Science Crossword Puzzles
Variation Trait and Genetic Technology
autosomal: 22 pairs of chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes, variation: difference between individuals of the same species, genome: complete set of genetic …
Inheritance
recessive: trait that can be masked by it's dominant form, alleles: different types of a gene, genetics: scientific study of heredity, phenotype: an organisms …
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 …
Cell & Cell Organelles
cell membrane : the protective outer layer of a cell, organelle : organized or specialized structures within a living cell , prokaryote : single celled organism …
Classification of Matter
liquid : matter with definite volume but no definite shape that can flow from one place to another, heterogeneous : a type of mixture in which the substances …
C2 Bonding and Properties of Matter
polymers : long chains of covalent bonds, charged : free and ... particles are needed to conduct, diamond : a carbon allotrope, high b.p , 4 bonds, does not …
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
solution: another name for homogeneous mixture, molecule: a compound in which the atoms are held together by covalent bonds, nucleus: neutrons and protons are …
Covalent Compounds
covalent bond : bond when an atom shares one or more pairs of electrons (2 words), molecular orbital : space shared electrons move within (2 words), bond length …
Lymphatic System
spleen : largest organ in the lymphatic system? , thymus : creates t-cells?, lymph nodes : where does lymph pass through?, venous : accessory to what system?, …
Meteor Shower
solar system : a star and all of the objects that travel around it., comets : balls of rock, dust, and ice that orbit the sun., meteoritics : the study of …
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 …
Mixtures and Solutions
suspension: mixture in which a substance will not dissolve in another and quickly separates. , solute: a substance that dissolves to make a solution when it is …
Virus Vocabulary
emergingviruses : a newly appeared virus, prophage : the latent form of a bacteriophage , provirus : the genetic material of a virus that the virus uses to …
Systems and Thermodynamics
temperature : a number that corresponds to the coldness/hotness of an object, closed : type of system that allows energy, but not matter to pass in and out of …
Ecosystem Balance
limiting factor: a resource or condition which limits the growth or distribution of an organism or population within an ecosystem., symbiosis: interactions …
Light & Sound
light: faster than sound and not as loud , reflect: i don't let things get to me. i just let them bounce off., absorb: the transfer of the energy of the wave to …
Thermodynamics
kinetic : the energy an object has due to its motion., phase change : a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical …
Life Cycle of a Star
protostar : a young star that is still gathering mass from the surrounding clouds of gas, black dwarf : a dead star which is no longer hot or bright, super …
