Science Crossword Puzzles
Cell Organelles
An organelle is a subcellular structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform in the cell, much like an organ does in the body.
Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
reflection : the law of __________ states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. [10] , refraction : when light changes speed and direction …
Chemical Bonding
lavoisier : the man who discovered the law of conservation of mass, balanced : what we call an equation with equal numbers of elements on both sides, one : the …
Measuring Matter
bottom: i read this part of the curve , graduated cylinder: i use this to measure the volume of liquids, one: the number of digits i must estimate for a valid …
Big Bang Theory
cosmology : the study of the nature and evolution of the universe, singularity : when all of the matter, energy, and space we could observe were compressed to …
The Structure of the Atom
atom: the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of the element., cathode: _____ ray originating from the cathode and traveling to the …
EM Spectrum
spectroscopy: the study of light properties depending on the wavelength , speed: what do all forms of em radiation have in common? , infrared: _______ radiation …
Levels of Cellular Organization
function: the job/activity of a cell, structure: how things are arranged in a living thing, organ system: a group of organs that work together to perform body …
The Fundamental Unit of Life
nucleolus : brain of the nucleus, chloroplasts : chromoplasts containing the pigment chlorophyll are known as , protoplasm : purkinje in 1839 coined the term , …
Plant Morphology
bulbils: it is a modified axillary bud, it stores food and becomes fleshy, cortex: an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root., …
Spinal Cord
thoracic nerve : which spinal cord regions are not involved with plexus formation?, vestibulocochlear : eight cranial nerves responsible for the sensation of …
Autonomic Nervous System
cholinergic : synapse at which acetylcholine is released and binds to the nicotinic receptor, neuritis : inflammation of a nerve, plexus : a network of spinal …
Organic Macromolecules
matter : any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume., atom : the smallest unit of matter., elements : a substance that consists of only one …
Eye Anatomy
fovea: the focal point on the retina where light is focused it also contains the highest concentration of rods & cones, vitreous: gelantinous humor that …
Water Transport in Plants
stomata : tiny holes in the leaf that water vapour escapes from., transpiration : how water moves up the plant, evaporate : what happens to the water when it …
Hormones/Endocrine System
posteriorpit: releases oxytocin and adh, acth: stimulates release of corticosteroid hormones, targets adrenal cortex, prolactin: targets mammaries; relation …
Science Vocabulary
distillation : the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling, dispersed : distributed or spread over a wide area, chromatography : a …
Space, Sun, Earth, Moon
new moon: when the moon is not visible from earth., sun: what the earth orbits., moon: what orbits the earth., rotate: what the the moon does in 28 days., …
Forensic Science
insoluble: a substance that won't dissolve, evaporation: when a liquid turns into a gas, pure: a substance that is an element or a compound, impure: a substance …
