
A comprehensive collection of physics crosswords covering the full secondary curriculum, fully aligned to GCSE, specifications.
What’s included105 individual crossword worksheets in Word (.docx) format, covering an exceptionally wide range of physics topics. Every crossword includes a grid, numbered across/down clues, and a mix of vocabulary recall and short numerical calculation clues — making them genuinely challenging rather than simple word searches.
Topic crosswords (single-topic focus):
- Waves: Wave Basics, Wave Equation, 2nd Year Waves Revision
- Light & Optics: Colour, Light, Lens, Refraction, Optical Communication, UV Light, AQA Optics
- Heat: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Heat Transfer
- Electricity: Current Flow, Voltage, Domestic Electricity, Cost of Electricity, Electrical Safety, Static Electricity, Plug
- Electromagnetism: Electromagnetism, Magnetism, Magnets & Electromagnets, Motors & Generators, Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Forces & Motion: Force Ideas, Force & Motion, Motion, Flight, Pressure, Pressure Equation, Gravity & Stopping Distance
- Energy: Energy Forms, Energy Sources, Work Energy & Power
- Nuclear & Atomic: Atomic Structure, Radioactivity, Decay, Fission & Fusion, Rutherford Scattering, Gamma & X-Rays, Radiation
- Space: Solar System, Stars & Universe, Space Physics
- Sound: Sound
- Seasonal/general: Christmas General, Christmas Nativity
GCSE revision crosswords:
- GCSE Revision Crosswords 1, 2 & 3
- GCSE Units Crosswords 1 & 2
- GCSE Extension Crossword
- GCSE Formulae Crosswords — Foundation Tier 1 & 2, Higher Tier 1 & 2
- Mock 2006 Revision Crosswords 1 & 2
IGCSE section crosswords (by syllabus section):
- 4.1 Energy Transfers · 4.2 Thermal Energy · 4.3 Work & Power · 4.4 Energy Resources & Electricity Generation
- 7.1 Atoms & Radioactivity · 7.2 Radiation & Half-Life · 7.3 Applications of Radioactivity · 7.4 Particles
Year-group revision crosswords:
- 3rd Year Revision A & B + Sheets 1–2
- 4th Year Revision
- Physics 1 Revision A & B + Sheets 1–7
- Physics 2 Revision A & B + Sheets 1–7
- Physics 3 Revision A & B + Sheets 1–6
How Science Works (HSW) crosswords:
- HSW Glossary B, C & P
- HSW Project Crosswords Q1–9, Q10–22, Q23–Summary
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