Name: ______________________
Earth Science - Word Scramble
Direction: Unscramble the vocabulary words in the right column. Match the words to the definitions
in the left column.
a) The preserved remains or traces of ancient _____ 1) ONTIPODESI
organisms. ____________________
b) One massive supercontinent that formed about 300 _____ 2) REOHATMESP
million years ago. ____________________
c) A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. _____ 3) TEIMACL
d) The average weather in a place taken over a long ____________________
time.
_____ 4) THQKERUAEA
e) The condition, like temperature, clouds, rain, and ____________________
wind, of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time and
place. _____ 5) RALNEMI
____________________
f) A warming of Earth’s surface and the lowest layer of
the atmosphere caused by the presence of carbon _____ 6) NOCAVOL
dioxide, and certain other gases in the air. ____________________
g) Giant pieces of the lithosphere that form the Earth’s _____ 7) CKRO
surface. ____________________
h) A sudden shaking and vibration of the earth’s crust _____ 8) BALGLO RMINGWA
that is caused by a release of energy stored in rocks. _________ ________
i) Naturally occurring solid material that is usually made _____ 9) ERATHWE
up of one or more minerals. ____________________
j) Solid, non-living material found naturally on earth
_____ 10) ENGRESEHOU EFCTFE
with a definite chemical composition.
_________ ________
k) An opening in the Earth’s crust where molten rock
and gases are erupted. _____ 11) ILSFOS
____________________
l) The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces over
time. _____ 12) EAGAPAN
____________________
m) The dropping off and layering of sediments in a new
location. _____ 13) INGHERWEAT
____________________
n) A gradual rise in the average temperature of the
Earth as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases in _____ 14) TONTECIC TESPLA
the atmosphere. _________ ________
Name: ______________________
Earth Science - Word Scramble - Answer Key
Direction: Unscramble the vocabulary words in the right column. Match the words to the definitions
in the left column.
a) The preserved remains or traces of ancient __m__ 1) ONTIPODESI
organisms. __DEPOSITION________
b) One massive supercontinent that formed about 300 __c__ 2) REOHATMESP
million years ago. __ATMOSPHERE_______
c) A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. __d__ 3) TEIMACL
d) The average weather in a place taken over a long __CLIMATE___________
time.
__h__ 4) THQKERUAEA
e) The condition, like temperature, clouds, rain, and __EARTHQUAKE_______
wind, of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time and
place. __j__ 5) RALNEMI
__MINERAL__________
f) A warming of Earth’s surface and the lowest layer of
the atmosphere caused by the presence of carbon __k__ 6) NOCAVOL
dioxide, and certain other gases in the air. __VOLCANO__________
g) Giant pieces of the lithosphere that form the Earth’s __i__ 7) CKRO
surface. __ROCK______________
h) A sudden shaking and vibration of the earth’s crust __n__ 8) BALGLO RMINGWA
that is caused by a release of energy stored in rocks. __GLOBAL WARMING__
i) Naturally occurring solid material that is usually made __e__ 9) ERATHWE
up of one or more minerals. __WEATHER__________
j) Solid, non-living material found naturally on earth
__f__ 10) ENGRESEHOU EFCTFE
with a definite chemical composition.
_GREENHOUSE EFFECT_
k) An opening in the Earth’s crust where molten rock
and gases are erupted. __a__ 11) ILSFOS
__FOSSIL_____________
l) The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces over
time. __b__ 12) EAGAPAN
__PANGAEA__________
m) The dropping off and layering of sediments in a new
location. __l__ 13) INGHERWEAT
__WEATHERING_______
n) A gradual rise in the average temperature of the
Earth as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases in __g__ 14) TONTECIC TESPLA
the atmosphere. __TECTONIC_ _PLATES_
