Geology Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Geology word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

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Geology word list, defined

CONTINENT /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ · noun
One of the Earth's main continuous expanses of land — conventionally Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Also, more broadly, a large landmass as distinct from islands or seas. Related: landmass, mainland, land.
AFTERSHOCK /ˈæftərʃɒk/ · noun
A smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same area, caused by the crust adjusting to the effects of the main shock. By extension, a secondary emotional or social reaction that follows an initial shock or upheaval. Related: tremor, temblor, quake, seismic event.
DENDRITE /ˈdɛn.draɪt/ · noun
A short branching extension of a nerve cell (neuron) that receives electrical signals from other cells; also, a branching, tree-like crystalline structure or mineral formation. Related: branch, arborization, process.
ALLUVIAL /əˈluːviəl/ · adjective
Relating to or consisting of alluvium — sediment such as sand, silt, and clay deposited by flowing water, especially in riverbeds, floodplains, and deltas. Related: sedimentary, silted, depositional, fluvial.
DILUTE /daɪˈluːt/ · verb
To make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another substance to it; more broadly, to reduce the strength, concentration, or force of something. Related: weaken, thin, water down, attenuate.
CREEP /kriːp/ · verb (also noun)
To move slowly, quietly, and carefully in order to avoid being noticed; as a noun, an unpleasant person who behaves in a creepy or obsequious way. Related: sneak, slither, crawl, prowl.
ASSESSMENT /əˈsɛsmənt/ · noun
The act of evaluating or estimating the nature, quality, ability, progress, or value of a person, thing, or situation; also the resulting judgment, estimate, or determination. Related: evaluation, appraisal, estimate, judgment.
DOME /doʊm/ · noun
A rounded roof or ceiling with a roughly hemispherical shape, especially one crowning a building or room; by extension, any object or structure shaped like such a vault. Related: vault, cupola, rotunda, arch.

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