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Matter and Minerals word search with earth science vocabulary including Mohs scale and silicates.
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This 27-word earth science word search covers Chapter 2 vocabulary on matter and minerals for Grades 7–9. Hidden words include Mohs scale, silicates, diagnostic properties, ore deposit, and mineral resources, spanning mineral identification and classification. Use it as a pre-test review, a homework assignment, or a sub-plan activity for students completing a mineralogy chapter.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Earth Science
Grade Level:
7th – 9th Grades
Updated November 2025

Word List

  • AMBIGUOUSPROPERTIES
  • ATOMS
  • CLEAVAGE
  • COLOR
  • CRYSTALSHAPE
  • DENSITY
  • DIAGNOSTICPROPERTIES
  • ECONOMICMINERALS
  • ELEMENT
  • FRACTURE
  • HARDNESS
  • LUSTER
  • MINERAL
  • MINERALOGY
  • MINERALRESOURCES
  • MOHSSCALE
  • NONRENEWABLE
  • NONSILICATES
  • OREDEPOSIT
  • RENEWABLE
  • ROCK
  • ROCKFORMINGMINERALS
  • SILICATES
  • SILICONOXYGENTETRAHEDRON
  • SPECIFICGRAVITY
  • STREAK
  • TENACITY

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