Printable Nature Crosswords

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Ocean Life

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  1. 1. Living in the open water far from any shore
  2. 6. A slippery shocker hidden in the crevices
  3. 8. Inkjet printer of the abyss
  4. 11. The rhythmic pulse of the moons gravity
  5. 12. A cartilaginous predator that must keep moving
  6. 13. A floating bell named for a mythological gorgon

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  1. 2. Pertaining to depths where light is only a memory
  2. 3. The tiny foundation of the polar food web
  3. 4. A flowery home for a clown
  4. 5. A coiled fossil that once swam in circles
  5. 7. Life at the very bottom of the scale
  6. 9. The stony skeletal architect of the reef
  7. 10. A monochromatic wolf of the waves

Birds

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  1. 2. Magician's hat resident
  2. 4. Heavyweight sprinter of the savanna
  3. 6. A carefree adventure

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  1. 1. Batman's reliable sidekick
  2. 3. Chimney nesting delivery bird
  3. 4. Night watchman of the forest
  4. 5. One watching closely

Animals

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  1. 1. Sly creature of many fables
  2. 4. Sprinter covered in spots
  3. 5. Nature's engineer known for lodge building

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  1. 1. Gilled swimmer
  2. 2. Towering browser of the African savanna
  3. 3. Safari sight with stripes
  4. 4. Purring pet that might knock over a glass

National Parks

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  1. 2. A region that sounds like it needs a time-out
  2. 5. A path that follows the scent of the feet
  3. 7. A crimson timber that reaches for the clouds
  4. 10. The high point of a trip to the last frontier
  5. 11. A woolly wanderer saying goodbye to its son
  6. 12. A grand depression that is anything but sad

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  1. 1. A range of falling water or falling rocks
  2. 2. Northern wind that sounds quite dull
  3. 3. A piece of land that is surrounded by its own reflection
  4. 4. The sunken remains of a volcanic party
  5. 6. Utah features that support nothing but the sky
  6. 8. A tabletop for a giant in the desert
  7. 9. A sanctuary named for a holy hill

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. A single unit of a larger storm system
  2. 2. The force that gives the world a spin
  3. 5. A line that keeps the pressure on
  4. 8. A boy who brings unwanted warmth to the Pacific
  5. 10. The calmest part of a terrible temper
  6. 13. The study of things that fall from above
  7. 16. A dusty guest that blows in from the Arabic desert
  8. 17. A sudden, brief burst of inspiration for a wind turbine
  9. 18. Ice crystals acting as a crown for the sun
  10. 19. The scent of a long-awaited reunion between stone and sky

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  1. 1. What you expect, versus weather, which is what you get
  2. 3. When the atmosphere flips its lid on temperature
  3. 4. A thin blue line protecting us from a suntan
  4. 6. Horizontal transport that isn't a highway
  5. 7. A small neighborhood with its own rules of nature
  6. 9. The ground's way of holding a long-term grudge against spring
  7. 11. Lifting caused by a mountain's stubborn presence
  8. 12. A spiraling identity crisis in the low pressure zone
  9. 14. Reflective personality of a planet
  10. 15. The rain that never hits the ground

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. A thin veil of water that blurs the morning view
  2. 4. Frozen precipitation that arrives as a hard knock
  3. 6. A sudden, violent windstorm often accompanied by rain
  4. 10. The science of predicting whether to bring an umbrella
  5. 11. Morning moisture found resting on the grass
  6. 13. Atmospheric shield that thin regions leave us burnt

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  1. 2. The sky's loud response to a sudden flash of insight
  2. 3. A strong wind that ranks high on the Beaufort scale
  3. 5. Device used to measure how fast the air is sprinting
  4. 7. The invisible weight that makes your hair go wild
  5. 8. Seasonal guest that brings heavy luggage in the form of rain
  6. 9. A low-pressure system that likes to go for a spin
  7. 12. An unwelcome blend of smoke and fog in the city

Weather & Climate

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  1. 1. The star that provides light and heat
  2. 2. A low cloud that makes it hard to see
  3. 4. A comfortable temperature between cool and hot
  4. 6. Water that has frozen solid
  5. 7. Small balls of ice that fall like rain
  6. 8. Having very little or no rain

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  1. 1. Frozen white flakes that fall in winter
  2. 3. A very strong and powerful wind
  3. 5. Temperatures that are warm and pleasant

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

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  1. 5. A rising column of heat from the deep
  2. 7. Whose mistake is this crack in the crust?
  3. 11. A deadly river that prefers mud to water
  4. 14. The earth's personal lie detector test
  5. 17. A geometric shape that breathes fire
  6. 18. The sand-like ingredient that makes lava thick
  7. 19. A brief shudder before the big break

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  1. 1. The mountain's chimney for letting off steam
  2. 2. Rock formed from ash that sounds quite resilient
  3. 3. Airborne fallout from a mountain's sneeze
  4. 4. A sunken block caught between two faults
  5. 6. Underground melting point before it finds an exit
  6. 8. Solid ground's quick change into a muddy cocktail
  7. 9. Connecting points of equal shakes
  8. 10. Hot-headed debris known for high-speed chases
  9. 12. The true origin story beneath the surface
  10. 13. A broad protector made of hardened flows
  11. 15. High-silica rock that sticks to its guns
  12. 16. Cinders that are full of holes

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

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  1. 1. The typical geometric shape of a volcanic peak
  2. 5. Pulverized rock and glass blasted into the air
  3. 8. Dark igneous rock common in oceanic crust
  4. 9. The point on the surface directly above a rupture
  5. 12. A harbor wave often triggered by undersea displacement
  6. 13. A long, narrow opening or crack in the ground

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  1. 2. Volcanic glass with sharp edges
  2. 3. The opening through which gas and rock escape
  3. 4. What the ground does during a seismic event
  4. 6. The total energy released during an earthquake
  5. 7. A slight shudder of the ground
  6. 10. Red-hot flow once it leaves the vent
  7. 11. The circular path of fire around the Pacific Ocean

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

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  1. 2. Being out of danger during a natural disaster
  2. 5. To move back and forth quickly during an earthquake
  3. 7. Hot liquid rock that flows out of a volcano
  4. 8. Tiny particles that float in the air after a blast

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  1. 1. The hard outer layer of the Earth
  2. 3. Burning heat often seen during a volcanic event
  3. 4. A crack in the earth where rocks move past each other
  4. 6. Vapor that is released during an eruption
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