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Classic Crosswords Classic Science Super Expert — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 4 Facts that show something is true
- 5 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 7 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 8 A test done to discover something new
- 9 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Down
- 2 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 3 A group of living things that are the same kind
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Answers
- 1 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 4 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 5 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 7 Across: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 8 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 9 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 2 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 3 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 6 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 Two or more atoms joined together
- 5 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 6 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 9 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 10 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Down
- 1 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 2 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 3 How often something happens in a given time
- 7 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 8 How tightly packed the matter is in something
Answers
- 4 Across: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 5 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 6 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 9 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 10 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 1 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 2 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 3 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 7 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 8 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 8 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 9 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 1 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 2 A path that electricity travels along
- 3 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 5 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 6 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 7 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
Answers
- 4 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 8 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 9 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 1 Down: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 2 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 3 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 5 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 6 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 7 Down: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 7 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 8 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
Down
- 1 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 2 The process of making new living things
- 3 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 4 A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 6 The upward force that makes things float in water
Answers
- 5 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 7 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 8 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 1 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 2 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 3 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 4 Down: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 6 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A sample of something used for study
- 6 A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 7 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
Down
- 2 Anything that takes up space and has weight
- 3 A glass container used in science experiments
- 4 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 5 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 6 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
Answers
- 1 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 6 Across: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 7 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 2 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
- 3 Down: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 4 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 5 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 6 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
Solver Notes
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Across
- 1. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 4. Facts that show something is true
- 5. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
- 7. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 8. A test done to discover something new
- 9. An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Down
- 2. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 3. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 6. The band of colors formed when white light is split
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