Quick Crosswords Quick Nature Expert — Set 12
🔬 Science Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 4. The upward force that makes things float in water
- 6. A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 1. The act of moving or changing position
- 3. A path that electricity travels along
- 5. A form of energy that makes things warm
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- 2 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 4 Across: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 6 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 1 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 3 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 5 Down: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 6. Carefully watching and noting what happens
Down
- 1. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 2. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 3. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 5. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
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- 4 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 6 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 1 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 2 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 3 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 5 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
🔬 Science Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 5. The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 7. The amount of matter in an object
- 8. A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Down
- 1. The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 2. Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 3. The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 4. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 6. A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
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- 1 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 5 Across: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 7 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 8 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 1 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 2 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 3 Down: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 4 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 6 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A substance that living things need for energy and growth
- 4. A quick back-and-forth movement
- 6. To study something carefully to understand it
Down
- 2. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- 3. A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 4. The amount of space something takes up
- 5. A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
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- 1 Across: A substance that living things need for energy and growth (8)NUTRIENT
- 4 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 6 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 2 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
- 3 Down: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 4 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
- 5 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
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Across
- 6. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
Down
- 1. A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
- 2. The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 3. To study something carefully to understand it
- 4. A curved piece of glass that bends light
- 5. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
Show answers
- 6 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 1 Down: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 2 Down: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 3 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 4 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
- 5 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
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