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Geology word search with earth-science vocabulary including volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics.
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This 26-word geology word search covers major earth-science topics for Grades 6–8, including rocks, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, fossils, and geological processes. Hidden words span igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock types; geomorphology; paleontology; and hazards like landslides and seismic activity. Use it as a unit review, a vocabulary warm-up, or a sub-plan activity in an earth-science class.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Geology
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated May 2023

Word List

  • ROCKS
  • MINERALS
  • VOLCANOES
  • EARTHQUAKES
  • PLATETECTONICS
  • FOSSILS
  • SEDIMENTARY
  • METAMORPHIC
  • IGNEOUS
  • EROSION
  • GEOLOGICALTIME
  • GEOLOGICFORMATIONS
  • GEOMORPHOLOGY
  • SEISMICACTIVITY
  • FAULTLINES
  • GEODES
  • CRYSTALS
  • LANDSLIDES
  • CAVES
  • GEOLOGICHAZARDS
  • GLACIERS
  • MINERALOGY
  • PALEONTOLOGY
  • STRATIGRAPHY
  • OREDEPOSITS
  • GEOLOGICPROCESSES

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