Classic Crosswords Classic Nature Super Expert — Set 23
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 The power that makes things move or change
- 3 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 6 A tiny particle of light energy
- 8 When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 10 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
Down
- 2 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 4 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 5 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 7 A glass container used in science experiments
- 9 The amount of matter in an object
Answers
- 1 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 3 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 6 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 8 Across: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 10 Across: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 2 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 4 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 5 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 7 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 9 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 5 The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 7 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 8 The force that slows things down when they rub together
Down
- 1 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 4 The amount of matter in an object
- 6 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
Answers
- 3 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 5 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 7 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 8 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 1 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 2 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 4 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 6 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 6 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 8 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Down
- 2 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 3 How often something happens in a given time
- 4 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 5 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 7 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 1 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 6 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 8 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 2 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 3 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 4 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 5 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 7 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 6 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 7 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 8 A group of living things that are the same kind
Down
- 1 To study something carefully to understand it
- 2 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 3 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 4 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 5 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Answers
- 6 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 7 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 8 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 1 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 2 Down: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 3 Down: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 4 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 5 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 3 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 8 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 1 How hot or cold something is
- 4 How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 5 The amount of matter in an object
- 6 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 7 A form of energy that allows us to see
Answers
- 2 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 3 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 8 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 1 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 4 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 5 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 6 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 7 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
Solver Notes
- 1. The power that makes things move or change
- 3. Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 6. A tiny particle of light energy
- 8. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 10. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 2. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 4. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 5. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 7. A glass container used in science experiments
- 9. The amount of matter in an object
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