Puzzle Detail
Two Speed Crosswords Newspaper Science — Set 22
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 4 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 6 A test done to discover something new
- 7 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
Down
- 1 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2 A group of living things that are the same kind
- 3 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 5 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
Answers
- 2 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 4 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 6 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 7 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 1 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 2 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
- 3 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 5 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 6 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 7 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 8 The amount of space something takes up
- 9 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 10 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Down
- 1 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 2 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 4 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 5 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
Answers
- 3 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 6 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 7 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 8 Across: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 9 Across: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 10 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 1 Down: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 2 Down: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 4 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 5 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 5 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 7 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
- 8 The act of moving or changing position
- 9 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
Down
- 1 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 3 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 4 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Answers
- 2 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 5 Across: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 7 Across: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
- 8 Across: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 9 Across: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 1 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 3 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 4 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 6 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A sample of something used for study
- 4 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 6 The amount of matter in an object
- 8 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 9 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Down
- 2 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 3 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 5 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 7 The power that makes things move or change
Answers
- 1 Across: A sample of something used for study (8)SPECIMEN
- 4 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 6 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 8 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 9 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 2 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 3 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 5 Down: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 7 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 6 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 7 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 8 The act of moving or changing position
Down
- 1 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 2 Facts and information collected from experiments
- 3 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 4 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 5 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
Answers
- 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: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 1 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 2 Down: Facts and information collected from experiments (4)DATA
- 3 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 4 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 5 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS