Environment Crossword Puzzles
Layers of the Atmosphere
atmosphere: the whole mass of air that surrounds the earth., ionosphere: the layer of the earth's atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free …
Waste Management
incineration : the burning of solid waste, sanitary landfills : these places hold municipal solid waste, recycling : means to reclaim raw materials to create …
Climate Change
hazard: something that may cause injury or harm, purify: to clean something contamination or imperfection, restore: reset to a previous state, drought: a state …
Earth Systems Vocabulary
glacier: a large mass of ice resting on, or overlapping, a land surface, ecosystem: all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each …
Environments and Adaptations
ecosystem: all factors, living and non-living, in an area, nocturnal: creatures who are awake during the night are __________, behavioral: modifications to how …
Recycling
glass : an item that can be recycled after drinking from it., can : a recyclable item made from metal., usable : old clothing and soft toys like teddy bears are …
Human Impact on the Environment
biosphere : the sum of all living matter on earth, consumption : the use of resources (e.g. fuels or food) by specific populations, environment : all the living …
Water, Water, Water
fresh water : makes up 3% of all of the water on earth, ice caps : a covering of ice over a large area such as in the polar regions, ground water : water stored …
Ecosystem
habitat : the pace in the ecosystem where an organism lives. , decomposers : organisms that break down dead plants and animals. , food chain : passing energy …
Earth's Atmosphere
itcz : the low pressure band that roughly follows the equator, right : the direction winds curve in the northern hemisphere, left : the direction winds curve in …
Ecosystem Ecology
carnivores : consumers that feed on herbivores or other carnivores , niche : a role or profession of an organism in its community and in ecology , photo …
Health of Ecosystems
lichen : an organism (living thing) used to measure air pollution, producer : an organism that makes it's own food, numbers : which pyramid shows the numbers of …
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
producer: makes their own food, hydrosphere: all of earth's water in solid, liquid and gas form, photosynthesis: to get energy from sunlight, green plants use a …
The Environment
environment : it's where we live , humans , fish , animals , climate : the desert has a very dry and hot, habitat : a place where humans or animals can live …
Plastic Pollution
marine : related to the sea., indigestible : impossible for the stomach to break down., carapace : a hard layer that covers and protects animals such as crabs …
The Atmosphere
absorbed : 70 percent of energy from the sun gets _____, density : the amount of mass per unit of volume, ultraviolet : a type of high energy radiation that is …
The Hydrological Cycle
evaporation: water turning to vapour, condensation: water vapour turning to water droplets, precipitation: the key term for rain, hail, snow and sleet, …
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
reduce: one of three ways to eliminate waste and protect the environment., styrofoam: this material takes about 500 years to decompose., cuyahoga: this river …
Ecosystem Management of Peat Bogs
biodiversity : controlled grazing is used to maintain the ______ of peat land, afforestation : the greatest decline of peat bogs has been through ______ , ditch …
Community Ecology
climax community : the community that will remain stable in a given area, commensalism : symbiotic relationship in which one member benefits and the other …
Tropical Storms
true: low lying coastal areas are more at risk of tropical storms, true or false?, soft: type of engineering where mangroves are planted at the coast to limit …
