Science words

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short (5)
  2. 9. So thin as to ___ light (11)
  3. 11. Not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy (6)
  4. 12. A fabric made from the hair of sheep (4)
  5. 14. Incapable of or resistant to bending (5)
  6. 15. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  7. 16. State of matter that flows like water (6)

Down

  1. 2. A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure (5)
  2. 3. Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (8)
  3. 4. Generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into (7)
  4. 5. Capable of being changed (8)
  5. 6. Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity (5)
  6. 7. Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (6)
  7. 8. A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (5)
  8. 10. State of matter with a fixed shape (5)
  9. 13. State of matter that fills any space, like air (3)