Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science – 1 Table of Contents Vocabulary Words Worksheets Alphabetical Order Definitions Sentence Writing Word Scramble Illustrations Riddle Making Answers 1 2-10 2 3 4 5 6-8 9-10 11 1. luster 2. vent 3. earthquake 4. soil 5. lava 6. weathering 7. magma 8. fault 9. epicenter 10. volcano 11. mineral 12. crater 13. plates 14. molecule 15. property © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 1 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science luster weathering mineral vent magma crater earthquake fault plates soil epicenter molecule lava volcano property Write each vocabulary term in alphabetical order. 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ 3. ___________________________________ 4. ___________________________________ 5. ___________________________________ 6. ___________________________________ 7. ___________________________________ 8. ___________________________________ 9. ___________________________________ 10. ___________________________________ 11. ___________________________________ 12. ___________________________________ 13. ___________________________________ 14. ___________________________________ 15. ___________________________________ © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 2 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science Match each term with its definition. Write the letter that matches the definition with the term. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Mix of weathered rock Hot, molten liquid rock Point on Earth’s surface directly over the focus of an earthquake Mountain that develops where magna erupts onto Earth’s surface Connection between crater and magma Opening of a volcano Characteristic of objects Solid, natural, inorganic substance Hot, molten rock Shaking of Earth’s crust _____________ 1. vent _____________ 2. earthquake _____________ 3. soil _____________ 4. lava _____________ 5. magma ______________ 6. epicenter ______________ 7. volcano ______________ 8. mineral ______________ 9. crater ______________ 10. property © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 3 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science crater luster property earthquake magma soil epicenter mineral vent fault molecule volcano lava plates weathering Chose any ten (10) of the fifteen earth science vocabulary words and use each in a sentence. Circle each vocabulary word used. 1. __________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________ 10. __________________________________________ © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 4 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science Unscramble each vocabulary word. Have fun! 1. vlaa ___________________ 2. amgam ___________________ 3. ovlnaco ___________________ 4. salpte ___________________ 5. eyoptrpr ___________________ 6. kqutarehae ___________________ 7. rtusle ___________________ 8. tepicener ___________________ 9. inwtheareg ___________________ 10. amlenir ___________________ 11. olecmuel ___________________ 12. racter ___________________ 13. isol ___________________ 14. ntev ___________________ 15. tfula ___________________ © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 5 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science Draw an illustration to represent each of the following vocabulary terms. 1. luster 2. vent 3. earthquake 4. soil 5. lave © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 6 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science Draw an illustration to represent each of the following vocabulary terms. 1. weathering 2. magma 3. fault 4. epicenter 5. volcano © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 7 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science Draw an illustration to represent each of the following vocabulary terms. 1. mineral 2. crater 3. plates 4. molecules 5. property © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 8 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science crater luster epicenter magma fault mineral lava Write a riddle to represent any five of the listed earth science vocabulary terms. Example: I am a shaking of the Earth’s crust. What am I? Answer: earthquake 1. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 9 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________________________________ Grade ________ Vocabulary: Earth Science molecule vent plates volcano property weathering soil Write a riddle to represent any five of the listed earth science vocabulary terms. Example: I am a shaking of the Earth’s crust. What am I? Answer: earthquake 1. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 10 Answers Page 2 1. crater 2. earthquake 3. epicenter 4. fault 5. lava 6. luster 7. magma 8. mineral 9. molecule 10. plates 11. property 12. soil 13. vent 14. volcano 15. weathering Page 3 1. E 2. J 3. A 4. B 5. I 6. C 7. D 8. H 9. F 10. G Page 4 Answers will vary. Page 5 1. lava 2. magma 3. volcano 4. plates 5. property 6. earthquake 7. luster 8. epicenter 9. weathering 10. mineral 11. molecule 12. crater 13. soil 14. vent 15. fault Page 6-10 Answers will vary. © www.WorksheetLibrary.com 11