clay rich soil crossword Crossword Puzzles
Science Vocab 2022-11-10
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- A measure of the slant of a line: The ratio of rise over run
- The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
- The relationship between the measurements on a model, map or diagram and the actual measurement or distance
- On a map a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
- An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating and displaying geographic data
- Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind
- The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
- A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
- The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area the variations in elevation of a land surface
- The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
- A map that shows the surface features of Earth
- The boundary between land and a body of water
- The water that is beneath Earth’s surface
- A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
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- The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
- A large mass of ice that exist year round and moves over land
- The rich materials carrier and deposited by glaciers
- A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
- The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
- An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited When the river overflows its banks
- A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
- A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreased sharply
- The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
- The process by which wind water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
- A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
- The size and shape of the land surface features of a region including its relief
- An area of the Shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
- The process by which Material Is laid down
- A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of the wind.
29 Clues: The water that is beneath Earth’s surface • The process by which Material Is laid down • The boundary between land and a body of water • A map that shows the surface features of Earth • The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope • The rich materials carrier and deposited by glaciers • The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material • ...
SS Final Vocab 2019-06-06
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- a flat disk thrown in the Olympics
- a serious or sad story
- egyptian king
- to murder for political reasons
- an early form of paper
- the written and other recorded events of people
- production of crops and raising animals
- rich, fertile soil left from the flooding of a river.
- a public market and meeting place
- groups of travelers
- belief in many gods
- worker who is skilled in something
- belief in one God
- government in which citizens govern themselves
- a long poem
- professional writer
- life after death
- to force someone to live in another country
- a family of rulers
- more of a thing than is needed; extra/ leftover
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- city’s market
- The first metal used during the New Stone Age
- stories about gods
- a temple for the god of the city
- a city, which acted like a state
- to tame animals from the wild
- wooden instrument used for writing in clay
- before history
- person who has no settled home
- a high, rocky hill with a city on top of it
- Supplying land with water through a system of canals
- huge building with 4 sloping outside walls shaped like triangles
- symbols invented by the Phoenicians
- A hard metal that is a mixture of copper and tin
- Organized List of laws or rules
- a form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines
- a dead body preserved
- a person who trades food and goods
- land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- a time when there is so little food that people starve
- An area of many territories and people that are controlled by one
- someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
- the place at the mouth of a river where it splits into several streams of water.
- land or soil that has substances plants need in order to grow
44 Clues: a long poem • city’s market • egyptian king • before history • life after death • belief in one God • stories about gods • a family of rulers • groups of travelers • belief in many gods • professional writer • a dead body preserved • a serious or sad story • an early form of paper • to tame animals from the wild • person who has no settled home • to murder for political reasons • ...
Vocab Words 2025-01-20
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- grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water, or ice scrape against them
- layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flowed from a melting glacier
- rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders
- downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of gravity
- broad, C-shaped curve in a stream
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- removal of weathered material from one location to another
- mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier
- pile of windblown sand
- laying down or settling of eroded materia
- crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay
- current flows parallel to the shoreline
- large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water
- pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall
- large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across Earth’s surface
- mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier
- ongoing event or series of related events
16 Clues: pile of windblown sand • broad, C-shaped curve in a stream • current flows parallel to the shoreline • laying down or settling of eroded materia • ongoing event or series of related events • crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay • pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall • removal of weathered material from one location to another • ...
Rock and Soil 2022-01-28
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- I am formed when magma from volcanoes cools and solidifies.
- I am formed when existing rocks are exposed to heat and pressure deep within the Earth’s surface.
- I am dark and made from very old, decayed plants.
- I am stony and drain easily.
- I am the perfect soil.
- I do not stay the same forever. I do not stay in one place forever. I move about.
- I am a layer of dark, fertile soil made of rotting plants.
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- I am a chalk. I can be a limestone and even a sandstone.
- The ancient Greeks and Romans used me in their buildings and artwork.
- I am smooth and soapy to the touch.
- I am commonly used in architecture because I am a very hard and durable rock.
- I can be found in in desert regions. I can also form beaches where the land meets the sea.
- I am a mixture of tiny rock particles, dead plants and animals, air and water.
- When I am wet, I am easily moldable, then hardens when dried.
- I am a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock which is made from a limestone.
