Young World Puzzles — June 5, 2015

June 04, 2015 05:56 pm | Updated 07:05 pm IST

Crossword For You

Veena Prasad

Across

1. What you find on a beach (4)

3. To purify water by evaporating and condensing (6)

7. Eight limbed sea creature (7)

8. What a liquid does if its container is punctured (4)

9. Glass tank that houses water

creatures (8)

10. A means of water transport (4)

13. Frozen water (3)

14. The taste of sea water (5)

15. A feeling of requiring a drink

of water (6)

16. To purify water by passing it through a porous material (6)

17. Water makes a surface ____ (3)

Down

1. Water that does not contain dissolved salts is _____ (4)

2. Aquatic bird that quacks (4)

3. Biome with little or no water (6)

4. _______ vents in the ocean emit hot water (7)

5. Large body of freshwater surrounded by land (4)

6. Insect that breeds in stagnant

water (8)

10. To wash oneself with water (5)

11. The number of states that water can exist in (5)

12. ______ electric power is generated using water (5)

14. To stay afloat on water (4)

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Quizz Whizz

Gina Neutron

Sally Ride, a physicist and astronaut, was honoured by Google with a doodle on her 64 birth anniversary. What was her achievement in space science?

A colourful beetle is lying on a green leaf for its feed. These beetle feeds on green leaf and plants. Photo: M. Balaji

The Pantheon in Rome is an ancient temple-like structure with an opening in its dome. What is this opening called?

True or False: Sandwich, the food item, is named after a person.

These glands located near the eyes produce tears. What are they called? — Photo: G.R.N Somashekar

Golf is played on a large, grassy area called a course. How many holes does a standard golf course have?

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KIdspot

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Sudoku

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