Ecology & Environment Crossword Puzzles

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet, the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface, the layer …

amount of material something can hold, big, puffy clouds, filled to capacity, instrument used to find relative humidity, line on a weather map that …

a large mammal with a trunk, found in savannahs and forests, an area covered in trees and undergrowth, an area covered with water, home to fish and …

the instrument that helps us determine the speed that the air is moving, at higher altitudes, air pressure _ because there are fewer air molecules …

beneath the emergent layer is the _ , a deep layer of vegetation roughly six meters (20 feet) thick, producers, such as trees in borneo's thick …

gas which protects everything on the earth, gas from power plants and automobiles, a synthetic man made gas, clouds are located here, provides the …

eat both plants and meat, the process of using the energy from the sun to make food, they make it easy for roots to get air and for water to get into …

filtration and _ are methods of clarification, type of bag used for filtration, chlorine _ is when the chlorine attacks the larger pieces of sediment …

the business of providing holidays for people in the countryside, extremely small pieces of plastic that are harmful to the environment (usually used …

trophic level that ultimately supports all others; autotrophs, nonliving organic material, matter cannot be created or destroyed, consumers that eat …

a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of about 30 to 50 kilometers an hour, 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 …

a biome in the middle of the continent, its made of plains of grass land, it's the south of the tundra, it has thick forests, the winters are long and …

role of mangrove ecosystem by which aquatic animals release their eggs or sperm during reproduction process, mangrove mechanism by which the roots are …

biome that receives 50-150 cm of precipitation a year; has many scattered shrubs, tall grasses and small trees, biome with wildflowers and grasses, …

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

a statement or series of statements for or against something, to use or manage (natural resources) wisely; preserve; save, science or knowledge put …

interconnected pathways through which nitrogen is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere, process in which ice and snow …

_ 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 …

the process where primary producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen, the conversion of nitrogen gas …

level of ecology that studies how species interactions, such as predation and competition, affect community structure and organization, level of …

the process of removing forests, the process of turning soil into sand, a type of tree with roots that grow underwater, a place where logs are …

an animal that lives underground, grass grows quickly in this belt, another name for buffalo, this animal produces much of our butter and milk, the …

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 …

convert waste into reusable material, nonrenewable energy sources like coal and oil, keeping waste types apart, environmental contamination, reused …

light rain, have one every day (n), scorching hot for a while (n), not pleasant, lemon in a fridge (adj), can´t anticipate it (adj), more than usual …

breaks down dead organisms, human-made environment with limited greenery, heat trapped by atmospheric gases, algal bloom from fertilizer runoff, …

water that collects underground, a large naturally hollowed-out space in or above the ground, the percentage of pore space in a material, the ability …

the condition of earth’s atmosphere at any given time and place, scientific study of the atmosphere, the weight of gases in the atmosphere on the …

a big ball of fire that gives us heat and light, the hottest season, shines at night and changes its shape, twinkles in the night sky, white and …