Quick Crosswords Quick Science Expert — Set 18
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 3 When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 4 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 5 A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 6 Facts that show something is true
Down
- 2 A test done to discover something new
Answers
- 1 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 3 Across: When one substance soaks up or takes in another (10)ABSORPTION
- 4 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 5 Across: A pure substance made of only one type of atom (7)ELEMENT
- 6 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 2 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A push or pull that can change how something moves
- 5 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 6 The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving
Down
- 1 A tiny particle of light energy
- 3 A community of living things and their environment working together
- 4 The speed of something in a given direction
Answers
- 2 Across: A push or pull that can change how something moves (5)FORCE
- 5 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 6 Across: The tendency of an object to stay still or keep moving (7)INERTIA
- 1 Down: A tiny particle of light energy (6)PHOTON
- 3 Down: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 4 Down: The speed of something in a given direction (8)VELOCITY
🔬 Science Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 The force that slows things down when they rub together
- 4 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 5 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 6 A substance made of two or more elements bonded together
Down
- 2 A chemical change when substances interact
- 3 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Answers
- 1 Across: The force that slows things down when they rub together (8)FRICTION
- 4 Across: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 5 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 6 Across: A substance made of two or more elements bonded together (8)COMPOUND
- 2 Down: A chemical change when substances interact (8)REACTION
- 3 Down: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
🔬 Science Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 5 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
- 6 The band of colors formed when white light is split
Down
- 1 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 2 The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life
- 3 To say what you think will happen based on evidence
Answers
- 4 Across: The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison (7)CONTROL
- 5 Across: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
- 6 Across: The band of colors formed when white light is split (8)SPECTRUM
- 1 Down: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 2 Down: The molecule inside cells that carries instructions for life (3)DNA
- 3 Down: To say what you think will happen based on evidence (7)PREDICT
🔬 Science Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 5 Carefully watching and noting what happens
- 6 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
Down
- 1 How hot or cold something is
- 2 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 3 The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice
- 4 Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined
Answers
- 5 Across: Carefully watching and noting what happens (11)OBSERVATION
- 6 Across: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 1 Down: How hot or cold something is (11)TEMPERATURE
- 2 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 3 Down: The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice (7)EROSION
- 4 Down: Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically joined (7)MIXTURE
Solver Notes
- 1. The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 3. When one substance soaks up or takes in another
- 4. The part of an experiment that stays the same for comparison
- 5. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
- 6. Facts that show something is true
- 2. A test done to discover something new
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