Science Crossword Puzzles
Outer Space
axis : an imaginary straight line joining the north and south poles of the earth, a year : what is it called when the earth has completed one rotation around …
Digestion and Excretory System
small intestines : most of the digestive process takes place here, kidneys : pair of organs that filter water and waste, mouth : the first location in …
Genetic Variation
chromosome: a structure of dna found in the nucleus, dna: carries the genetic information (as a sequence of bases that form a code), base sequence: the order of …
Science & Nature
atom : smallest unit of an element., solar system : sun and its orbiting planets., photosynthesis : process plants use to convert light into energy., gravity : …
Cell Processes and Energy
energy: what cells need to carry out life functions, chlorophyll: what gives plants their green color, glucose: a simple sugar that is a product of …
Divisions of Kingdom Plantae
gametophyte: haploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant; produces gametes, embryo: young, developing plant with rudimentary root and shoot systems …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