15 Clues: I am the perfect soil. • I am stony and drain easily. • I am smooth and soapy to the touch. • I am dark and made from very old, decayed plants. • I am a chalk. I can be a limestone and even a sandstone. • I am a layer of dark, fertile soil made of rotting plants. • I am formed when magma from volcanoes cools and solidifies. • ...
Can You Dig It? 2013-05-16
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- a soil with a relatively even mixture of clay, sand, and silt
- describes the physical, chemical, and biological processes that break down rocks and minerals into smaller particles
- Salinization in arid regions, water evaporates leaving salts behind. (ex. Fertile crescent, southwestern US)
- a hard layer that resists the infiltration of water and penetration of roots
- the A horizon, consists of mostly inorganic mineral compounds, best for plants
- when the water table rises to the point where it bathes the plants
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- the process whereby solid particles dissolved in liquid are transported to another location
- a loss of more than 10% productivity due to many factors
- Pin are spikes that can be used to measure the amount of erosion in an area
- material base geological material in a particular location. Ex: volcanic ash
- Bowl a historical event in the 1930s, great windstorms in the Great Plains picked up much dust which caused many farmers to move
- a dark, spongy, crumbly mass of material made up of complex organic material
- the arrival of eroded material at its new location
- the continuous mass of solid rock that makes up the Earth’s crust
- a layer of soil; Ex: O, A, E, B, C, R
15 Clues: a layer of soil; Ex: O, A, E, B, C, R • the arrival of eroded material at its new location • a loss of more than 10% productivity due to many factors • a soil with a relatively even mixture of clay, sand, and silt • the continuous mass of solid rock that makes up the Earth’s crust • when the water table rises to the point where it bathes the plants • ...
North Africa Vocabulary Crossword 2016-04-05
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- desert that stretches across North Africa
- poor peasant farmers of Egypt
- belief in many gods pg.589
- person who believes in the strict interpretation of a religion
- belief in one god
- system of writing where pictures represent sounds/words
- religion founded by the prophet Muhammad pg.592
- river that is the lifeline of Egypt pg. 582
- powerful ruler in ancient Egypt
- Egyptians built these for their dead pharaohs
- a variety of something
- underground layer of rocks where water flows
- successor to Muhammad/Muslim ruler who has political and religious authority
- set of rules for a nation and its government.
- area formed by soil deposits that build up around the mouth of a river
- people who move from place to place in search of food/water
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- plant substance that gives of a pleasant smell
- large body of water that is on the west side of Africa
- large body of water that is located North of the continent of Africa
- country in North Africa that controls the Suez Canal
- to change regions
- important waterway controlled by Egypt. Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea pg. 583
- a government
- most oil rich country in North Africa pg. 586
- fight between opposing groups for control of the government
- follower of Islam pg 592
- body of water located between North Africa and Southwest Asia (Afghanistan)
- fine, rich soil that is excellent for farming
28 Clues: a government • belief in one god • to change regions • a variety of something • follower of Islam pg 592 • belief in many gods pg.589 • poor peasant farmers of Egypt • powerful ruler in ancient Egypt • desert that stretches across North Africa • underground layer of rocks where water flows • most oil rich country in North Africa pg. 586 • ...
Clay vocabulary 2017-01-30
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- technique where ropes are made out of clay y rolling them between your fingers
- kneading clay in order to remove air pockets
- glass-like coating that is painted on to add decoration and to seal clay
- liquid form of clay used as a glue when connecting two pieces of clay
- stage of clay that most of building will take place
- the stage clay must be in to go into the kiln
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- heating the clay
- the stage of clay to add details such as handles
- method of building clay using a thick flat area of clay cut into a shape
- roughing the surface of clay so two pieces can be joined together
- method of shaping clay using forefinger and thumb
- ceramic ware that has been fired once
12 Clues: heating the clay • ceramic ware that has been fired once • kneading clay in order to remove air pockets • the stage clay must be in to go into the kiln • the stage of clay to add details such as handles • method of shaping clay using forefinger and thumb • stage of clay that most of building will take place • ...
