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 /ˈɛkəlaɪ/ · noun
- The branch of science concerned with the study of the relationships between organisms and their environment, including the distribution, abundance, and interactions of organisms with each other and with their physical environment. Related: biology, environmental science, conservation, ecosystem.
- BIODIVERSITY /ˌbaɪəʊˈdaɪvərˌsɪti/ · noun
- The variety of different plants, animals, and microorganisms that live in an ecosystem or on Earth as a whole. It is a measure of the complexity of ecosystems. Related: variety, diversity, complexity, richness.
- 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 /fɔːrɪstz/ · noun
- A large area dominated by trees and undergrowth, typically with a more or less closed canopy of branches above. Related: woodlands, timberlands, jungles, woods.
- 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 /klɪˈmeɪt/ · noun
- The long-term average of atmospheric conditions in a particular region at a particular time; the weather over a long period of time. The weather conditions prevailing in a particular region. Related: weather, atmosphere, temperature, humidity.
- 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
- A colour that is a shade of cyan, often associated with calmness and serenity. It is a primary colour in the RGB colour model. Related: azure, cerulean, navy, indigo.
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