Classic Crosswords Science Easy — Set 19
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A group of living things that are the same kind
- 5 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 8 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 9 All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
Down
- 1 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 4 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 6 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Answers
- 2 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 5 Across: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 8 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 9 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 1 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 3 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 4 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 6 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 4 To study something carefully to understand it
- 5 How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 7 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 8 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 2 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 3 The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Answers
- 1 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 4 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 5 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 7 Across: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 8 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 3 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 6 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 5 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 6 The rate at which something speeds up
- 7 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 8 The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
Down
- 1 A path that electricity travels along
- 3 A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 4 To write down information for later use
Answers
- 2 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 5 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 6 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 7 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 8 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 1 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 3 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 4 Down: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 6 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 7 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 8 A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth
Down
- 1 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 3 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 4 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 5 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
Answers
- 2 Across: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 6 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 7 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 8 Across: A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth (10)EARTHQUAKE
- 1 Down: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 3 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 4 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 5 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 8 To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 1 A sample of something used for study
- 2 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 3 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 4 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 5 How often something happens in a given time
- 7 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
Answers
- 1 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 6 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 8 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 1 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 2 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 3 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 4 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 5 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 7 Down: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
Solver Notes
- 2. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 5. Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7. Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 8. A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 9. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 1. A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 4. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 6. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
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