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Environment Vocabulary List & Definitions
a species of plant or animal that is in danger of becoming
endangered species extinct.
the continuous modification and adaptation of organisms
evolution to their environments through selection, hybridization, and
the like.
extinct no longer existing, as an animal species.
the warming trend on the surface and in the lower
atmosphere of a planet, held by scientists to occur when
greenhouse effect solar radiation is trapped, as by emissions from the
planet.
habitat the natural environment of a plant or animal.
insecticide a substance used to kill insects.
the mass of gases surrounding the earth or any other
atmosphere celestial body.
oxygen in the form of molecules with three atoms, created
by exposure of oxygen to electrical discharge or
ozone ultraviolet radiation, having a sharp smell, and being an
effective oxidant for use in bleaching and sterilizing.
poacher one who illegally hunts on another's property.
pollution contaminating material that pollutes.
a haze caused by the effect of sunlight on foggy air that
smog has been polluted by vehicle exhaust gases and industrial
smoke.
the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living
biosphere organisms can exist.
the act of preserving and protecting from loss,
conservation destruction, or waste.
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Comparing Rural and Urban Areas Venn Diagram
Rural Urban
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Environment Word Search Worksheet
Directions: All words are positioned left to right, right to left, and diagonally.
C A A T J Q C E Q J Z L I X Y D V U M J E K U
R L T C J Z H I X Y D V G N H I O S M D S N Y
L T N M M Y Y L L T O H O B Y O P P I S L O E
X W S T O H X H K H I I M J D F C C E T I I M
R P D S U S P F Q X T N S G L W I R Z T J T O
E R T E O K P U P U S L C C O T E P Y A B U G
H L K R G V L H L Q W Y J T C H N I G T A L J
C R M O M Z J O E I Q X P E P M J B L I S L A
A G I F I C V U L R F J S S O B M L A B D O P
O P G N J E X E I T E N O Q U G J N B A F P O
P I P I Z W N D G M I I U H O R R O N H J J A
D T N A P J F C J V B M U H I E Z O R J G Y V
E K W R E N D A N G E R E D S P E C I E S P
A D M B Y O X C O N S E R V A T I O N D Q F W
W C N R L D E S U U G I Z S B S J F I L X S B
J A F J O C O Z O N E M G B K X L L S Y M M U
W T M U B P R R Q B A W F Z V X A D Q L V G N
G F K H T V S B Q Y K Q W Q H L G B H L Z W A
BIOSPHERE
INSECTICIDE POLLUTION EXTINCT
ENDANGERED
RAINFOREST POACHER EVOLUTION
SPECIES
SMOG CONSERVATION
ATMOSPHERE
OZONE HABITAT
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Do The Research!
Environment
Directions: Research the topic
indicated to the right, and answer
the questions below, based on Topic: Little Known Facts
that topic.
______________________________________
1. Can ozone be harmful to
______________________________________
humans?
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
2. How many acres of
rainforest land are being ______________________________________
destroyed every second?
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
3. What is to blame for
increased global warming? ______________________________________
______________________________________
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Environment Vocabulary Quiz
Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.
oxygen in the form of molecules with three atoms, created by exposure of oxygen
1. extinct to electrical discharge or ultraviolet radiation, having a sharp smell, and being an
effective oxidant for use in bleaching and sterilizing.
2. pollution the natural environment of a plant or animal.
3. ozone contaminating material that pollutes.
the continuous modification and adaptation of organisms to their environments
4. endangered species
through selection, hybridization, and the like.
5. poacher a species of plant or animal that is in danger of becoming extinct.
a haze caused by the effect of sunlight on foggy air that has been polluted by
6. conservation
vehicle exhaust gases and industrial smoke.
7. evolution the mass of gases surrounding the earth or any other celestial body.
8. smog a substance used to kill insects.
9. habitat one who illegally hunts on another's property.
10. atmosphere no longer existing, as an animal species.
the warming trend on the surface and in the lower atmosphere of a planet, held
11. insecticide by scientists to occur when solar radiation is trapped, as by emissions from the
planet.
12. biosphere the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms can exist.
13. greenhouse effect the act of preserving and protecting from loss, destruction, or waste.
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Environment Acrostic Poem
An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as
the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic.
Example: An acrostic poem using the word "Sun."
Sometimes when we go to the beach, I will get sunburn.
Usually, if I put Sun block on my skin, I will not burn.
Noon is when I'm really prone to burning.
Write an Acrostic Poem using the word below.
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Environment Maze Worksheet
Directions:
Guide the tree to the forest.
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Environment KWL Worksheet
K W L
What I Know What I Want To Learn What I Have Learned
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If I Was A.... ? Worksheet
Environment
1. Pretend you are Mother
Nature for the remaining
questions.
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2. Are you running fever?
Does your temperature
seem to be getting hotter? _________________________________________________
Explain.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. Why is your friend, the
Ozone layer, leaving you?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. How big are you _________________________________________________
compared to the other
planets from your _________________________________________________
neighborhood (i.e., solar
system) ?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5. How could humans
make your life easier? _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
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Environment Group Creative Writing
Directions: As a group, you have 25 minutes to write a brief story using the words below.
BIOSPHERE INSECTICIDE POLLUTION EXTINCT
ENDANGERED SPECIES RAINFOREST POACHER
ATMOSPHERE SMOG CONSERVATION
EVOLUTION OZONE HABITAT
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Environment Cryptogram Worksheet
Directions: Unscramble the words by placing the correct letter in the shaded
boxes. Use the numbered boxes to complete the answer to the riddle.
RIDDLE:
How many different species of trees will you find in an average hectare of rainforest?
INDAIARC ROAHCEP MOSG
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
FNORESIATR OULILTONP ONZOE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8 6 5
IEINDCCTEIS HTTAAIB TINXTEC
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 9 4 2 3
ANSWER:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7
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Environment Word Chop Worksheet
Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces
that fit together and write them in the answer area below.
rain bios poa oz
ution acid insec hab
ext vation cher ution
greenhou sm evol endangere
rainf d species ticide orest
one phere inct conser
atmos phere poll og
se effect itat
Answers:
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Answers to Cryptogram
INDAIARC: Acid Rain
ROAHCEP: Poacher
MOSG: Smog
FNORESIATR: Rain Forest
OULILTONP: Pollution
ONZOE: Ozone
IEINDCCTEIS: Insecticide
HTTAAIB: Habitat
TINXTEC: Extinct
Riddle: Six Hundred
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