Natural Resources Crossword Puzzle

A themed crossword with 43 clues to draw from. Find words for Earth’s useful materials and energy sources, from water and timber to minerals and fossil fuels.

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About the Natural Resources Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers materials and energy sources that people obtain from Earth, including renewable resources, fossil fuels, minerals, and useful raw materials. Look for words such as sunlight, petroleum, copper, freshwater, and timber, along with ideas related to conservation and sustainability. It is suited to students learning about geography, earth science, and how people depend on natural resources.

This crossword draws on 43 clues about Natural Resources. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

  • •Aluminum-bearing ore (7 letters)
  • •Protection of resources from waste (12 letters)
  • •Aquatic animals caught for food (4 letters)
  • •Hard, speckled igneous rock (7 letters)
  • •Lightweight metal used in rechargeable batteries (7 letters)
  • •Viscous fossil fuel refined into gasoline (3 letters)
  • •Precipitation collected in a cistern (9 letters)
  • •Shiny precious metal and electrical conductor (6 letters)

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