Puzzle Detail
Two Speed Crosswords Newspaper Nature — Set 11
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 5 The speed of something in a given direction
- 7 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
Down
- 1 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 2 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 4 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 6 To write down information for later use
- 8 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Answers
- 3 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 5 Across: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
- 7 Across: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 1 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 2 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 4 Down: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 6 Down: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 8 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 The rate at which something speeds up
- 5 A glass container used in science experiments
- 6 A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 7 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 8 The natural home of an animal or plant
- 9 To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 1 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 2 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 4 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
Answers
- 3 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 5 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 6 Across: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 7 Across: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 8 Across: The natural home of an animal or plant (7)HABITAT
- 9 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 1 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 2 Down: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 4 Down: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 5 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 6 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 8 A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 10 All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 11 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Down
- 2 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 3 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 4 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 7 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 9 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
Answers
- 1 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 5 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 6 Across: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 8 Across: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 10 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 11 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 2 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 3 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 4 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 7 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 9 Down: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 4 The amount of matter in an object
- 7 How hot or cold something is
Down
- 2 The process of making new living things
- 3 A sample of something used for study
- 4 The force that makes magnets attract or repel
- 5 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 6 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Answers
- 1 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 4 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 7 Across: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 2 Down: The process of making new living things (12)REPRODUCTION
- 3 Down: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 4 Down: The force that makes magnets attract or repel (9)MAGNETISM
- 5 Down: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 6 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 3 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 5 The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky
- 7 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 8 A path that electricity travels along
Down
- 2 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 4 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 6 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Answers
- 1 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 3 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 5 Across: The path water takes as it moves between Earth and sky (11)WATER CYCLE
- 7 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 8 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 2 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 4 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 6 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL