Science Word Search — Hard
Play a free online Science word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.
Words to find
- ARCHEOLOGY
- CYTOPLASM
- DECIDUOUS
- CONDITION
- CELESTIAL
- CONVENTION
- CONTINENT
- ELEMENT
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Science word list, defined
- ARCHEOLOGY /ˌɑːrkiˈɒlədʒi/ · noun
- The scientific study of human history and prehistory through the excavation and analysis of artifacts, structures, and other physical remains. Related: excavation, antiquarianism, paleontology.
- CYTOPLASM /ˈsaɪtəˌplæzəm/ · noun
- The jelly-like substance, composed mostly of water, salts, and proteins, that fills the interior of a cell and surrounds the nucleus and other organelles; it is the medium in which most cellular metabolic activity occurs. Related: protoplast, cell fluid, cytosol.
- DECIDUOUS /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ · adjective
- Shedding or falling off at a particular season or stage of growth, especially the leaves of trees and shrubs in autumn. More broadly, something that is not lasting or permanent. Related: seasonal, ephemeral, temporary, transitory.
- CONDITION /kənˈdɪʃən/ · noun
- The state of something or someone, especially with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order; also a circumstance or prerequisite that must be met. Related: state, shape, situation, stipulation.
- CELESTIAL /səˈlɛstʃəl/ · adjective
- Relating to the sky or the heavens, especially to heavenly bodies such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars. By extension, it describes anything supremely good, beautiful, or perfect, evoking the divine or otherworldly. Related: heavenly, astronomical, divine, ethereal.
- CONVENTION /kənˈvɛnʃən/ · noun
- A convention is an established custom, practice, or accepted way of doing things within a group or society. It also refers to a large formal assembly of people, such as a political party's delegates or members of a profession, who meet to discuss shared interests. Related: custom, tradition, norm, practice.
- CONTINENT /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ · noun
- One of the Earth's main continuous expanses of land — conventionally Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Also, more broadly, a large landmass as distinct from islands or seas. Related: landmass, mainland, land.
- ELEMENT /ˈɛlɪmənt/ · noun
- A fundamental or essential part of something larger; in chemistry and physics, a substance consisting of atoms all with the same atomic number that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means. Related: component, constituent, ingredient, factor.
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