Solids and Liquids

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event (4)
  2. 3. Any spatial attributes (5)
  3. 8. State of matter with a fixed shape (5)
  4. 11. A ___ printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication (8)
  5. 12. Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity (5)
  6. 13. Retaining a solid form (11)
  7. 14. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  8. 15. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (4)

Down

  1. 2. Frozen water (3)
  2. 4. A tiny piece of anything (plural) (9)
  3. 5. An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it (6)
  4. 6. How loud something is, or how much space it fills (6)
  5. 7. A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (5)
  6. 9. Any object that can be used to hold things (9)
  7. 10. To cause to go into a solution (9)
  8. 14. Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin (3)