Environment crossword worksheets cover the critical vocabulary of ecology, climate change, and sustainability. Students practice terms related to ecosystems, pollution, conservation, renewable energy, and environmental policy — essential for discussing global issues at B1–B2 level and beyond.
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Environment Part 1 Crossword
24 words
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1. Not depleted when used.
5. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
12. A colorless toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light.
16. Convert waste into reusable material.
17. The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth.
18. Power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines.
19. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
20. The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
21. Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
22. Wild animals collectively; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region.
23. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
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1. A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.
2. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
3. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
4. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
6. Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
7. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
8. A glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from cold weather.
9. The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
10. A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
11. Relating to or determined by the sun.
13. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
14. A very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
15. A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
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