Carbon Cycle Crossword

Environmental Science Puzzles & Worksheets

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Environmental Science has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

A chemical used to destroy plants or animals
What did Rachel Carson nickname DDT?
What book was written by Carson in 1962?
The primary bird species affected by DDT
What convention restricted any further use of DDT in 2004?
Last name of the scientist who discovered DDT
The process that adds carbon to the atmosphere
The process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere
The burning of something in the presence of oxygen
What state was Carson born in?
The abbreviation for the agency in which Carson was influential in the creation of
Type of gas in the atmosphere that traps heat
All the living things on Earth
Calcium carbonate makes this
The dirtiest fossil fuel
What is the word for "stored in fat"?
Substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects for the environment
What word means "continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period"?
Type of rock that is formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water
A hard sedimentary rock