Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

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 …

the last ice age began about two- _ years ago and the ice sheet began to retreat about eighteen-thousand years ago, a glacier is a huge mass of moving …

vertical flow of ocean water, layer of water that light penetrates, ecological region located in the lowest level of the water body, body of water …

a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen, all the …

a heritable trait that helps and organism survive and reproduce in its habitat, the environment in which an organism naturally lives, differences …

country with the highest co2 emissions, process of trapping and storing carbon dioxide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(2 words), a building design …

_ sink, areas of vegetation, the ocean or the soil which absorb or store carbon, movement of rock by water, ice or wind, layers of sedimentary rock, _ …

the outer part of the magnetic field that interacts with these particles, in this layer, the effects of temperature outweigh the effects of pressure, …

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

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

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

the saltwater (ocean) biome is the _ of all biomes, freshwater - _ are plants common to all these bodies of water, saltwater - in the deeper water, …

the first earth day was celebrated this year, the environmental book "silent spring" by rachel carson was published in this year, the theme …

holds more water vapor, increasing (high)air pressure signals this type of weather. (fair or stormy), in a high pressure system, cool air masses …

where there are lots of trees, a very hot and dry place, where water runs to the sea, where water falls from a cliff, the blue place way up high, …

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

all the living factors in an ecosystem, the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment, all the nonliving factors in an …

the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation, the amount of water vapor in the air, the measure of the amount of heat energy in an …

disease-causing agent that infect humans and make them sick, factors that threaten or are harmful to human health, the effect an organism shows as a …

the living factors of an ecosystem, the use of a species to get rid of pests instead of using pesticides, an aquatic ecosystem with high biodiversity, …

they provide an important ecosystem for life underwater, the world largest known predator fish, they can live up to be 50-100 years old!, this species …

the type of conservation that focuses on reducing or slowing potential damage to a collection, _ , mould, salt corrosion if the relative humidity is …

a form of energy which does not require fossil fuels, consumption of this meat leads to the most greenhouse gas emissions, gases which absorb and …

this acts on an object in all directions (2), this instrument measures wind speed, the term when a barometer is at 29.92" hg and 59 degrees f at …

is a form of solid precipitation with distinct ice pellets, balls or irregular lumps of ice, tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, …

a weather event with winds over 35 mph and reduced visibility due to snow, short term day-to-day conditions, long term temperatures and conditions …

desert climates occur in places where air is.., a plant with spikes for leaves and which stores water in its stems, these stand above the ground to …

when plants and herbivores cycle in a population, when a limiting factor is affected regardless of population density, when a population decreases in …

water turbidity in fish ponds is commonly measured using this instrument, it is one of the various methods of water treatment used in catfish farming …