Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Expert — Set 12
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 6. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 8. A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 1. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 3. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 4. A chemical change when substances interact
- 5. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
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- 2 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 6 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 8 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 1 Down: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 3 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 4 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 5 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. How hot or cold something is
- 6. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 8. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
Down
- 1. The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 2. A chemical change when substances interact
- 4. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 5. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 7. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
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- 3 Across: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 6 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 8 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 1 Down: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 2 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 4 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 5 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 7 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 5. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 7. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 8. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
Down
- 1. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 3. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 4. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 6. A group of living things that are the same kind
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- 2 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 5 Across: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 7 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 8 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 1 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 3 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 4 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 6 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A tool for measuring temperature
- 6. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 7. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 8. A group of living things that are the same kind
Down
- 1. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 2. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 4. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 5. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
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- 3 Across: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 6 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 7 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 8 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 1 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 2 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 4 Down: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 5 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. Two or more atoms joined together
- 4. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7. A final decision reached after studying results
- 8. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 9. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 2. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 3. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 5. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 6. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
Show answers
- 1 Across: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 4 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Across: A final decision reached after studying results (10)CONCLUSION
- 8 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 9 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 3 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 5 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 6 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
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