Environment Crossword Puzzles
Weather Terms
weather: day to day weather, climate: weather measured over years, frostbite: skin freezing leading to numbness, barometer: measures atmospheric pressure, …
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, …
Bushfires
rural fire service : what service helps put out fires, eucalypt : what plant relies on fire to help it grow, humidity : a cause of bush fires, summer : what …
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., …
Weather
degrees celsius: unit measure for weather., temperature: how hot or cold something is , humid: high water vapour in the atmosphere, wind speed: how fast or …
Biogeochemical Cycles
legumes : oats, peas, beans, corn, nitrogen : our atmosphere contains 78% free _________________________., sun : what "powers" the water cycle?, dna : …
Weather Related Words
rain: water falling from the sky in drops., fog: dense layer of water droplets that forms close to the ground, reducing visibility., typhoon: tropical storm or …
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 : …
Ecology: Natural Selection
organisms : living entities that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis., growth : the process of increasing in size., survival : 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, …
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 …
Habitats
ground : the solid surface of the earth, tunnel : narrow holes dug into the earth connecting one place to another, tower : a tall structure built by termites, …
Cycles in Nature
photosynthesis : plants making carbohydrates from co2 and h2o, groundwater : water held underground, ingestion : eating food, fixation : nitrogen is converted …
Water Cycle and Weather
climate: the general type of weather conditions in an area averaged over a long period of time., temperature: measure of heat (in the atmosphere) using a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Factors Affecting Weather
sun:provides almost all of earth's energy, weather:state of the atmosphere at shorter period of time, clouds: formed when sun evaporates water into the air, …
Water Habitats
tidepool : a puddle of ocean water., oceanographer : someone who studies the oceans plants and animals., saltwater : water that is salty., pond : a small body …
