Environmental  Term
 Definition Scramble

 Listed in the four boxes below are scrambled definitions of common environmental terms. Mouse click on the words and move them around the box to unscramble the definition. To make this puzzle more interesting and trickier, the last word of each definition has been replaced by a blank. SHIFT-click on the blank space and type in what you think is the same or similar last word; then place it at the end of the sentence. Check below for the answers. Good luck!

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Solid Waste

Recycling

Habitat

Solar Energy  

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ANSWERS

Solid Waste is any discarded material that is not a liquid or gas.


For more information about solid waste disposal, visit EPA's Office of Solid Waste's Students and Teachers Page or the Planet Protector's Club for kids.

Habitat is the physical place where a plant or animal is able to meet its needs for food, water, air, sun, and shelter.

For more information about habitats, ecosystems and endangered species, visit EPA's Ecosystem Page for Students.

Recycling is the collecting and reprocessing of a discarded resource so that it can be made into new products.

To learn more about recycling, visit EPA's Recycle City.

Solar Energy is direct radiant energy from the sun.

What are the environmental benefits of solar energy? Go to EPA's Global Warming site and find out.

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