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Classic Crosswords Classic Science Hard — Set 13
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 4 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 8 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 9 The rate at which something speeds up
Down
- 1 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 3 A chemical change when substances interact
- 5 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 7 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
Answers
- 2 Across: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 4 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 6 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 8 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 9 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 1 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 3 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 5 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 7 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 The power that makes things move or change
- 6 How often something happens in a given time
- 8 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Down
- 1 How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 2 The act of moving or changing position
- 3 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 5 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 7 A path that electricity travels along
Answers
- 4 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 6 Across: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 8 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 1 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 2 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 3 Down: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 5 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 7 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A final decision reached after studying results
- 7 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 10 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
Down
- 1 The amount of space something takes up
- 2 A path that electricity travels along
- 4 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 5 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 6 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 8 The power that makes things move or change
- 9 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Answers
- 3 Across: A final decision reached after studying results (10)CONCLUSION
- 7 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 10 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 1 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 2 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 4 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 5 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 6 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 8 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 9 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A glass container used in science experiments
- 6 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 8 A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 1 How often something happens in a given time
- 2 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 3 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 5 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 7 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Answers
- 4 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 6 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 8 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 1 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 2 Down: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 3 Down: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 5 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 7 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 3 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 4 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 6 How hot or cold something is
- 8 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
Down
- 2 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 4 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 5 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 7 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
Answers
- 1 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 3 Across: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 4 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 6 Across: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 8 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 2 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 4 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 5 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 7 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
Solver Notes
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Across
- 2. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 4. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6. To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 8. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 9. The rate at which something speeds up
Down
- 1. The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 3. A chemical change when substances interact
- 5. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 7. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
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