Geology Worksheets and Activities

Geology is the study of the planet earth - also called Earth and environmental sciences -
Geologist study minerals, rocks, mountain formation, earthquakes and even tsunamis. Our free and premium worksheets contain diagrams, cross sections of volcanoes, charts, quizzes, lesson plans and more.

Earthquakes and Volcanoes
1. Introduction - research/class notes
2. Types of faults - plate tectonics
3. World fault map
4. Mountain formation - rising from the earth
5. The stages of a volcano - class notes - quiz
6. Types of volcanic eruptions
7. Parts of volcanoes - cross section labeling
8. Atoll formation - volcanoes at sea

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For many of these geology activities and research packets, we recommend the following websites:

General geology information

Teaching geology
 

 

 

Minerals, Rocks and the Earth
1. Important minerals - research/notes
2. Minerals and your body
3. Rock chart - organizing rock samples
4. The rock cycle - the life cycle of a rock
5. Geologic timeline - Earth through time
6. Soil layers diagram
7. Earth layers cross section

 

Tsunamis
1. Tsunamis - research/class notes
2. Stages of a tsunami
3. Cross section of a tsunami - labeling
4. Tsunamis vs. wind waves
5. Tsunami research project
6. Tsunami class reading and discussion
7. Tsunami art project
8. Tsunami detection system