Puzzle Detail
Classic Crosswords Classic Science Medium — Set 24
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 5 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 7 A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 8 The force that slows things down when they rub together
Down
- 1 The rate at which something speeds up
- 2 The amount of matter in an object
- 4 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Answers
- 3 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 5 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 6 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 7 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 8 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 1 Down: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 2 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 4 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 7 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 8 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
Down
- 1 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 2 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 4 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 5 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 6 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
Answers
- 3 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 7 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 8 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 1 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 2 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 4 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 5 Down: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 6 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 6 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 7 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
Down
- 2 The rate at which something speeds up
- 3 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 4 A tiny particle of light energy
- 5 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
Answers
- 1 Across: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 6 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 7 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 8 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 2 Down: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 3 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 4 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 5 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 6 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 7 A sample of something used for study
- 8 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 9 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 1 The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 2 A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 3 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 4 A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
Answers
- 5 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 6 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 7 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 8 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 9 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 1 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 2 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 3 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 4 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 8 The rate at which something speeds up
- 11 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Down
- 1 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 2 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 4 A test done to discover something new
- 5 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 6 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 7 The power that makes things move or change
- 9 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 10 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
Answers
- 3 Across: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 8 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 11 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 1 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 4 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 5 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 6 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 7 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 9 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 10 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
Solver Notes
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Across
- 3. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 5. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 7. A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 8. The force that slows things down when they rub together
Down
- 1. The rate at which something speeds up
- 2. The amount of matter in an object
- 4. The band of colors formed when white light is split
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