Geology Word Search
Play free online Geology word search puzzles in your browser. Find hidden words themed around Geology — no download or signup required. Choose Quick, Easy, Tough, or Champ difficulty and track stars as you clear each pack.
This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: SATURATE, DOME, CATACLYSM, UNIQUE, UPHEAVAL, TALUS, TUNDRA, SHARD, CLOD, CONE, ABRADE, ASH, EXPLORE, GEODE, HADE, FACET.
Geology word list, defined
- SATURATE /sætʃʊˈreɪt/ · verb
- To fill or become filled to the maximum capacity, especially with a liquid. To make or become thoroughly soaked or impregnated. Related: soak, drench, imbue, impregnate.
- 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.
- CATACLYSM /ˈkætəklɪzəm/ · noun
- A large-scale and violent event in the natural world, such as a flood or earthquake; more broadly, a momentous and typically disastrous upheaval or catastrophe. Related: disaster, catastrophe, calamity, upheaval.
- UNIQUE /juːnik/ · adjective
- Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. Related: singular, distinct, exclusive, rare.
- UPHEAVAL /ˌʌpˈhiːvəl/ · noun
- A sudden and violent disturbance or upheaving of the earth's surface, especially as a result of an earthquake or volcanic eruption. A sudden and violent change or upheaval in a situation or organization. Related: disturbance, disruption, turmoil, chaos.
- TALUS /tɑːləs/ · noun
- The lower end of the leg bone in humans and some animals, consisting of the tibia and fibula. A rock or boulder at the foot of a mountain or cliff. Related: rocky debris, scree, boulder, fragment.
- TUNDRA /ˈtʌndrə/ · noun
- A vast, treeless region of cold, Arctic or sub-Arctic climate, typically with low vegetation and permafrost. Related: taiga, steppes, grasslands, moor.
- SHARD /ʃɑːd/ · noun
- A small, sharp piece of glass or stone, typically resulting from the breaking of a larger piece. A part or subset of a larger data set or system. Related: fragment, splinter, piece, chip.
- CLOD /klɒd/ · noun
- A clod is a compact lump of earth or clay, especially one turned up in plowing or digging. Figuratively, it denotes a stupid, clumsy, or dull-witted person. Related: lump, chunk, clump, blockhead.
- CONE /koʊn/ · noun
- A solid or surface tapering smoothly from a flat circular base to a point (the apex); also, an object shaped like this, such as a traffic marker, ice-cream holder, or the fruit of certain conifers. Related: spire, taper, pyramid.
- ABRADE /əˈbreɪd/ · verb
- To scrape or wear away a surface, especially skin or rock, by friction or rubbing. It can also describe the gradual erosion of material through repeated contact. Related: scrape, graze, wear away, erode.
- ASH /æʃ/ · noun
- The powdery grey residue left after something, such as wood, coal, or tobacco, has been burnt; also the powder-like fragmentary material ejected by volcanoes. Separately, ash denotes a tall hardwood tree of the genus Fraxinus with compound leaves and tough, flexible wood. Related: residue, remains, cinders, soot.
- EXPLORE /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ · verb
- To travel through or examine a place, subject, or idea thoroughly in order to discover more about it. Related: investigate, examine, probe, survey.
- GEODE /ˈdʒiːoʊd/ · noun
- A hollow, crystal-lined cavity, typically in a rock, that forms when a gas bubble is replaced by minerals from a solution. Related: cavity, hollow, rock cavity, mineral cavity.
- HADE /hæd/ · noun
- A valley or hollow in a hill or mountain.
- FACET /ˈfæsɪt/ · noun
- One side or face of a cut gemstone; more broadly, any one of the distinct aspects or features of a person, situation, or subject. Related: aspect, side, angle, element.
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