The Elements
Across
- 3. a soft, metallic element found in limestone, marble and chalk.
- 9. the main gas in the air.
- 10. a flammable and explosive gas.
- 11. this is used to make bikes, golf clubs and baseball bats.
- 12. a light metal used for making planes, pots and pans.
- 14. used in bleach, swimming pools and salt!
- 16. this is used in alloys with copper or nickel to make gyroscopes and springs
- 17. this is found in fertilisers
- 21. a gas used in lights and signs
- 22. this is necessary for respiration.
- 24. this is used in jet engines and high-speed aircrafts.
- 25. this is used in light bulbs.
Down
- 1. this will float your balloon.
- 2. this is used in toothpaste and drinking water.
- 4. this stinks and is used to make a certain type of acid...
- 5. this reacts vigorously with water
- 6. this is called the “essential trace element” because very small amounts of chromium are necessary for human health
- 7. this is used to form many alloys.
- 8. this is used in soft drinks!
- 13. this is used in some medicines and is essential for animal and plant life.
- 15. used in electronics and for making glass.
- 18. this metal is used for alloys with aluminium, manganese, iron, and other metals.
- 19. a soft metal that combines with chlorine to make salt.
- 20. this is used as a rocket fuel igniter and in pyrotechnic flares
- 23. Found in coal, living things, oil and gas.