Zigzag Crosswords Science Medium — Set 19

Across

1. 3. The band of colors formed when white light is split
2. 4. The passing of traits from parents to their children
3. 6. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
4. 7. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
5. 8. A group of living things that are the same kind
6. 9. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind

Down

1. 1. Any water that falls from clouds such as rain, snow, or hail
2. 2. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
3. 5. To write down information for later use

Across

1. 1. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
2. 7. The rate at which something speeds up
3. 8. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment

Down

1. 1. Carefully watching and noting what happens
2. 2. A test done to discover something new
3. 3. A sample of something used for study
4. 4. Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
5. 5. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
6. 6. A state of matter that holds its shape

Across

1. 1. When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid

Down

Across

1. 2. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
2. 5. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
3. 7. How hot or cold something is

Down

1. 1. The speed of something in a given direction
2. 3. The distance between one wave peak and the next
3. 4. All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
4. 6. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
5. 8. Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined

Across

1. 2. A group of living things that are the same kind
2. 7. The rate at which something speeds up
3. 8. A gas in the air that living things need to breathe

Down

1. 1. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
2. 3. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
3. 4. A form of energy used to power lights and machines
4. 5. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
5. 6. To find the size, amount, or degree of something