Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

a rapid discharge of electrical energy into the atmosphere, flooding occurs within a few hours of heavy or excessive rainfall, fluffy white stuff from …

features of organisms that help them survive in their habitat, the study of organisms in their natural environment, a network of interactions between …

how something is spread out, a town which is close to the arctic that we have studied, the continent that contains canada, usa , alaska, soil or …

all members of one species living in the same area, an organism, like plants, that makes its own food using sunlight, an organism that gets energy by …

causes cracks in rocks to expand as water seeps in and freezes, breaking down of rock and wearing away of rock by the action of other rock, process by …

taking items that were meant for one purpose but can be used for other ones, the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions …

greenhouse gas compounds that contain only carbon, fluroine, and chlorine, protective layer of gases that shelters all life on earth, regulates …

mild and pleasant, typically referring to warm, gentle weather, a severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility, characterized by strong, …

a deadly ocean wave that is caused by natural events such as earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions, the most common natural disaster on …

a measure of the average kinetic energy of air molecules, precipitation that soaks into the soil, all the water on earth's surface, rivers, …

what colour is the recycling cart?, what colour is the organics cart?, what colour is the garbage cart?, what is the type of plastic material that you …

man-made material that can be shaped into many things, like toys, bottles, and bags, things we throw away, trash left on the ground instead of in a …

not capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms, any substance or object that is discarded or intended to be discarded, a site …

natural home for plants, animals or organisms, large ears like a mule. bifurcated antlers. forage on plants in summer, conifers in winter, 9 foot …

the seychelles are located in this ocean, the largest member of the dolphin family, they can hold their breath for up to twenty minutes, this sea …

feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem, combined portions of earth in which all life exists, soil bacteria convert nitrates …

forests cover _ percent of the planet, _ farming is responsible for 14.5% of global methane emissions, 3.5 _ to 7 _ trees cut down each year, if the …

what is the biggest culprit for creating fossil fuels, what chemical does acid rain release in to the soil?, lack of what causes a stunt in plant …

decayed organic material used as plant fertilizer, general term for waste materials, discarded electrical or electronic devices, capable of …

_ endangered species have a very high risk of extinction in the immediate future (10 years)., _ species have a high risk of extinction in the near …

discarded electronic devices such as old computers, phones, and batteries, water found beneath the earth's surface, which can be polluted by …

environmental _ - established a national policy and goals for the protection, maintenance, and enrichment of the environment, _ protection act - …

a bright flash of light in the sky, a loud rumbling noise during a storm, adjective for very bad weather, adjective --when a cloud forms at ground …

makes up 78% of earth's atmosphere, the second most abundant gas in earth's atmosphere, the measure of the force of air molecules on a …

where an animal lives (7 letters), a place where plants and animals live together (9 letters), the variety of living things in nature (12 letters), at …

a period of extremely hot weather (noun), overflow of water into land (noun), long period without rain (noun), the loss of color of corals due to …

a biome with tall grasses, also known as a tropical grassland, covering half of africa, which biome covers 3/4 of earth, a frozen layer under the …

the well-lit, open surface waters in a lake away from the shore, matter that settles to the bottom of a body of water, an environmental factor that …

normal pattern of weather, what occurs in an area over a long period of time, layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the …

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 …