Grasslands Word Search
A free Grasslands word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: GRASSLAND, PRAIRIE, SAVANNA, STEPPE, CLIMATE, BIOME, HERBIVORE, PREDATOR, SOIL, PRECIPITATION, ECOSYSTEM, FLORA.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Grasslands word list, defined
- GRASSLAND /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ · noun
- A large area of land with grass and other herbaceous plants, often used for grazing animals or as a natural habitat. Related: meadow, prairie, savanna, steppe.
- PRAIRIE /ˈpreɪri/ · noun
- A large area of open grassland, typically in North America, with few trees and often with a mixture of grasses and wildflowers. A region of open grassland, often with a mixture of grasses and wildflowers. Related: grassland, meadow, plain, steppe.
- SAVANNA /ˈsævənə/ · noun
- A tropical or subtropical grassland with scattered trees, typically found in Africa and Australia. A savanna is characterized by a mix of grasses and open woodlands. Related: grassland, prairie, steppe, tundra.
- STEPPE /ˈstɛp/ · noun
- A large area of open grassland in a temperate region, typically with few trees and a dry climate. A steppe is often found in Eurasia and North America. Related: grassland, prairie, savanna, tundra.
- 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.
- BIOME /ˈbaɪoʊm/ · noun
- A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, such as a forest or tundra. It is a broad ecological classification defined chiefly by climate and dominant vegetation. Related: biotic community, ecosystem, habitat, life zone.
- HERBIVORE /ˈhɜːrbɪvɔːr/ · noun
- An animal that eats only plants, such as a cow or a rabbit. Related: plant-eater, vegetarian, browse, graze.
- PREDATOR /ˈprɛdətər/ · noun
- An animal that hunts other animals for food. A person or thing that causes another to suffer or be harmed. Related: hunter, killer, predacious, carnivore.
- SOIL /soʊl/ · noun
- The upper layer of the earth's surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles, organic matter, gases, liquids, and countless organisms, that supports life on Earth. Related: earth, ground, land, dirt.
- PRECIPITATION /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪʃən/ · noun
- The occurrence of rain, snow, sleet, or hail, or the amount of water that falls to the ground in a given area over a certain period of time. Precipitation can also refer to a sudden or unexpected event. Related: rain, snow, hail, sleet.
- ECOSYSTEM /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · noun
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, considered as a functioning unit. By extension, any complex network of interdependent elements that functions as a whole. Related: environment, habitat, biome, biosphere.
- FLORA /ˈflɔːrə/ · noun
- The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered collectively; more broadly, the plant life of an area as distinct from its animal life (fauna). Related: vegetation, plant life, botany, greenery.
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