Quick Crosswords Quick Nature Hard — Set 14
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 To write down information for later use
- 5 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 6 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Down
- 1 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 2 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 3 The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
Answers
- 4 Across: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 5 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 6 Across: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 1 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 2 Down: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 3 Down: The bending of light as it passes from one material to another (10)REFRACTION
🔬 Science Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 7 A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth
Down
- 2 To write down information for later use
- 3 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
- 4 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 5 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 6 Anything that takes up space and has weight
Answers
- 1 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 7 Across: A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements deep inside Earth (10)EARTHQUAKE
- 2 Down: To write down information for later use (6)RECORD
- 3 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
- 4 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 5 Down: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 6 Down: Anything that takes up space and has weight (6)MATTER
🔬 Science Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 4 A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals
- 6 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
Down
- 1 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 3 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 5 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
Answers
- 2 Across: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 4 Across: A hard solid piece of the Earth made of minerals (4)ROCK
- 6 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 1 Down: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 3 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
- 5 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
🔬 Science Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 7 When water changes from a liquid to a gas
- 8 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 9 A tiny particle of light energy
Down
- 1 How often something happens in a given time
- 2 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
- 3 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 4 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 5 The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 6 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 7 Across: When water changes from a liquid to a gas (11)EVAPORATION
- 8 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 9 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 1 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 2 Down: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 3 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 4 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 5 Down: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 6 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
🔬 Science Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 4 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 5 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
- 7 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
Down
- 2 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 3 A curved piece of glass that bends light
Answers
- 1 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 4 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 5 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 6 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 7 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 2 Down: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 3 Down: A curved piece of glass that bends light (4)LENS
Solver Notes
- 4. To write down information for later use
- 5. The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 6. Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
- 1. The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 2. An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 3. The bending of light as it passes from one material to another
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