Rocks and Minerals Word Search
Pumice is a volcanic rock so full of air bubbles that it can float on water. This puzzle covers common rocks and minerals that students meet in earth science. Young rock collectors can check off the ones already in their collection.
Rocks and Minerals Word Search
| M | P | M | I | C | A | U | E | C | I | M | U | P | T | R |
| G | A | N | Y | I | D | Q | E | V | L | O | D | L | L | F |
| E | F | G | E | C | O | P | E | G | F | O | Z | B | X | T |
| T | E | V | N | L | M | B | V | V | I | X | Q | S | F | E |
| S | L | A | T | E | B | U | S | U | W | I | X | T | A | F |
| Q | D | T | I | Q | T | R | B | I | B | V | M | R | S | T |
| I | S | I | L | H | C | I | A | B | D | B | N | U | J | L |
| U | P | Q | L | I | Z | R | T | M | N | I | O | C | Q | A |
| Q | A | J | D | T | M | L | Y | E | O | E | A | S | B | S |
| T | R | Y | R | A | K | E | A | S | N | Y | L | N | N | A |
| G | R | A | N | I | T | E | S | G | T | V | R | Q | U | B |
| K | U | G | E | O | D | E | I | T | M | A | A | S | X | K |
| Q | T | T | K | I | M | E | O | Y | O | N | L | U | T | Y |
| O | I | D | S | A | N | D | S | T | O | N | E | M | L | I |
| S | R | R | Z | I | I | V | O | Z | Q | P | E | N | M | C |
Find these words
- granite
- quartz
- marble
- basalt
- limestone
- obsidian
- crystal
- geode
- mica
- feldspar
- sandstone
- igneous
- pumice
- slate
- magnetite
Show the answer key
| M | P | M | I | C | A | U | E | C | I | M | U | P | T | R |
| G | A | N | Y | I | D | Q | E | V | L | O | D | L | L | F |
| E | F | G | E | C | O | P | E | G | F | O | Z | B | X | T |
| T | E | V | N | L | M | B | V | V | I | X | Q | S | F | E |
| S | L | A | T | E | B | U | S | U | W | I | X | T | A | F |
| Q | D | T | I | Q | T | R | B | I | B | V | M | R | S | T |
| I | S | I | L | H | C | I | A | B | D | B | N | U | J | L |
| U | P | Q | L | I | Z | R | T | M | N | I | O | C | Q | A |
| Q | A | J | D | T | M | L | Y | E | O | E | A | S | B | S |
| T | R | Y | R | A | K | E | A | S | N | Y | L | N | N | A |
| G | R | A | N | I | T | E | S | G | T | V | R | Q | U | B |
| K | U | G | E | O | D | E | I | T | M | A | A | S | X | K |
| Q | T | T | K | I | M | E | O | Y | O | N | L | U | T | Y |
| O | I | D | S | A | N | D | S | T | O | N | E | M | L | I |
| S | R | R | Z | I | I | V | O | Z | Q | P | E | N | M | C |
How to play
Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. Words can run across, down or diagonally, and some are spelled backwards. Spaces are removed in the grid. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.