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Rocks and Plate Tectonics Word Search

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This 20-word geology word search covers Earth's structure and plate tectonics for Grades 5–7. Hidden words span the layers of Earth (crust, mantle, inner core), geological processes (earthquakes, volcanoes, faults), and related sciences (seismology, fossils). Use it as a unit review, vocabulary warm-up, or substitute-teacher activity for earth science class.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Geology
Grade Level:: 5th – 7th Grades
Updated November 2025

Word List

ATMOSPHERE
CRUST
EARTH
EARTHQUAKE
FAULT
FOSSIL
GEOLOGY
INNERCORE
LAYERS
MANTLE
MINERALS
OUTERCORE
OZONE
PLATES
ROCKS
SCIENTIST
SEALEVEL
SEISMOLOGY
SHIFTING
VOLCANO

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