Classic Crosswords Classic Science Hard — Set 28
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A quick back-and-forth movement
- 5. A glass container used in science experiments
- 7. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8. To write down information for later use
Down
- 1. Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 2. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 4. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 6. The power that makes things move or change
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- 3 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 5 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 7 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 1 Down: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 2 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 4 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 6 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 6. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 7. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 8. To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 1. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 2. A community of living things and their environment working together
- 3. The act of moving or changing position
- 4. A tiny particle of light energy
- 5. Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
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- 3 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 6 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 7 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 8 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 1 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 2 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 3 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 4 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 5 Down: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. The process of making new living things
- 3. A sample of something used for study
- 6. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 8. A form of energy that allows us to see
- 9. The upward force that makes things float in water
Down
- 2. A test done to discover something new
- 4. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 5. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 7. A state of matter that holds its shape
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- 1 Across: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 3 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 6 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 8 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 9 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 2 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 4 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 5 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 7 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 4. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 6. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 9. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
Down
- 2. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 3. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 5. The amount of space something takes up
- 7. A path that electricity travels along
- 8. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
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- 1 Across: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 4 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 6 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 9 Across: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 2 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 3 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 5 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 7 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 8 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 7. The rate at which something speeds up
- 8. The amount of space something takes up
Down
- 1. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 2. A path that electricity travels along
- 3. A state of matter that holds its shape
- 4. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 5. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 6. A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
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- 7 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 8 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 1 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 2 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 3 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 4 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 5 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 6 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
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