Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Hard — Set 14
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 3 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 4 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 5 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 7 Facts that show something is true
Down
- 1 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 3 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 6 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Answers
- 2 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 3 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 4 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 5 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 7 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 1 Down: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 3 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 6 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 6 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 8 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
Down
- 1 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 2 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 3 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 4 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Answers
- 5 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 6 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 8 Across: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 1 Down: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 2 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 3 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 4 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 4 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 6 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 7 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 8 The act of moving or changing position
Down
- 2 When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 3 A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 5 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 1 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 4 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 6 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 7 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 8 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 2 Down: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 3 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 5 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 3 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 5 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 7 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 8 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 9 The process of getting bigger or more developed
Down
- 2 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 4 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 6 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
Answers
- 1 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 3 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 5 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 7 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 8 Across: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 9 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 2 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 4 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 6 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 6 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 8 A path that electricity travels along
Down
- 1 The amount of space something takes up
- 2 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 4 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 5 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 7 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
Answers
- 3 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 6 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 8 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 1 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 2 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 4 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 5 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 7 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
Solver Notes
- 2. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 3. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 4. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 5. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 7. Facts that show something is true
- 1. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 3. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 6. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
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