Word SearchForces in the Earth Word Search
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This 16-word earth science word search covers earthquakes, seismic waves, and fault types for students in Grades 7–9. Hidden words include Richter scale, primary wave, secondary wave, epicenter, and fault plane, introducing measurement scales and geological structures. Use it as a vocabulary warm-up during a unit on plate tectonics, a lab-day activity, or a sub-plan assignment.
Word List
- EARTHQUAKE
- RICHTERSCALE
- MOMENTMAGNITUDE
- INTENSITY
- MODIFIEDMERCALLI
- PRIMARYWAVE
- SEISMIC
- HANGINGWALL
- FOOTWALL
- NORMALFAULT
- REVERSEFAULT
- STRIKESLIP
- FAULTPLANE
- FOCUS
- EPICENTER
- SECONDARYWAVE
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