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Five senses crossword puzzles on sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

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The Five Senses

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 1. Clear, curved outer layer that covers and protects the front of the eye
  2. 3. Relating to the eyes or the sense of vision
  3. 6. Light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye
  4. 7. Specialized cell that detects a specific type of stimulus
  5. 9. Black opening in the eye that lets light enter
  6. 10. Relating to the sense of taste
  7. 11. Rapid back-and-forth movement that produces sound
  8. 12. How high or low a sound seems to the ear
  9. 13. Relating to the senses or to physical feeling
  10. 14. Number of sound wave vibrations that occur each second

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  1. 2. Thin fiber that carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body
  2. 4. Spiral-shaped, fluid-filled part of the inner ear that helps you hear
  3. 5. Thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves strike it
  4. 8. Relating to the sense of smell
  5. 9. Brain's process of interpreting information gathered by the senses

The Five Senses

Easy · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. Sense that lets your tongue detect flavors in food
  2. 6. Describes a sound that is very strong or noisy
  3. 8. How something feels, such as smooth, rough, or bumpy
  4. 10. Vibration that travels through the air and can be heard
  5. 12. Body part used for hearing sounds
  6. 13. Sense that lets you detect sound using your ears

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  1. 2. Muscular body part in your mouth used for tasting
  2. 3. Combination of taste and smell that you notice while eating
  3. 4. Another word for a smell, pleasant or unpleasant
  4. 5. Sense that lets you see using your eyes
  5. 7. Body part used for smelling
  6. 8. Sense that lets your skin feel pressure, texture, and temperature
  7. 9. Body part used for seeing
  8. 11. Body's largest organ, used to feel touch and temperature

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