Classic Crosswords Classic Science Easy — Set 23
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 5 The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 6 A path that electricity travels along
- 7 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 8 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
Down
- 1 To study something carefully to understand it
- 3 How often something happens in a given time
- 4 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 2 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 5 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 6 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 7 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 8 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 1 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 3 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 4 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 3 A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 6 The natural home of an animal or plant
- 8 The passing of traits from parents to their children
Down
- 2 A tiny particle of light energy
- 4 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 5 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 7 A glass container used in science experiments
Answers
- 1 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 3 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 6 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 8 Across: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 2 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 4 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 5 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 7 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 5 A tiny particle of light energy
- 6 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 7 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 1 The amount of matter in an object
- 2 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 3 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 4 How tightly packed the matter is in something
Answers
- 1 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 5 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 6 Across: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 7 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 1 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 2 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 3 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 4 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 4 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 6 The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 7 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 8 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
Down
- 1 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 3 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 4 The natural home of an animal or plant
- 5 A community of living things and their environment working together
Answers
- 2 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 4 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 6 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 7 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 8 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 1 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 3 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 4 Down: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 5 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 5 A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 6 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 7 To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 1 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 3 The amount of space something takes up
- 4 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 5 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
Answers
- 2 Across: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 5 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 6 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 7 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 1 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 3 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 4 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 5 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
Solver Notes
- 2. A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 5. The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 6. A path that electricity travels along
- 7. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 8. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 1. To study something carefully to understand it
- 3. How often something happens in a given time
- 4. A curved piece of glass that bends light
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