Classic Crosswords Classic Science Easy — Set 12
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 3. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 5. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 7. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 8. The slow process of living things changing over many years
Down
- 2. A sample of something used for study
- 4. The natural home of an animal or plant
- 5. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 6. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
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- 1 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 3 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 5 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 7 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 8 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 2 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 4 Down: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 5 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 6 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 6. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 7. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 8. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
Down
- 1. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 2. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 3. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 5. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
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- 4 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 6 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 7 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 8 Across: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 1 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 2 Down: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 3 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 5 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 4. The amount of matter in an object
- 5. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 7. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 8. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Down
- 1. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 3. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 6. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
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- 2 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 4 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 5 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 7 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 8 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 1 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 3 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 6 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 5. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 9. The amount of space something takes up
Down
- 2. A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 3. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 4. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 6. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 7. Facts and information collected from experiments
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- 1 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 5 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 9 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 2 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 3 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 4 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 6 Down: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 7 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 4. Facts that show something is true
- 6. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 7. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 8. The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 9. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Down
- 2. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 3. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 5. Facts and information collected from experiments
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- 1 Across: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 4 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 6 Across: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 7 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 8 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 9 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 2 Down: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 3 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 5 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
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