CLAY TERMS 2023-11-27
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- A technique used with thumb and fingers to squeeze the clay
- Glass-like substance used to seal and decorate the surface of pottery
- A flat piece of clay created by rolling a roller over the clay
- The second firing after glaze is applied
- Unfired clay with no remaining moisture making the clay very fragile
- Unfired pottery
- Pottery that has been fired once
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- Causes the clay to explode in the kiln
- Special piece of equipment used to fire clay to high temperatures
- A rope of clay to create an artwork or use as support in a joint
- The process of evaporation through firing that reduces the form
- Liquid clay used for joining pieces together like glue
- Clay that holds it's shape but is still workable
13 Clues: Unfired pottery • Pottery that has been fired once • Causes the clay to explode in the kiln • The second firing after glaze is applied • Clay that holds it's shape but is still workable • Liquid clay used for joining pieces together like glue • A technique used with thumb and fingers to squeeze the clay • A flat piece of clay created by rolling a roller over the clay • ...
CLAYWORK PUZZLE 2014-02-03
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- Clay that has been rolled into a rope like shape.
- The first firing to harden the clay.
- Oven for firing clay.
- Soft & moist clay, it can be molded & shaped.
- Semi-dry, firm but damp clay; it can be carved & stacked.
- Heating to specific temperatures. It hardens the clay.
- Liquid clay (clay & water)
- Clay that has been pressed into a flat surface.
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- Liquid that has minerals or colorants added.
- ready to sand clay, then fire in kiln.
- The second firing stage. The liquid minerals chemically fuse (adheres or sticks) to the clay making it a beautiful glass like appearance.
- Objects made from clay that permanently keep their shape after they have been heated to specific temperatures.
12 Clues: Oven for firing clay. • Liquid clay (clay & water) • The first firing to harden the clay. • ready to sand clay, then fire in kiln. • Liquid that has minerals or colorants added. • Soft & moist clay, it can be molded & shaped. • Clay that has been pressed into a flat surface. • Clay that has been rolled into a rope like shape. • ...
Baxter Ceramics Puzzle 5 2020-09-16
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- consists of the three mineral types- clay, silica, and feldspar
- inversion the sudden volume change in crystalline quartz particles experience as they pass up and down through 573C.
- a fault that can occur during the firing of ceramic
- a crystalline form of silica
- alters the vitrification of the clay
- pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat
- having the structure and form of a crystal
- shrinkage comparative indicator of the degree of vitrification
- a micro crystalline form of quartz and is a completely different physical appearance
- used in pottery and sculpture to add a gritty, rustic texture, it reduces shrinkage and aids even drying
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- a mineral form of silica powder used in ceramic glazes and clay bodies
- the state of being thick, sticky, and semi fluid in consistency, due to internal friction
- the material that acts as a hardener
- tension the tendency of liquid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible
- expansion the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature
- sand often used in clay bodies
- derived from or containing glass
- where ceramics and pottery are fired
- action it collapses the porosity and bonds the unmelted ceramic particles to each other by making a eutectic system
- The practice of holding the kiln at final firing temperature for a period of time
- body made from clay, fluxes, hardeners and openers
21 Clues: a crystalline form of silica • sand often used in clay bodies • derived from or containing glass • the material that acts as a hardener • alters the vitrification of the clay • where ceramics and pottery are fired • having the structure and form of a crystal • a fault that can occur during the firing of ceramic • body made from clay, fluxes, hardeners and openers • ...
Ishi Gift 2020-12-09
25 Clues: hi • you • Usa • dog • ishi • fart • wolf • darsh • macos • heart • bigsur • flower • costco • chicken • kodable • ishigift • microsoft • crossword • windows10 • minecraft • minecrosoft • buttergravy • darklava152 • buterchickie • colorfulgir152
ON THEME CROSSWORD !! 2024-01-12
25 Clues: an • pen • fast • slow • book • game • draw • wait • pages • write • brain • quick • ready • think • turns • enjoy • solve • simple • puzzle • twists • marker • looking • crossword • underline • wordsearch
Mesopotamia Vocabulary 2021-10-10
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- land with different territories and people under a single rule.
- divisions between rich and poor, elites and common people that has been a part of society since the Neolithic Era.
- a person who writes things down.
- the belief in many gods.
- long poems, usually about heroes.
- a form of writing developed by the Sumerians using clay tablets and a wedge stylus made from a reed.
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- area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began.
- ruled by a king or a queen.
- the art or practice of designing or constructing buildings.
- a city that takes in its surrounding territory and forms an independent state.
10 Clues: the belief in many gods. • ruled by a king or a queen. • a person who writes things down. • long poems, usually about heroes. • the art or practice of designing or constructing buildings. • land with different territories and people under a single rule. • area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began. • ...
