Classic Crosswords Classic Science Expert — Set 14
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 The power that makes things move or change
- 5 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
Down
- 1 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 2 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 3 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 6 The amount of space something takes up
- 7 Facts and information collected from experiments
Answers
- 4 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 5 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 1 Down: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 2 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 3 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 6 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 7 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 5 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 6 A group of living things that are the same kind
- 7 How tightly packed the matter is in something
Down
- 1 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 2 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 3 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 4 The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
Answers
- 2 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 5 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 6 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 7 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 1 Down: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 2 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 3 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 4 Down: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The act of moving or changing position
- 4 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 5 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 7 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 8 A form of energy that allows us to see
Down
- 1 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 3 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 6 A natural solid substance found in the earth
Answers
- 2 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 4 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 5 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 7 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 8 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 1 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 3 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 6 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 The speed of something in a given direction
- 5 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 6 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8 A tiny particle of light energy
Down
- 1 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 2 Facts that show something is true
- 4 To study something carefully to understand it
- 7 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
Answers
- 3 Across: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 5 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 6 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 8 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 1 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 2 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 4 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 7 Down: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The amount of space something takes up
- 5 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6 The rate at which something speeds up
- 8 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Down
- 1 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 3 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 4 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 7 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Answers
- 2 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 5 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 6 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 8 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 1 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 3 Down: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 4 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 7 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
Solver Notes
- 4. The power that makes things move or change
- 5. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 1. The steps followed to do an experiment
- 2. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 3. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 6. The amount of space something takes up
- 7. Facts and information collected from experiments
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