7 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 8 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 9 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 1 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 2 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 4 Down: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 5 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 6 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 4 A sample of something used for study
- 6 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8 A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 10 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Down
- 1 A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 3 Two or more atoms joined together
- 5 How often something happens in a given time
- 7 A group of living things that are the same kind
- 9 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
Answers
- 2 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 4 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 6 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 8 Across: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 10 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 1 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 3 Down: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 5 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 7 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 9 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A test done to discover something new
- 8 A tiny particle of light energy
- 10 Two or more atoms joined together
Down
- 1 How hot or cold something is
- 2 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 3 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 5 The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 7 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 9 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
Answers
- 4 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 8 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 10 Across: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 1 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 2 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 3 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 5 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 6 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 7 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 9 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 7 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 8 Facts that show something is true
Down
- 1 How hot or cold something is
- 2 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 3 How often something happens in a given time
- 4 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 5 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
Answers
- 6 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 7 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 8 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 1 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 2 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 3 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 4 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 5 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
Solver Notes
- 4. A glass container used in science experiments
- 7. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 8. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 1. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 3. The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 5. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 6. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
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