The Earth's Surface Word Search

Use the clues below to find words associated with the earth's surface.  Draw a circle around the words you find. 

Clues 

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The wearing away of rock through wind, water, ice, and gravity. 

A natural inorganic solid that has its own characteristics. 

A large formation of ice that moves slowly and becomes larger as it picks up ice and snow in its path.   

The organic material that comes from the decay of decomposed plants and makes soil fertile.  

The balance between the earth's crust as it sinks due to heavy land masses upon its surface and rises as the land masses become smaller due to erosion.   

Triangular-shaped land that is formed at the mouth of a river and empties into a lake or an ocean. 

The study of the earth's history, rocks, minerals, and structure.

A machine that measures and records the movement of the ground during an earthquake.

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