Quick Crosswords Quick Nature Medium — Set 14
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6 Carefully watching and noting what happens
Down
- 1 The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 2 The act of moving or changing position
- 3 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 5 To study something carefully to understand it
Answers
- 4 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 6 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 1 Down: The slow process of living things changing over many years (9)EVOLUTION
- 2 Down: The act of moving or changing position (6)MOTION
- 3 Down: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 5 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
🔬 Science Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 The steps followed to do an experiment
- 5 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 6 A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava
Down
- 1 A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 2 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 4 The amount of matter in an object
Answers
- 3 Across: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 5 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 6 Across: A mountain with an opening that can erupt hot lava (7)VOLCANO
- 1 Down: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 2 Down: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 4 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 4 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 5 Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears
Down
- 1 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 2 The amount of matter in an object
- 3 Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind
Answers
- 1 Across: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 4 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 5 Across: Vibrations that travel through the air and are heard by ears (5)SOUND
- 1 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 2 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 3 Down: Small pieces of rock and soil carried by water and wind (8)SEDIMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A path that electricity travels along
- 5 To study something carefully to understand it
- 6 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Down
- 2 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 4 A pattern of energy moving through space or matter
Answers
- 1 Across: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT
- 5 Across: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 6 Across: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
- 2 Down: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 3 Down: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 4 Down: A pattern of energy moving through space or matter (4)WAVE
🔬 Science Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 6 A form of energy used to power lights and machines
Down
- 1 The distance between one wave peak and the next
- 2 A chemical change when substances interact
- 3 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 4 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 5 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Answers
- 6 Across: A form of energy used to power lights and machines (11)ELECTRICITY
- 1 Down: The distance between one wave peak and the next (10)WAVELENGTH
- 2 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 3 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 4 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 5 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
Solver Notes
- 4. The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
- 6. Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 1. The slow process of living things changing over many years
- 2. The act of moving or changing position
- 3. The steps followed to do an experiment
- 5. To study something carefully to understand it
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