Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Medium — Set 13
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A tool for measuring temperature
- 4 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 5 A sample of something used for study
- 7 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Down
- 2 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 3 A chemical change when substances interact
- 6 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
Answers
- 1 Across: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 4 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 5 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 7 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 2 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 3 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 6 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 4 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 6 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 8 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 9 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Down
- 1 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 3 The power that makes things move or change
- 5 A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 7 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
Answers
- 2 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 4 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 6 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 8 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 9 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 1 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 3 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 5 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 7 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 6 The amount of matter in an object
- 7 How often something happens in a given time
Down
- 2 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 3 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 4 A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 5 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 6 Anything that takes up space and has weight
Answers
- 1 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 6 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 7 Across: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 2 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 3 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 4 Down: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 5 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 6 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 6 When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 8 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 9 A glass container used in science experiments
- 10 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
Down
- 2 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 3 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 4 The process of making new living things
- 5 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 7 A group of living things that are the same kind
Answers
- 1 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 6 Across: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 8 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 9 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 10 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 2 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 3 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 4 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 5 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 7 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 5 A glass container used in science experiments
- 7 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 8 A tool for measuring temperature
Down
- 1 How hot or cold something is
- 2 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 3 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 4 A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 6 A tiny particle of light energy
Answers
- 2 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 5 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 7 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 8 Across: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 1 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 2 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 3 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 4 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 6 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
Solver Notes
- 1. A tool for measuring temperature
- 4. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 5. A sample of something used for study
- 7. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 2. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 3. A chemical change when substances interact
- 6. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
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