The Great Extinction

Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Life Medium 15 words 1 plays

Cosmic impact crater surrounded by ash and wildfire.

S	C	A	T	A	C	L	Y	S	M	F	B
U	B	Y	C	R	A	T	E	R	H	N	O
O	A	U	J	I	Y	N	H	S	O	D	A
E	S	C	L	Q	M	K	A	I	C	N	E
C	T	A	E	U	R	P	T	I	D	A	T
A	E	T	M	U	X	C	A	U	I	S	A
T	R	A	V	E	N	C	S	C	U	R	M
E	O	N	I	I	T	T	I	N	T	H	I
R	I	L	T	O	M	E	A	H	P	E	L
C	D	X	T	E	N	M	O	Z	C	O	C
T	E	H	M	U	I	D	I	R	I	T	W
E	R	I	F	D	L	I	W	G	S	X	S

ASH
ASTEROID
CATACLYSM
CHICXULUB
CLIMATE
CRATER
CRETACEOUS
DUST
EXTINCTION
IMPACT
IRIDIUM
METEOR
TSUNAMI
WILDFIRE
YUCATAN

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Sixty-six million years ago a rock the size of a mountain hit the Yucatan and wiped out most life on Earth. This puzzle covers that day and the clues scientists use to reconstruct it, from the Chicxulub crater to the telltale iridium layer. It's good for older kids who want the how and why behind the dinosaurs' end. Find the words online or print it for a lesson.

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S	C	A	T	A	C	L	Y	S	M	F	B
U	B	Y	C	R	A	T	E	R	H	N	O
O	A	U	J	I	Y	N	H	S	O	D	A
E	S	C	L	Q	M	K	A	I	C	N	E
C	T	A	E	U	R	P	T	I	D	A	T
A	E	T	M	U	X	C	A	U	I	S	A
T	R	A	V	E	N	C	S	C	U	R	M
E	O	N	I	I	T	T	I	N	T	H	I
R	I	L	T	O	M	E	A	H	P	E	L
C	D	X	T	E	N	M	O	Z	C	O	C
T	E	H	M	U	I	D	I	R	I	T	W
E	R	I	F	D	L	I	W	G	S	X	S

S	C	A	T	A	C	L	Y	S	M	F	B
U	B	Y	C	R	A	T	E	R	H	N	O
O	A	U	J	I	Y	N	H	S	O	D	A
E	S	C	L	Q	M	K	A	I	C	N	E
C	T	A	E	U	R	P	T	I	D	A	T
A	E	T	M	U	X	C	A	U	I	S	A
T	R	A	V	E	N	C	S	C	U	R	M
E	O	N	I	I	T	T	I	N	T	H	I
R	I	L	T	O	M	E	A	H	P	E	L
C	D	X	T	E	N	M	O	Z	C	O	C
T	E	H	M	U	I	D	I	R	I	T	W
E	R	I	F	D	L	I	W	G	S	X	S

The Great Extinction

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S	C	A	T	A	C	L	Y	S	M	F	B
U	B	Y	C	R	A	T	E	R	H	N	O
O	A	U	J	I	Y	N	H	S	O	D	A
E	S	C	L	Q	M	K	A	I	C	N	E
C	T	A	E	U	R	P	T	I	D	A	T
A	E	T	M	U	X	C	A	U	I	S	A
T	R	A	V	E	N	C	S	C	U	R	M
E	O	N	I	I	T	T	I	N	T	H	I
R	I	L	T	O	M	E	A	H	P	E	L
C	D	X	T	E	N	M	O	Z	C	O	C
T	E	H	M	U	I	D	I	R	I	T	W
E	R	I	F	D	L	I	W	G	S	X	S