Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Easy — Set 23
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 4 To write down information for later use
- 6 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 7 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 8 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 2 A tool for measuring temperature
- 3 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 5 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Answers
- 1 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 4 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 6 Across: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 7 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 8 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 3 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 5 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A glass container used in science experiments
- 3 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 7 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 8 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Down
- 2 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 4 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 5 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 6 The upward force that makes things float in water
Answers
- 1 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 3 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 7 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 8 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 2 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 4 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 5 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 6 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 7 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 8 A glass container used in science experiments
Down
- 1 A sample of something used for study
- 2 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 3 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 5 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 6 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 4 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 7 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 8 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 1 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 2 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 3 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 5 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 6 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 4 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 5 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 7 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
Down
- 2 The natural home of an animal or plant
- 3 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 4 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 6 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Answers
- 1 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 4 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 5 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 7 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 2 Down: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 3 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 4 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 6 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 A test done to discover something new
- 6 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8 A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 9 A group of living things that are the same kind
Down
- 1 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 2 How hot or cold something is
- 3 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 4 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 7 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 5 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 6 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 9 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 1 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 3 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 4 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 7 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
Solver Notes
- 1. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 4. To write down information for later use
- 6. A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 7. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 8. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 2. A tool for measuring temperature
- 3. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 5. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
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