Rachel Carson: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Rachel Carson: Clearing the Way for Environmental Protection. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.

 

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  • 4. The process of making air, water, soil dangerously dirty and not suitable for people or animals to use.
  • 6. Affecting the air, land, or water on Earth.
  • 7. The science that deals with the study of animal life.

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  • 1. To cut apart a dead animal in order to examine it.
  • 2. When something is kept in its original state or in good condition.
  • 3. The name of the book Rachel Carson wrote in 1962.
  • 4. Human-made poisons designed to kill pests.
  • 5. ___ ___ is considered a pioneer in the environmental movement.

Word Bank

rachel carson
environmental
silent spring
pesticides
dissect
zoology
preservation
pollution