Science Crossword Puzzles
The Planets
venus: _____ is the hottest planet in our solar system, uranus: this planet rotates on its side ______, neptune: ______ is a dark, cold and very windy planet, …
DNA & Mitosis
spindle: long proteins used to move chromosomes around the cell., nucleotides: dna is made of a sequence of many of these in pairs., metaphase: spindle attaches …
Protein Metabolism
glucogenic : is an amino acid that can be converted into glucose through gluconeogenesis., protein : biochemical polymer in which the monomer units are amino …
Relative and Absolute Dating
isotopes : these are tiny invisible ingredients inside a rock, nitrogen 14 : formed when carbon-14 decay, absolute dating : provides actual numerical ages, …
Other Members of the Solar System
asteroidbelt : celestial body that sits inbetween mars and jupiter, atmosphere : something most asteroids do not have, meteor : small rocky objects, meteoroid …
Chemical Tests
sulfate : what anion forms a white precipitate when added to a solution of barium chloride?, calcium : burns with an orange-red flame., oxygen : a glowing …
Solubility
solution : a mixture of a liquid with a dissolved solid, filtration : a separation method used to separate sand from water, filtrate : the name of the solution …
Mixing and Separating
solution : a liquid with a solid dissolved in it (8), solid : type of matter where particles are tightly arranged together (5), solute : a solid which is …
Reproduction and Growth of Plants
pistil: female part of the flower, where the egg cells are produced to create seeds., pollen: tiny structures that contain cells that will later become sperm …
Physics - 2
projectile: an object that only has gravity acting upon it, time: measured in seconds or hours, air drag: is significant when an object is traveling at a high …
Transport Across Membranes
diffusion: process of movement of molecules under a concentration gradient, hydrophilic: substances that have an affinity for water often because of the …
DNA / Mutations Vocabulary
dna: double helix molecule containing genetic information that makes up a chromosome, pyrimidines: cytosine and thymine, neutral mutation: the changes in the …
Lifecycle of a Star
proto star : the earliest formation of a star, red giant : a luminous giant star in the late stages of its evolution, black hole : a region of space with …
Periodic Table Revision
atomic weight:original system for ordering elements (6, 6), group 1:soft, low density metals which are very reactive (5, 1), dmitri mendeleev:scientist who …
