Puzzle Detail
Staircase Crosswords Small Science Medium — Set 12
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🔬 Science Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment
- 3 A tool that makes far-away things look closer
- 6 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 8 A natural solid substance found in the earth
- 9 A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily
Down
- 1 A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information
- 4 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 5 The upward force that makes things float in water
- 7 A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
Answers
- 2 Across: An educated guess about what will happen in an experiment (10)HYPOTHESIS
- 3 Across: A tool that makes far-away things look closer (9)TELESCOPE
- 6 Across: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 8 Across: A natural solid substance found in the earth (7)MINERAL
- 9 Across: A material that electricity or heat can pass through easily (9)CONDUCTOR
- 1 Down: A thread-like structure in cells that carries genetic information (10)CHROMOSOME
- 4 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 5 Down: The upward force that makes things float in water (8)BUOYANCY
- 7 Down: A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container (6)LIQUID
🔬 Science Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily
- 3 How often something happens in a given time
- 5 Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface
- 7 All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive
- 8 A community of living things and their environment working together
Down
- 2 A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another
- 4 When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear
- 6 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
Answers
- 1 Across: A material that does not let electricity or heat pass through easily (9)INSULATOR
- 3 Across: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
- 5 Across: Related to the large plates that make up Earth's surface (8)TECTONIC
- 7 Across: All the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive (10)METABOLISM
- 8 Across: A community of living things and their environment working together (9)ECOSYSTEM
- 2 Down: A mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another (8)SOLUTION
- 4 Down: When a solid mixes into a liquid and seems to disappear (8)DISSOLVE
- 6 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
🔬 Science Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 The rate at which something speeds up
- 5 A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children
- 6 A quick back-and-forth movement
- 7 Facts that show something is true
- 8 A change in a living thing that helps it survive
Down
- 1 The central part of a cell that controls its activity
- 2 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 4 A test done to discover something new
Answers
- 3 Across: The rate at which something speeds up (12)ACCELERATION
- 5 Across: A unit of information that passes traits from parents to children (4)GENE
- 6 Across: A quick back-and-forth movement (9)VIBRATION
- 7 Across: Facts that show something is true (8)EVIDENCE
- 8 Across: A change in a living thing that helps it survive (10)ADAPTATION
- 1 Down: The central part of a cell that controls its activity (7)NUCLEUS
- 2 Down: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 4 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
🔬 Science Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 When light bounces off a surface like a mirror
- 7 An object that attracts iron and some other metals
- 8 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 9 The power that makes things move or change
Down
- 2 A test done to discover something new
- 3 A gas in the air that living things need to breathe
- 4 A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth
- 5 Any living thing such as a plant or animal
- 6 How often something happens in a given time
Answers
- 1 Across: When light bounces off a surface like a mirror (10)REFLECTION
- 7 Across: An object that attracts iron and some other metals (6)MAGNET
- 8 Across: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 9 Across: The power that makes things move or change (6)ENERGY
- 2 Down: A test done to discover something new (10)EXPERIMENT
- 3 Down: A gas in the air that living things need to breathe (6)OXYGEN
- 4 Down: A glass building for growing plants or the warming effect on Earth (10)GREENHOUSE
- 5 Down: Any living thing such as a plant or animal (8)ORGANISM
- 6 Down: How often something happens in a given time (9)FREQUENCY
🔬 Science Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things
- 4 A state of matter that holds its shape
- 5 The amount of matter in an object
- 10 The passing of traits from parents to their children
- 11 How tightly packed the matter is in something
Down
- 2 The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything
- 3 A state of matter that spreads to fill any space
- 6 To study something carefully to understand it
- 7 Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured
- 8 To sort things into groups based on their features
- 9 A path that electricity travels along
Answers
- 1 Across: The breaking down of rocks by weather, water, and living things (10)WEATHERING
- 4 Across: A state of matter that holds its shape (5)SOLID
- 5 Across: The amount of matter in an object (4)MASS
- 10 Across: The passing of traits from parents to their children (8)HEREDITY
- 11 Across: How tightly packed the matter is in something (7)DENSITY
- 2 Down: The smallest piece of matter that makes up everything (4)ATOM
- 3 Down: A state of matter that spreads to fill any space (3)GAS
- 6 Down: To study something carefully to understand it (7)ANALYZE
- 7 Down: Something in an experiment that can be changed or measured (8)VARIABLE
- 8 Down: To sort things into groups based on their features (8)CLASSIFY
- 9 Down: A path that electricity travels along (7)CIRCUIT