Environment Crossword Puzzles
Nitrogen Cycle
decomposition : the state or process of rotting; decay, nitrifying : the conversion of ammonium to nitrate, nitrogen : makes up 78 percent of the gases in the …
Extreme Weather
blizzard : a big snow storm., drought : when there has been very little or no , rainfall., duststorm : strong winds carry dust and sand into towns., flood : a …
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 …
Aquatic Biomes
littoral zone : the shallow part of a body of water near the shore, flood plain : areas near a river's course that frequently get flooded, salinity : the amount …
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 …
Environmental Issues
plastic : type of material that is bad for the environment., recycle : to reuse., toxic : chemically poisonous., conservation : preservation or restoration., …
Food Chain
carnivore: an organism that eats meat, or the flesh of animals., organism: a living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow …
Biodiversity Loss and Solutions
biodiversity : the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Water Cycle
transpiration: the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants, sublimation: is the transition from the solid phase to the gas phase without passing …
Ocean Water
packice : floating layer of sea ice that completely covers an area of the ocean, plankton : free floating microscopic organisms that are the base of the ocean …
Enviroment and Nature
wastewater : water that has been used and contains impurities, often requiring treatment before disposal or reuse., disappear : to become unseen or no longer …
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 …
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 …
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 …
6th Grade Environment
environment : everything around us, like the air, water, land, plants, animals, and even the buildings we use., habitat : the place where an animal or plant …
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, …
Weather Terms
weather: day to day weather, climate: weather measured over years, frostbite: skin freezing leading to numbness, barometer: measures atmospheric pressure, …
How's the weather?
foggy: i can’t see the boat., cloudy: oh no!, look at the sky! i hope it doesn’t rain!, rainy: this thunder is so loud! it’s probably showering cats and …
