Classic Crosswords Science Medium — Set 20
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 4. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 5. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 6. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 8. A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 1. How hot or cold something is
- 2. To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 7. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
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- 3 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 4 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 5 Across: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 6 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 8 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 1 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 2 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 7 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A group of living things that are the same kind
- 3. To write down information for later use
- 5. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 6. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 8. To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 2. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
- 4. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 7. The amount of matter in an object
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- 1 Across: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 3 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 5 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 6 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 8 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 2 Down: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 4 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 7 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. Two or more atoms joined together
- 4. A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 5. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 6. To sort things into groups based on their features
- 7. A tiny particle of light energy
- 8. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
Down
- 1. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid
- 2. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
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- 3 Across: Two or more atoms joined together (8)MOLECULE
- 4 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 5 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 6 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 7 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 8 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 1 Down: When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid (12)CONDENSATION
- 2 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. The amount of matter in an object
- 5. The steps followed to do an experiment
- 6. A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 8. The upward force that makes things float in water
Down
- 1. The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 3. A tool for measuring temperature
- 4. A final decision reached after studying results
- 7. A tiny particle of light energy
Show answers
- 2 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 5 Across: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 6 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 8 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 1 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 3 Down: A tool for measuring temperature (11)THERMOMETER
- 4 Down: A final decision reached after studying results (10)CONCLUSION
- 7 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. The amount of matter in an object
- 2. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 5. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 6. A natural solid substance found in the earth
Down
- 1. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
- 2. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 3. A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 4. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
Show answers
- 1 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 2 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 5 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 6 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 1 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 3 Down: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 4 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
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