Quick Crosswords Quick Nature Medium — Set 18
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 6 A test done to discover something new
Down
- 1 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 2 The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 3 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 4 The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 5 The tiny building block that makes up all living things
Answers
- 6 Across: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 1 Down: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 2 Down: The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth (7)GRAVITY
- 3 Down: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 4 Down: The process of getting bigger or more developed (6)GROWTH
- 5 Down: The tiny building block that makes up all living things (4)CELL
🔬 Science Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A form of energy that makes things warm
- 5 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 6 The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock
Down
- 1 A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger
- 2 A chemical change when substances interact
- 4 The amount of matter in an object
Answers
- 3 Across: A form of energy that makes things warm (4)HEAT
- 5 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 6 Across: The remains of a plant or animal from long ago preserved in rock (6)FOSSIL
- 1 Down: A tool that makes very tiny things look bigger (10)MICROSCOPE
- 2 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 4 Down: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
- 4 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 5 A tiny particle of light energy
- 6 The steps followed to do an experiment
Down
- 1 To study something carefully to understand it
- 3 Facts that show something is true
Answers
- 2 Across: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 4 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 5 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 6 Across: The steps followed to do an experiment (9)PROCEDURE
- 1 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 3 Down: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
🔬 Science Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 The power that makes things move or change
- 4 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 6 The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 7 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
Down
- 2 A chemical change when substances interact
- 3 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 5 The amount of space something takes up
Answers
- 1 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 4 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 6 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 7 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 2 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 3 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 5 Down: The amount of space something takes up (6)VOLUME
🔬 Science Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
- 3 A tiny particle of light energy
- 5 The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 6 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
Down
- 2 How tightly packed the matter is in something
- 4 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
Answers
- 1 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 3 Across: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 5 Across: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 6 Across: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 2 Down: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 4 Down: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
Solver Notes
- 6. A test done to discover something new
- 1. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 2. The invisible force that pulls things toward the Earth
- 3. When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 4. The process of getting bigger or more developed
- 5. The tiny building block that makes up all living things
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