Geology Word Jumble

Balanced Rock is a distinct feature in Arches National Park

NPS/Evelyn Tewksbury

Geology is the study of the earth's history. One way you can learn about geology is by looking closely at rocks. These eleven words, all geologic features found in Arches National Park, are hidden in the word jumble. They may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally. You can print out the puzzle and circle each word when you find it.

Word bank:

• arch
• spire
• canyon
• joints
• fins
• mountain
• slick rock
• natural bridge
• mesa
• balanced rock
• alcove
  

K

U

U

F

F

T

L

K

J

D

M

S

Y

U

Q

B

O

Z

H

E

E

Y

Q

Z

S

T

W

U

X

R

C

C

Q

O

X

D

A

T

H

F

V

Y

T

I

L

S

A

T

H

R

R

Y

I

T

Q

H

Z

R

I

C

A

P

I

H

U

N

I

W

I

L

T

Z

C

R

G

P

P

E

H

Q

E

R

A

N

B

R

C

V

H

N

H

A

L

F

V

K

R

Y

Q

A

D

C

Y

O

M

X

S

G

T

V

I

Z

A

I

A

Y

Q

E

P

F

A

V

T

C

G

T

Q

B

N

M

R

E

H

S

R

V

B

A

L

A

N

C

E

D

R

O

C

K

C

I

Y

L

X

Y

N

W

D

F

S

Y

J

T

P

Z

U

C

C

Q

M

W

J

U

V

L

P

C

D

R

A

B

J

T

I

L

A

N

N

V

E

C

Y

K

M

N

S

M

Y

Y

A

U

S

K

N

S

R

N

U

N

T

U

O

W

U

S

S

N

Q

Z

Y

A

F

K

S

W

J

L

S

N

G

O

U

E

S

O

Z

L

E

A

A

L

C

O

V

E

B

C

E

P

E

O

J

R

X

Y

V

Q

W

M

E

L

H

I

G

F

X

C

B

B

P

O

M

D

T

O

V

G

P

N

U

E

A

S

O

M

C

N

A

T

U

R

A

L

B

R

I

D

G

E

Z

Y

F

A

S

J

T

S

D

W

E

C

Z

C

I

W

Y

C

K

K

X

B

Q

C

C

U

N

C

D

N

S

G

B

P

P

S

C

G

R

G

X

M

I

C

P

E

E

S

G

K

C

S

S

H

G

U

P

K

V

I

S

T

J

T

P

E

X

I

J

Y

Q

B

O

X

T

E

G

A

U

F

P

Y

I

U

W

R

D

A

T

S

N

L

B

N

C

I

P

I

F

J

A

Q

N

C

S

Q

F

H

F

Y

Z

E

L

K

S

S

E

V

G

C

W

S

P

X

V

T

A

Puzzle answers

K

U

U

F

F

T

L

K

J

D

M

S

Y

U

Q

B

O

Z

H

E

E

Y

Q

Z

S

T

W

U

X

R

C

C

Q

O

X

D

A

T

H

F

V

Y

T

I

L

S

A

T

H

R

R

Y

I

T

Q

H

Z

R

I

C

A

P

I

H

U

N

I

W

I

L

T

Z

C

R

G

P

P

E

H

Q

E

R

A

N

B

R

C

V

H

N

H

A

L

F

V

K

R

Y

Q

A

D

C

Y

O

M

X

S

G

T

V

I

Z

A

I

A

Y

Q

E

P

F

A

V

T

C

G

T

Q

B

N

M

R

E

H

S

R

V

B

A

L

A

N

C

E

D

R

O

C

K

C

I

Y

L

X

Y

N

W

D

F

S

Y

J

T

P

Z

U

C

C

Q

M

W

J

U

V

L

P

C

D

R

A

B

J

T

I

L

A

N

N

V

E

C

Y

K

M

N

S

M

Y

Y

A

U

S

K

N

S

R

N

U

N

T

U

O

W

U

S

S

N

Q

Z

Y

A

F

K

S

W

J

L

S

N

G

O

U

E

S

O

Z

L

E

A

A

L

C

O

V

E

B

C

E

P

E

O

J

R

X

Y

V

Q

W

M

E

L

H

I

G

F

X

C

B

B

P

O

M

D

T

O

V

G

P

N

U

E

A

S

O

M

C

N

A

T

U

R

A

L

B

R

I

D

G

E

Z

Y

F

A

S

J

T

S

D

W

E

C

Z

C

I

W

Y

C

K

K

X

B

Q

C

C

U

N

C

D

N

S

G

B

P

P

S

C

G

R

G

X

M

I

C

P

E

E

S

G

K

C

S

S

H

G

U

P

K

V

I

S

T

J

T

P

E

X

I

J

Y

Q

B

O

X

T

E

G

A

U

F

P

Y

I

U

W

R

D

A

T

S

N

L

B

N

C

I

P

I

F

J

A

Q

N

C

S

Q

F

H

F

Y

Z

E

L

K

S

S

E

V

G

C

W

S

P

X

V

T

A

Find more Arches National Park related activities on the Arches' Park Fun page.