3D Sub Work 4/15 2025-04-09
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- Clay that is put on a spinning wheel and traditionally used to make vases.
- The type of paint we use on ceramic.
- Carving away clay/linoleum in order to create an image.
- A 3D artwork that you can find in public places.
- Lightly beating the clay to ensure there are no air bubbles.
- A rolled out, flat piece of clay.
- Orange, purple, green colors.
- Red-orange, blue-violet, yellow-green colors.
- Red, yellow, blue colors.
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- Red, orange, yellow colors.
- Red & green, blue & orange, yellow & purple.
- The type of clay that is school safe.
- Country where Printmaking originated from.
- Blue, purple, green colors.
- Oven like device used to fire clay.
- Device used to apply ink to a linoleum block.
16 Clues: Red, yellow, blue colors. • Red, orange, yellow colors. • Blue, purple, green colors. • Orange, purple, green colors. • A rolled out, flat piece of clay. • Oven like device used to fire clay. • The type of paint we use on ceramic. • The type of clay that is school safe. • Country where Printmaking originated from. • Red & green, blue & orange, yellow & purple. • ...
Soil 2023-12-15
5 Clues: Filled with Humus • made of large bits of rock • made of small bits of rock • made of medium bits of rock • Made of sand, silt, clay and once living things
unit 9 biology 2023-04-21
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- rainforest nutrient poor soils, canopy structure, very diverse species
- buffer between fresh and marine waters, very productive ecosystems
- fires, very nutrient rich soils
- collection of ecosystems with similar temperatures, rainfall totals,and climax/mature communities
- forest seasons, deciduous forests
- where rivers meet the sea, sediments/nutrients often dropped from
- measurement of the variety and richness of species in an ecosystem
- fires, woody trees, wet/dry season
- between low and high tide, organisms deal with waves and partial dry times
- all the biotic and abiotic components interacting in an area
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- shelf shallow seas
- standing water
- vents chemosynthesis supports food chain, pocket ecosystems
- biomes Characterized by light and water depth; fresh or saltwater
- flowing water
- region ocean seafloor, depend on nutrient input from above
- zone where light penetrates, photosynthesis
- low growth, frozen desert, permafrost
- region open water, sparse organisms
- zone no light, no photosynthesis, depends on input from above
- sparse vegetation, mineral rich soil, biocrust
21 Clues: flowing water • standing water • shelf shallow seas • fires, very nutrient rich soils • forest seasons, deciduous forests • fires, woody trees, wet/dry season • region open water, sparse organisms • low growth, frozen desert, permafrost • zone where light penetrates, photosynthesis • sparse vegetation, mineral rich soil, biocrust • ...
Introduction to Civilization and Mesopotamia 2021-10-24
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- division of society by rank or class
- a person who moved their settlement to follow their source of food
- a long poem that usually tells a story about a hero
- one of the rivers in Mesopotamia
- a pyramid-shaped temple tower
- the main geographic feature of Mesopotamia which was a flat open area
- a king who became a mythological hero
- world's first system of writing
- the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
- believing in many gods
- the modern day country where Mesopotamia was located
- a person who leads religious ceremonies
- the type of economy used in early communities
- a king who created the first empire
- a mixture of rich soil from the bottom of rivers that helped crops grow
- an area that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea with rich soil
- a tool used by potters to form pottery
- the idea that no one is exempt from following the laws
- Hammurabi's code makes no reference to punishment from these
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- the theme of geography that describes the Mesopotamian farmers using irrigation
- more food than needed; the thing that is necessary for civilization to begin
- a person who writes for their job
- this is what happens when people specialize in different jobs
- another term for farming crops and raising animals
- systems that move water from one place to another
- the king known for his code of law
- a famous Neolithic community
- a set of laws given by a leader or government
- a sharp tool that was used to write in cuneiform
- a tool pulled by oxen to break up soil
- land with different territories and people under a single ruler
- a huge stone monument
- Sumerians built a math system based on this number
33 Clues: a huge stone monument • believing in many gods • a famous Neolithic community • a pyramid-shaped temple tower • world's first system of writing • one of the rivers in Mesopotamia • a person who writes for their job • the king known for his code of law • a king who created the first empire • division of society by rank or class • a king who became a mythological hero • ...
