Environment Crossword Puzzles
Environmental Conditions
dehydration : the condition that results when fluids are lost from the body and not replaced, heat exhaustion : generalized fatigue related to excessive heat …
Human Impact
impact: major effect on an object or the environment , fertilizer: chemical added to soil to increase its fertility , erosion: carrying away of sediments by …
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
stockholm: the name of the convention that aims to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (pops), basel: the name of the …
Resources in Ecosystem
limiting factor : anything that restricts the size of a population, community : all the populations of different species that live together in the same area at …
Biological Diversity
habitat : where the species lives, water : the most important substance for life, variation : the different breeds of a species, community : the life and …
The Nitrogen Cycle
assimilation: plants will consume or take in nitrates from the soil, fixation: nitrogen gas (n2) is converted into nh3 when it falls into the soil, atmosphere: …
Impacts on the Environment
acid precipitation : rain or snow that has a lower ph than normal rainwater., global warming : a rise in average global temperatures., birth rate : the number …
World Rainforest Movement
wrm : abbreviation for the world rainforest movement, starbucks : this popular coffee shop contributes to the destruction of forests, deforestation : the …
Bush Fires
fire storm : an intense fire which may generate strong convection currents and violent winds that cause long range spotting and flame spirals/firenadoes, fire …
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 …
Environmental Wellness
waste : unwanted materials left over as a result of human habitation or manufacturing and production processes, recycling : the act of processing used or …
Food Webs and Adaptations
consumers : animals that have to eat another living thing to survive are called ________, predator : this type of animal would be found at the top of a food …
Tornado Review
anemometer : an instrument used to measure wind speeds, warning : alert issues when an actual tornado has been sighted, super cell : a severe thunderstorm, …
Photosynthesis & Ecosysytem
carnivore : a consumer that eats only meat or the flesh of animals for energy, biotic factor : the living parts of an ecosystem, chlorophyll : the green …
The Atmosphere and the Hydrosphere
troposphere: it is the atmosphere layer where weather phenomena take place., greenhouse effect: some gases in the atmosphere retain part of the heat that the …
Cycles in Nature
photosynthesis : plants making carbohydrates from co2 and h2o, groundwater : water held underground, ingestion : eating food, fixation : nitrogen is converted …
Soil Review
slope: be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down, landform: a natural feature of the earth's surface, soils depression: a depression is …
Earth's Weather
conduction : transfer of heat with touch., evaporation : part of the water cycle that effects hurricanes., warm : the temperature associated with low pressure., …
The World’s Biomes
permafrost: a layer of permanently frozen subsoil found in the tundra, wetland: ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present near the surface, …
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 …
Biomes Review
grassland : longer grasses, zebras, and elephants are found here., plankton : types of marine animals that can not swim on their own against currents, climate : …
