Science Crossword Puzzles
Gas Exchange and Respiration
trachea: this tube runs from the mouth, down the throat towards the lungs., ventilation: air gets into and out of the body by the physical process of breathing, …
Matter: Compounds and Mixtures
heterogeneous : a type of mixture in which the substances are not evenly mixed, homogeneous : a type of mixture in which the substances are evenly mixed., …
Biology #1
omnivore : living organism that eats meat and plants, nucleus : what houses the dna, glucose : another word for sugar (c6 h12 o6), chlorophyll : the green …
DNA and Gene Expression
transcription: the process in which dna is used to build a messenger rna., deoxyribose: sugar found in dna, replication: the process in which dna makes a copy …
Planet Earth & Beyond
moon : a cool, round object that always orbits around the earth., gravity : the pull that holds things on earth., surface : the outside part or uppermost layer …
Space and the Universe
gravity : the force of attraction that exists between any two masses, whether they be stars, microscopic particles or any other bodies with mass., atom : the …
The Skin Structure
epidermis : top layer of skin, dermis : known as the true skin, subcutaneous : mainly made up of fat cells, corneum : the “horny” layer of skin, lucidum : …
Non Mendelian Genetics
frequency : number of occurrences of a periodic or recurrent process, pleiotropy : production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects, …
Energy Through Waves
vibration: how is energy transferred in a wave?, extended: light bands in a parallel wave., parallel: the direction of vibration of this type of wave (left and …
Miraculous Microbes
prokaryote: a single celled organism., recombinant: _____ dna. dna created by scientists using bacteria to help produce insulin., hypothesis: a prediction or …
Body Parts and Organs
pancreas : an organ near the stomach that produces insulin and a liquid that helps the body to digest food, windpipe : the tube in the body that carries air …
Forces and Newtons Laws
force: a push or pull, net force: the sum of all the forces acting on an object , friction: the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are …
Circulatory and Respiratory System
arteries: carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, capillaries: the smallest blood vessels in the body, veins: carry de-oxygenated blood to the heart, …
Energy Stores & Pathways
kinetic : anything moving has energy in this store, gravitational : anything that has mass and has the potential to 'fall', mechanical : energy pathway due to a …
Chemistry of Substances
catalyst : a substance that increases the speed of a chemical reaction without being used up., dissolve :when a substance breaks up and mixes completely with a …
Real Life Chemistry
sacrificial: _______ metal is an inexpensive substance coating an object to prevent corrosion (2 words), greenhouse: ________ gas is a type of substance leads …
Light Revision
refraction : light changes direction, reflection : light bounces off a surface, plane : flat, translucent : a material that allows some light through but some …
Soluble and Insolube Subtances
soil : insoluble substance; we plant flowers in _________ , metal : insoluble substance; ________ is hard and heavy, chalk : insoluble substance; we use …
Obstetrics
pitocin: used for the induction of labor, to treat incomplete abortion, and postpartum bleeding., gyn: abbreviation for gynecology , ob: abbreviation for …
Science and Experiments
body: the whole of a person, plant, or animal, convert: to change something into another form, distinct: separate, erosion: a gradual wearing away, formula: a …
States of Matter Summary
sublimation : solid to gas, freezing : the opposite of melting, different: a compound is a substance that is made up of _____________ types of element …
