Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

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

there are four types of thunderstorms. _ thunderstorms are the strongest and most severe, _ is an electrical discharge that occurs within …

young forests take in more co2 than they release, mature forests hold carbon in a balance, the protection and management of natural areas, all of the …

a prediction of what the weather will be like in the future, a scientist who studies and predicts the weather, the usual weather conditions in a place …

_ capacity is the maximum # of population that can be supported by an ecosystem, stable ecosystems are evident after minor physical disturbances when …

a warming trend on earth that affects evaporation and precipitation, the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, a boundary of …

most _ people want us to lower our greenhouse emissions, biosphere 2 was a model for earth's _ , your words: "life, our planet, biomes, …

not alive, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous, are just 3 elements that _ through earths's ecosystems, ca++ is an _ , at this point a lab meat …

amount of added nutrient, usually nitrogen or phosphorus, that can be absorbed by plants without damaging ecosystem integrity, a downward population …

large area of ice moving slowly down a mountain, altitude above which the snow stays year round, movement of water on the earth from atmosphere to …

the process where a dense oceanic plate plunges below a less dense continental plate, the name of a steep sided volcano with viscous thick lava, the …

process by which a population becomes better suited to its environmentt by increasing the frequencies of alleles that provide benefits to survival and …

the long-term change in earth's climate:, the wearing away of soil by wind, water, or other natural agents, the introduction of harmful chemicals …

the ability to maintain or support something over the long term without depleting resources or causing irreparable harm to the environment, the …

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

variety of life and organisms in a habitat or ecosystem, biological variation that occurs within a species, diagram that shows how organisms are …

having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analysed statistically but may not be predicted precisely, a large naturally occurring …

_ species exist only in a specialized area and are susceptible to extinction, _ ecology focuses on patterns of species diversity and interactions, _ …

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 …

metal object used for change, seagulls try to get your food out of it, part of a drink you throw away when opened (metal/plastic), something plastic …

the effect of substantial changes of temperature, acidity or light on coral, an aquatic reptile especially affected by human impacts, large boats that …

the diversity of ecosystems which encompass all life on earth, the organism at the base of all food webs, organisms which feed on dead organisms, …

temperate _ climates are located near a body of water, humid, warm winters, shows the monthly average temperature and precipitation for a particular …