Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Expert — Set 27
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 6. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 7. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 8. A path that electricity travels along
Down
- 1. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 2. How hot or cold something is
- 4. To study something carefully to understand it
- 5. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
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- 3 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 6 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 7 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 8 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 1 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 2 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 4 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 5 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 5. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 6. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 9. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 1. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 2. How often something happens in a given time
- 3. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 7. To write down information for later use
- 8. The amount of matter in an object
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- 4 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 5 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 6 Across: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 9 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 1 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 2 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 3 Down: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 7 Down: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 8 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. To study something carefully to understand it
- 6. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 8. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
Down
- 1. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 2. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 3. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 5. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 7. A sample of something used for study
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- 4 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 6 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 8 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 1 Down: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 2 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 3 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 5 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 7 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 7. A sample of something used for study
- 8. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 9. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
Down
- 1. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 2. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 4. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 5. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 6. The force that slows things down when they rub together
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- 3 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 7 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 8 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 9 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 1 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 2 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 4 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 5 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 6 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail
- 7. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 9. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
Down
- 2. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 3. Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 4. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 5. A form of energy that makes things warm
- 6. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 8. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
Show answers
- 1 Across: Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail (13)PRECIPITATION
- 7 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 9 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 2 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 3 Down: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 4 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 5 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 6 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 8 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
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