Environment Crossword Puzzles
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, …
Biodiverse Ecosystem
biodiversity : the number and variety of organisms found in a specific region., genetic: ______ diversity is the variety of genes or inherited trait that are …
Meteorology
atmosphere : the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body, avalanche : a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain, breeze : a slight …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 …
In Our Environment
environment: everything around us including the air, land, water, plants, and animals, mammal: an animal that has hair or fur and breathes air, plant: a living …
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 only possible …
Environmental Hazards
katrina : tropical storm in usa 2005, earthquake : when tectonic plates move together, convection : the driving force of continental drift, extinct : volcano is …
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 …
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 …
