Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Medium — Set 24
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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- 1. The amount of matter in an object
- 2. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 6. A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 7. A sample of something used for study
- 8. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Down
- 1. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 3. The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 4. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 5. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
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- 1 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 2 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 6 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 7 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 8 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 1 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 3 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 4 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 5 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 4. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 8. The rate at which something speeds up
Down
- 1. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 3. The speed of something in a given direction
- 5. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 6. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 7. To write down information for later use
- 9. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
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- 2 Across: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 4 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 8 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 1 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 3 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 5 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 6 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 7 Down: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 9 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 4. The act of moving or changing position
- 6. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 9. Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
Down
- 2. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 3. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 5. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 7. To study something carefully to understand it
- 8. Facts that show something is true
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- 1 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 4 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 6 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 9 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 2 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 3 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 5 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 7 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 8 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 6. A glass container used in science experiments
- 7. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8. To write down information for later use
- 9. The force that slows things down when they rub together
Down
- 1. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 2. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 4. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 5. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
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- 3 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 6 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 7 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 8 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 9 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 1 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 2 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 4 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 5 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 7. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8. The speed of something in a given direction
- 9. How often something happens in a given time
Down
- 1. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 2. To write down information for later use
- 4. A tool for measuring temperature
- 5. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 6. A community of living things and their environment working together
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- 3 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 7 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 8 Across: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 9 Across: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 1 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 2 Down: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 4 Down: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 5 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 6 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
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