Classic Crosswords Classic Science Expert — Set 12
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 6. How hot or cold something is
- 8. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Down
- 1. The process of making new living things
- 3. A tiny particle of light energy
- 4. A quick back-and-forth movement
- 5. The power that makes things move or change
- 7. A natural solid substance found in the earth
Show answers
- 2 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 6 Across: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 8 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 1 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 3 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 4 Down: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 5 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 7 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 5. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 8. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
Down
- 1. The amount of matter in an object
- 2. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 4. A tiny particle of light energy
- 6. A form of energy that allows us to see
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- 3 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 5 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 8 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 1 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 2 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 4 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 6 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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- 1. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 3. Facts that show something is true
- 5. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 6. A quick back-and-forth movement
- 7. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 8. To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 2. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 4. A curved piece of glass that bends light
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- 1 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 3 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 5 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 6 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 7 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 8 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 2 Down: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 4 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A tool for measuring temperature
- 6. The act of moving or changing position
- 8. How often something happens in a given time
Down
- 1. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 3. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 4. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 5. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 7. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
Show answers
- 2 Across: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 6 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 8 Across: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 1 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 3 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 4 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 5 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 7 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 6. How hot or cold something is
- 8. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
Down
- 1. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 2. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 3. A tool for measuring temperature
- 4. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 5. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 7. A state of matter that holds its shape
Show answers
- 6 Across: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 8 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 1 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 2 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 3 Down: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 4 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 5 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 7 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
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