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This 56-word geology word search covers rocks, minerals, landforms, and glacial features for students in Grades 6–8. Hidden words include granite, limestone, glacier, volcano, fossil, geode, and erosion, spanning igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks alongside geographic formations. Use it as a unit review, a sub-plan activity, or a template for other earth-science vocabulary puzzles.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Geology
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated January 2020

Word List

  • GLACIER
  • GRANITE
  • FRACTURE
  • SANDSTONE
  • LIMESTONE
  • ROCK
  • GNEISS
  • SLATE
  • SCHIST
  • FOSSIL
  • TALUS
  • QUARTZ
  • PEBBLES
  • VEIN
  • FAULT
  • BED
  • CLIFF
  • MOUNTAIN
  • EROSION
  • ARETE
  • GLACIER
  • CREVASSE
  • SILT
  • CRYSTAL
  • GEODE
  • VUG
  • CAVE
  • BEDROCK
  • LAVA
  • VOLCANO
  • MINERAL
  • RIDGE
  • ASH
  • ATOLL
  • BRECCIA
  • BUTTE
  • CANYON
  • CHERT
  • COL
  • DIKE
  • DUNE
  • FJORD
  • FOLD
  • GAP
  • TILL
  • HILL
  • HORN
  • MESA
  • PEAK
  • PLUTON
  • QUARRY
  • PUMICE
  • RAVINE
  • RIVER
  • SOIL
  • SUMMIT

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