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Exploration & Geology Word Search

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This 6-word geology word search introduces high school earth science students to oil and gas exploration terminology. Hidden words include reservoir, porosity, permeability, seismic survey, and source rock, covering subsurface geology concepts. Use it as a vocabulary review during a unit on natural resources and petroleum geology, or as a specialized reference for vocational or technical training programs.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Geology
Grade Level:: 9th – 12th Grades
Updated March 2025

Word List

RESERVOIR
SEISMICSURVEY
POROSITY
PERMEABILITY
TRAP
SOURCEROCK

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