Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

Explore the wonders of nature with our free printable Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles collection. These are good to test your knowledge about your surrounding, like biomes, ecology, environment, and climate change. Help your kids understand the importance of ecology and climate with our free Ecology and Climate crossword puzzles to help them better understand these topics.

These puzzles provide an excellent way to review vocabulary related to climate and ecology, finding connections between concepts. Download and print to see how many clues you can solve.

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Recycling Metals crossword puzzle
Recycling Metals

the way we obtain resources/the amount of resources we have available, the scale on how reactive an element is, a fuel that we don't have the …

Weather, Climate, Winds crossword puzzle
Weather, Climate, Winds

effect that's the curving path of a moving object from a straight path due to earth's rotation, front that is a of air masses that move very …

Climate Change crossword puzzle
Climate Change

there are 3 types of renewable energies, solar, wind and _ ?, china is the leading country at using _ power, what melts due to increase in …

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Ecosystems

an organism that produces food, an organism that hunts for its food, eats both plants and animals, the relationship between a bee and a flower, an …

Food Chain crossword puzzle
Food Chain

an organism that needs to eat other organisms for food, an animal that eats plants, an animal that hunts or eats other animals, an animal that eats …

Aquatic Biomes crossword puzzle
Aquatic Biomes

water-based, water bodies with less than 1% salt, water bodies with, smaller non-flowing water systems; may be seasonal, larger non-flowing water …

Ecosystems, Variation, and Evolution crossword puzzle
Ecosystems, Variation, and Evolution

a different form of the same gene, chromosomes are divided into sections called what?, chromosomes are presented on a diagram called a.., the actual …

Sustainability crossword puzzle
Sustainability

a colour often linked to sustainability(5), the type of energy provided by the sun?(5), the method used for growing plants in water?(10), the method …

Conservation and Preservation crossword puzzle
Conservation and Preservation

the place where animals and or plant species live, a great variety of plants and animals that live in the same environment, the process by which an …

Renewable Energy crossword puzzle
Renewable Energy

a living renewable energy source, what kind of transportation is “people powered”, what is the most widely used renewable power source, what part …

Weathing, Erosion and Deposition crossword puzzle
Weathing, Erosion and Deposition

when water seeps into cracks, then freezes, we call it this, these mountains in the us are very smooth and eroded, physical feature of earth's …

Planting Clean Air crossword puzzle
Planting Clean Air

_ plants contain a thin and sticky coating around them that cleans the air by having dust stick to the coating, this part of the plant helps keep the …

Coastal Environments crossword puzzle
Coastal Environments

a type of wave with a weak swash and strong backwash, when a spit connects across two headlands, the wearing away and removal of rock, when minerals …

Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Ecosystem

where 1 organism benefits and the other gets nothing, where the weather changes from hot to cold, all non living factors present in an ecosystem, …

Environmental Geography crossword puzzle
Environmental Geography

branch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between human and the natural world, science that deals with climates and their …

Climate Change / Extreme Weather crossword puzzle
Climate Change / Extreme Weather

long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns on earth, the process by which gases trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere, warming the planet, …

Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Natural Disasters

a rotating cloud that can cause destruction, a sudden violent shaking of the ground, a destructive storm with strong winds and heavy rain, a …

Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition crossword puzzle
Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

landforms located along the shores of oceans made of sand, gravel, pebbles, or shells, a recess in a shore of an ocean, lake, river, or creek, a huge …

Atmosphere, Weather & Climate crossword puzzle
Atmosphere, Weather & Climate

a rise in average global temperatures, the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time, large, clockwise rotating tropical …

Weather, Climate, and Currents crossword puzzle
Weather, Climate, and Currents

the global movement of water in the deep ocean created by differences in temperature and salinity (salt content), moving like a conveyor belt, the …

Energy and Climate Quiz crossword puzzle
Energy and Climate Quiz

energy generated from atoms, either by fission or by fusion [7], name for heat energy which is derived from the earths sub-surface [10], renewable …

Introduction to Climate Change crossword puzzle
Introduction to Climate Change

a natural substance formed from the buried remains of ancient organisms that can be used as a source of energy, large, slow moving bodies of ice, the …

Global Warming crossword puzzle
Global Warming

capable of being maintained without depleting resources, outcome or consequences resulting from an action, contamination of air, water, or soil by …

Tundra Biome crossword puzzle
Tundra Biome

a vast, flat, treeless arctic region, a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, long term shifts in temperature and …

Water Cycle & Distribution crossword puzzle
Water Cycle & Distribution

the percentage of earth's water that is freshwater (2 words), process water vapor cooling and turning into liquid water, water that flows across …

Natural Hazards crossword puzzle
Natural Hazards

point on the earth´s surface above the focus of an earthquake, type of graph that shows how quickly a river responds to a rainfall event, a tidal …

Evolution, Biodiversity, Population Ecology crossword puzzle
Evolution, Biodiversity, Population Ecology

_ ecology explains how ecosystems, communities, and populations are distributed in geographic regions, _ ecology studies the distribution and …

Weather and Climate crossword puzzle
Weather and Climate

movement of air that redistributes the sun's heat over the earth's surface, when the earth revolves, or moves, around the sun in a nearly …

Water Environment crossword puzzle
Water Environment

the study of water, a branch of science dealing with the characteristics of fresh water including biological properties, the world's water supply …

Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Water Cycle

a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds, falling ice that are in the …

About Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

Ecology & Environment based crossword puzzles feature terms and concepts related to sustainability, ecosystems, biodiversity, and environmental science.

Themes, Categories and Topics

  • Biodiversity: Explore terms related to ecosystems, species, and habitats.
  • Climate Change: Learn about global warming, greenhouse gases, and renewable energy.
  • Sustainability: Highlight practices like recycling, upcycling, and eco-friendly technologies.
  • Marine Ecology: Focus on coral reefs, ocean currents, and aquatic life.
  • Forestry and Conservation: Cover deforestation, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation efforts.

Whether you're a teacher, student, or nature lover, it's a fun way to test your brain and enjoy nature.

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