Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Expert — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 5 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 6 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 7 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Down
- 1 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 2 The rate at which something speeds up
- 3 The act of moving or changing position
- 4 The amount of space something takes up
- 5 How tightly packed the matter is in something
Answers
- 3 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 5 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 6 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 7 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 1 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 2 Down: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 3 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 4 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 5 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 5 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 6 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 7 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8 The power that makes things move or change
Down
- 1 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 2 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 4 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 3 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 5 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 6 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 7 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 8 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 1 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 2 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 4 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 6 A tool for measuring temperature
- 9 The distance between one wave peak and the next
Down
- 1 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 2 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3 A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 4 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 5 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 7 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 8 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
Answers
- 1 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 6 Across: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 9 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 1 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 2 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 3 Down: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 4 Down: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 5 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 7 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 8 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 3 A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 5 A test done to discover something new
- 6 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 7 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 2 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 4 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 5 The power that makes things move or change
Answers
- 1 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 3 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 5 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 6 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 7 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 4 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 5 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 6 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 7 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Down
- 1 A sample of something used for study
- 2 The natural home of an animal or plant
- 3 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 4 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 5 A chemical change when substances interact
Answers
- 2 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 6 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 7 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 1 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 2 Down: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 3 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 4 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 5 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
Solver Notes
- 3. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 5. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 6. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 7. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 1. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 2. The rate at which something speeds up
- 3. The act of moving or changing position
- 4. The amount of space something takes up
- 5. How tightly packed the matter is in something
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