Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Hard — Set 20
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 6. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 8. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
Down
- 1. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 2. A glass container used in science experiments
- 3. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 4. How hot or cold something is
- 5. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 7. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
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- 6 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 8 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 1 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 2 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 3 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 4 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 5 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 7 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 3. A tiny particle of light energy
- 4. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 6. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 7. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
Down
- 1. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 2. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 5. A push or pull that can change how something moves
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- 1 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 3 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 4 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 6 Across: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 7 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 1 Down: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 2 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 5 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 5. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 7. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 8. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 9. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
Down
- 1. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 2. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 3. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 6. To study something carefully to understand it
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- 4 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 5 Across: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 7 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 8 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 9 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 1 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 2 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 3 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 6 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 5. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 8. A glass container used in science experiments
Down
- 2. A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 4. To study something carefully to understand it
- 6. The natural home of an animal or plant
- 7. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
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- 1 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 5 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 8 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 2 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 3 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 4 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 6 Down: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 7 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 2. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 4. The act of moving or changing position
- 6. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 7. To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 1. A test done to discover something new
- 3. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 5. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Show answers
- 1 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 2 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 4 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 6 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 7 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 1 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 3 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 5 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
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