World Environment Day Word Search
Play a World Environment Day word search free online. We built the 12-word list around what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ECOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE, RECYCLE, PLANTING, TREES, NATURE, FORESTS, OCEANS, CLIMATE, GREEN, BLUE.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
World Environment Day word list, defined
- ECOLOGY /iˈkɒlədʒi/ (UK), /iˈkɑːlədʒi/ (US) · noun
- The branch of biology that deals with the relationships of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. More broadly, the study of or concern with the interaction of people, institutions, or things within a system. Related: environmental science, bionomics, natural science.
- BIODIVERSITY /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/ · noun
- The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat, ecosystem, or on Earth as a whole, encompassing the diversity of species, genetic variation within species, and the variety of ecosystems themselves. Related: biological variety, ecological richness, species richness, variety of life.
- SUSTAINABLE /səbˈsteɪnəbəl/ · adjective
- Able to be maintained at a certain level without depleting natural resources; capable of being supported or upheld. Related: eco-friendly, green, environmentally conscious, long-lasting.
- RECYCLE /ˈrɪsɪkəl/ · verb
- To process (waste) so as to make it suitable for use again; to use again something that has been used before. Related: reclaim, reuse, reprocess, renew.
- PLANTING /ˈplæntɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of placing seeds, seedlings, or plants in the ground, or the state of being planted. The process of establishing something, such as a business or an idea. Related: sowing, seeding, cultivating, establishing.
- TREES /triz/ · noun
- Plants with a single stem or trunk, typically much larger than shrubs, with branches forming a distinct crown; they provide oxygen, food, and shelter for many living things. Related: woods, forest, grove, arboreal.
- NATURE /ˈneɪtʃər/ · noun
- The natural world, including plants, animals, and landscapes; the essential character or qualities of someone or something. Related: environment, outdoors, wilderness, landscape.
- FORESTS /ˈfɒrɪsts/ (UK); /ˈfɔːrɪsts/ (US) · noun
- The plural of "forest": large expanses of land densely covered with trees and undergrowth, whether wild or managed. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, backwoods.
- OCEANS /ˈoʊʃənz/ · noun
- The vast bodies of saltwater that cover a large part of the Earth's surface, including the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. Related: seas, waters, bays, gulfs.
- CLIMATE /ˈklaɪmət/ · noun
- The characteristic weather conditions of a region over a long period, including temperature, rainfall, and humidity; also used figuratively to mean the prevailing mood, attitudes, or conditions in a society or organization. Related: weather, conditions, environment, atmosphere.
- GREEN /ɡriːn/ · adjective
- Having a green color; resembling green in hue. Green is also a color of foliage, grass, or a feeling of envy. Related: blue-green, emerald, lime, olive.
- BLUE /bluː/ · adjective, noun, verb
- Of the colour intermediate between green and violet in the visible spectrum, like that of a clear daytime sky. As a noun, the colour itself; as a verb (informal, chiefly British), to squander money. Related: azure, cobalt, sapphire, navy.
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