Environment Crossword Puzzles
Erosion, Weathering
erosion: movement of rock fragments by gravity, wind, rain, rivers., deposition: laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, sea, ice., gravity: responsible …
Clouds and Precipitation
freezing : occurs at 32 degrees fahrenheit, sleet : begins as rain but becomes ice as it is falling to the ground, meteorology : the study of weather, …
Waste Managment
land fill sites : area of land that is used to dump rubbish, incineration : process of burning waste, disposal at sea : when any substance is loaded onto a …
Natural Hazards
richter scale : measures the magnitude of an earthquake, moment scale : rates the total energy an earthquake releases, liquefaction : occurs when wet soil acts …
Go Green
recycle : use it again, and again., fast : _ _ _ _ fashion., green : the color associated with being environmentally friendly., reduce : use less of …
Ecology Review
omnivore : type of organism that consumes both plants and animals, species : smallest unit of organization in ecology focuses on a single organism, decomposers …
Air Masses and Weather Fronts
stationary : the type of weather front where two air masses meet and collide, air mass : a large body of air with roughly the same temperature and humidity, …
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 …
Living Things in the Biosphere
species: a group of similar organisms that can breed with one another to produce fertile offspring., classification: grouping things based on their …
Clouds
cirro: in cloud language, what is the word for ‘high’? , airplane: a contrail is the straight man-made cloud an _____ makes. , cumulus: what are those …
The Greenhouse Effect
emissions: things put into the planet, mostly done by humans, that add to climate change impacts, carbon dioxide: the most populous gas in the atmosphere, …
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 …
Soil Pollution
plastic : i don't degrade, i don't perish. even microbes can't affect me. if you burn me, your health worsens., landfill : right now i am the …
Heat Transfer - Atmosphere
mesosphere : layer of earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere, exosphere : the outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space, …
Ecosystems
abundance : a measure of how common something is., community : all the different organisms living and interacting with one another in a particular area., …
