Quick Crosswords Quick Nature Expert — Set 20
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 6 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 7 A form of energy that makes things warm
Down
- 1 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 2 How often something happens in a given time
- 3 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 4 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 5 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
Answers
- 6 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 7 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 1 Down: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 2 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 3 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 4 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 5 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
🔬 Science Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 How hot or cold something is
- 5 A glass container used in science experiments
- 6 A form of energy that allows us to see
- 7 A push or pull that can change how something moves
Down
- 1 A chemical change when substances interact
- 3 All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 4 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Answers
- 2 Across: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 5 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 6 Across: A form of energy that allows us to see (5)LIGHT
- 7 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 1 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 3 Down: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 4 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
🔬 Science Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
- 3 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 5 The passing of traits from parents to their children
Down
- 1 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 2 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 4 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
Answers
- 1 Across: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
- 3 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 5 Across: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 1 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 2 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 4 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
🔬 Science Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A glass container used in science experiments
- 4 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 5 To find the size, amount, or degree of something
- 7 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Down
- 2 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 3 How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 6 The power that makes things move or change
Answers
- 1 Across: A glass container used in science experiments (6)BEAKER
- 4 Across: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 5 Across: To find the size, amount, or degree of something (7)MEASURE
- 7 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 2 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 3 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 6 Down: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
🔬 Science Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
- 7 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Down
- 1 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 3 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 4 The act of moving or changing position
- 5 A group of living things that are the same kind
Answers
- 2 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 6 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 7 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 1 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 3 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 4 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 5 Down: A group of living things that are the same kind (7)SPECIES
Solver Notes
- 6. A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 7. A form of energy that makes things warm
- 1. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 2. How often something happens in a given time
- 3. A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 4. The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 5. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
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