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Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Medium — Set 25
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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- 1. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 4. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 8. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
Down
- 2. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 3. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 5. A form of energy that makes things warm
- 7. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
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- 1 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 4 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 6 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 8 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 2 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 3 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 5 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 7 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 5. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 7. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 9. A final decision reached after studying results
Down
- 1. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 2. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 3. The speed of something in a given direction
- 6. A sample of something used for study
- 8. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
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- 4 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 5 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 7 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 9 Across: A final decision reached after studying results (10)CONCLUSION
- 1 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 2 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 3 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 6 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 8 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 6. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 7. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 9. Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail
Down
- 1. A path that electricity travels along
- 2. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 3. How hot or cold something is
- 4. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 5. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 8. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
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- 6 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 7 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 9 Across: Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail (13)PRECIPITATION
- 1 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 2 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 3 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 4 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 5 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 8 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 5. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 7. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 8. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 9. A state of matter that holds its shape
Down
- 2. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 3. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 4. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 6. A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
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- 1 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 5 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 7 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 8 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 9 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 2 Down: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 3 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 4 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 6 Down: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 4. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 6. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 7. A glass container used in science experiments
- 8. How tightly packed the matter is in something
Down
- 2. How hot or cold something is
- 3. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 5. Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
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- 1 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 4 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 6 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 7 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 8 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 2 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 3 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 5 Down: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
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