Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Hard — Set 15
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 5. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 6. A path that electricity travels along
- 7. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 8. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 1. Facts that show something is true
- 2. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 3. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 4. The natural home of an animal or plant
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- 5 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 6 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 7 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 8 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 1 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 2 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 3 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 4 Down: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. Facts that show something is true
- 4. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 6. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 7. A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 2. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 3. The process of making new living things
- 5. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 8. A state of matter that holds its shape
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- 1 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 4 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 6 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 7 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 2 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 3 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 5 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 8 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 4. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 6. The natural home of an animal or plant
- 8. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 9. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Down
- 1. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 3. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 5. Facts that show something is true
- 7. A push or pull that can change how something moves
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- 2 Across: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 4 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 6 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 8 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 9 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 1 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 3 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 5 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 7 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A glass container used in science experiments
- 4. The rate at which something speeds up
- 5. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 8. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
Down
- 1. A quick back-and-forth movement
- 3. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 6. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 7. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
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- 2 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 4 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 5 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 8 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 1 Down: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 3 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 6 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 7 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 5. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 7. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 8. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
Down
- 1. A quick back-and-forth movement
- 3. A sample of something used for study
- 4. The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 6. A push or pull that can change how something moves
Show answers
- 2 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 5 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 7 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 8 Across: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 1 Down: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 3 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 4 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 6 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
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