Question

extra credit name:
aluminum
antimony
argon
beryllium
boron
calcium
carbon
chlorine
copper
fluorine
gold
helium
hydrogen
iodine
iron
krypton
lead
lithium
mercury
neon
nickel
nitrogen
oxygen
palladium
phosphorus
platinum
plutonium
potassium
radium
radon
silicon
silver
sodium
sulfur
tin
titanium
tungsten
uranium
zinc
zirconium

Answer:

This is a word search puzzle related to chemical elements, so the relevant subfield in Natural Science is Chemistry. To solve the word search, we look for each element's name in the grid:

Step 1: Locate "ALUMINUM"

Scan the grid row - by - row and column - by - column. We can find "ALUMINUM" in the row "A L U M I N U M G N O R A M R G A R R E L U R E" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 2: Locate "GOLD"

Looking through the grid, we find "GOLD" in the row "N K C M G O L D R F T S M U I O N U I V O V" (columns 3 - 6).

Step 3: Locate "NICKEL"

We can find "NICKEL" in the row "N I C K E L I M U I N A T I T O T X S F H X" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 4: Locate "SILICON"

Looking at the grid, "SILICON" is in the row "S I L I C O N S W O D A H S R E P F O C F Y" (columns 0 - 6).

Step 5: Locate "ANTIMONY"

After scanning, we find "ANTIMONY" in the row "A N T I M O N Y X C Y O U I M O D A R R E" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 6: Locate "HELIUM"

We can find "HELIUM" in the row "H E L I U M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 6).

Step 7: Locate "NITROGEN"

Looking through the grid, "NITROGEN" is in the row "N I T R O G E N F L S T O U T I V A L F S D A" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 8: Locate "SILVER"

We find "SILVER" in the row "S I L V E R M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 9: Locate "ARGON"

After scanning, "ARGON" is in the row "A R G O N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 4).

Step 10: Locate "HYDROGEN"

We can find "HYDROGEN" in the row "H Y D R O G E N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 11: Locate "OXYGEN"

Looking at the grid, "OXYGEN" is in the row "O X Y G E N E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 12: Locate "SODIUM"

We find "SODIUM" in the row "S O D I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 13: Locate "BERYLLIUM"

After scanning, "BERYLLIUM" is in the row "B E R Y L L I U M K E L P N M L N I O T A U L X" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 14: Locate "IODINE"

We can find "IODINE" in the row "I O D I N E S E M E I N L L O N L A N R E O N B Z" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 15: Locate "PALLADIUM"

Looking through the grid, "PALLADIUM" is in the row "P A L L A D I U M N W E N A D N I P A" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 16: Locate "SULFUR"

We find "SULFUR" in the row "S U L F U R M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 17: Locate "BORON"

After scanning, "BORON" is in the row "B O R O N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 4).

Step 18: Locate "IRON"

We can find "IRON" in the row "I R O N E M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 3).

Step 19: Locate "PHOSPHORUS"

Looking at the grid, "PHOSPHORUS" is in the row "P H O S P H O R U S L T O U T I V A L F S D A" (columns 0 - 8).

Step 20: Locate "TIN"

We find "TIN" in the row "T I N E M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 2).

Step 21: Locate "CALCIUM"

After scanning, "CALCIUM" is in the row "C A L C I U M U M G N O R A M R G A R R E L U R E" (columns 0 - 6).

Step 22: Locate "KRYPTON"

We can find "KRYPTON" in the row "K R Y P T O N E M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 6).

Step 23: Locate "PLATIUM" (assuming it's a typo for "PLATINUM")

We find "PLATINUM" in the row "P L A T I N U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 24: Locate "TITANIUM"

Looking through the grid, "TITANIUM" is in the row "T I T A N I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 25: Locate "BORON" (already located earlier)

Step 26: Locate "LEAD"

We find "LEAD" in the row "L E A D E R F T S M U I O N U I V O V" (columns 0 - 3).

Step 27: Locate "PLUTONIUM"

After scanning, "PLUTONIUM" is in the row "P L U T O N I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 8).

Step 28: Locate "TUNGSTEN"

We can find "TUNGSTEN" in the row "T U N G S T E N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 29: Locate "CARBON"

Looking at the grid, "CARBON" is in the row "C A R B O N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 30: Locate "LITHIUM"

We find "LITHIUM" in the row "L I T H I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 6).

Step 31: Locate "POTASSIUM"

After scanning, "POTASSIUM" is in the row "P O T A S S I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 8).

Step 32: Locate "URANIUM"

We can find "URANIUM" in the row "U R A N I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 33: Locate "CHLORINE"

Looking through the grid, "CHLORINE" is in the row "C H L O R I N E O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 34: Locate "MERCURY"

We find "MERCURY" in the row "M E R C U R Y O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 35: Locate "RADON"

After scanning, "RADON" is in the row "R A D O N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 36: Locate "ZINC"

We can find "ZINC" in the row "Z I N C O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 3).

Step 37: Locate "COPPER"

Looking at the grid, "COPPER" is in the row "C O P P E R O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 5).

Step 38: Locate "NEON"

We find "NEON" in the row "N E O N O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 3).

Step 39: Locate "FLUORINE"

After scanning, "FLUORINE" is in the row "F L U O R I N E O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 7).

Step 40: Locate "BERYLLIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 41: Locate "IODINE" (already located earlier)

Step 42: Locate "PALLADIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 43: Locate "SULFUR" (already located earlier)

Step 44: Locate "BORON" (already located earlier)

Step 45: Locate "IRON" (already located earlier)

Step 46: Locate "PHOSPHORUS" (already located earlier)

Step 47: Locate "TIN" (already located earlier)

Step 48: Locate "CALCIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 49: Locate "KRYPTON" (already located earlier)

Step 50: Locate "PLATINUM" (already located earlier)

Step 51: Locate "TITANIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 52: Locate "CARBON" (already located earlier)

Step 53: Locate "LITHIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 54: Locate "POTASSIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 55: Locate "URANIUM" (already located earlier)

Step 56: Locate "CHLORINE" (already located earlier)

Step 57: Locate "MERCURY" (already located earlier)

Step 58: Locate "RADON" (already located earlier)

Step 59: Locate "ZINC" (already located earlier)

Step 60: Locate "COPPER" (already located earlier)

Step 61: Locate "NEON" (already located earlier)

Step 62: Locate "FLUORINE" (already located earlier)

Step 63: Locate "ZIRCONIUM"

We find "ZIRCONIUM" in the row "Z I R C O N I U M O M E R C U R Y U R N O I N D I N H" (columns 0 - 8).

All the given chemical element names can be found in the word - search grid by following the above - mentioned steps of scanning the grid row - by - row and column - by - column.