Ceramics 2023-04-19
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- creating a pot shape by pinching clay
- a decoration that is carved in
- building shaping clay into art by hand
- clay that has been glazed and fired a second time
- and score scratching and wetting clay for decorations
- items made from clay and hardened by heat
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- formed, air dyed clay
- a mix of silica and minerals that make ceramics shiny and waterproof
- clay fired one time
- a decoration that is added
- A flat piece of clay for boxes and decorations
- rope of clay
12 Clues: rope of clay • clay fired one time • formed, air dyed clay • a decoration that is added • a decoration that is carved in • creating a pot shape by pinching clay • items made from clay and hardened by heat • building shaping clay into art by hand • A flat piece of clay for boxes and decorations • clay that has been glazed and fired a second time • ...
Meadows Sedimentary Rock Crossword 2023-11-05
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- Pieces of rock collide with each other due to transportation by wind, ice, water, and gravity.
- Rocks formed when water dissolves minerals and deposits them elsewhere.
- Occurs when oxygen from the air combines with iron-rich minerals of the rock (rust).
- Layers of rock peel off the main body of the rock.
- When a material is carried away by water, wind, or ice.
- The wearing away of soil or rock by water, wind, or ice.
- The physical and chemical breakdown of rocks at or near the surface.
- As sediment is transported from its source to where it is deposited, the particles collide with each other and with other objects in their path. These collisions cause the particles to change size and shape. This is the "jaggedness" of rocks.
- The Mechanical or physical breakdown of rock into smaller pieces (sediments), without a change in the mineral's chemical composition.
- Occurs when water combines with carbon dioxide in the air to form carbonic acid.
- The process of removing empty spaces between minerals by the weight of overlying sediment.
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- Soil is formed from the parent material and is of the same composition.
- Produced by mechanical weathering and are classified by grain size, sorting, & angularity.
- Parent material has been carried from elsewhere and deposited.
- The process of "gluing" the compacted minerals together by minerals that filter through the sediment.
- The process by which chemicals break down rock through a change in the mineral's composition happens fastest in a hot, moist climate.
- Rocks are formed by the action of organisms as they build shells and other body parts by extracting chemical components from the water in which they live.
- The tendency for currents of air or water to separate sediments according to size is called sorting. Well-sorted means grains are the same size.
- Water freezes in a crack of the rock surface, expanding and splitting the rock
- Water combines with minerals such as mica and feldspar found in granite, to form clay, the rock weakens and crumbles apart.
20 Clues: Layers of rock peel off the main body of the rock. • When a material is carried away by water, wind, or ice. • The wearing away of soil or rock by water, wind, or ice. • Parent material has been carried from elsewhere and deposited. • The physical and chemical breakdown of rocks at or near the surface. • ...
Environmental Science 2025-07-24
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- Argued that this nebula condensed into rings, which eventually formed the planets and a central mass
- Theory Posits that the Solar System formed from tidal interactions between the Sun and a low-density protostar.
- Can be classified as clay, sandy soil, silt, and loamy soil
- The amount of water present as water vapor in the atmosphere
- The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth.
- Cycle is a general model that describes how various geological processes create, modify, and influence rocks
- This layer contains practically all water vapor and clouds; it is the source of weathering.
- The leading explanation about how the universe began.
- The most widely accepted theory of planetary formation, proposed by Alastair G.W. Cameron.
- Protects the planet from harmful solar radiation.
- Measured According to Mohs scale
- A way a mineral splits
- Approximately three-quarters of the world’s fresh water is frozen in this sphere
- Composed of all of the water on or near the earth.
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- Are groups of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the sky and are formed by different processes.
- Minerals Minerals that crystallize from silica-rich rock melts within the crust or from extruded lavas.
- Is where a river meets the sea.
- formed by subjecting any rock type to different temperature and pressure conditions than those in which the original rock was formed.
- It is the layer where most meteors burn up upon entering the atmosphere.
- Largest body of water on Earth
- It is where the ozone is concentrated.
- Makes up 78.084% of the air
- Is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude
- Process of rocks breaking down
- It states that the sun and the planets were formed simultaneously.
- The hottest region in the atmosphere.
- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere extends from the exobase upward.
- Third planet from the sun
- Top layer of the earth’s layer
- The element that almost all lives must have is nearly 20.946% of the air.
30 Clues: A way a mineral splits • Third planet from the sun • Makes up 78.084% of the air • Largest body of water on Earth • Process of rocks breaking down • Top layer of the earth’s layer • Is where a river meets the sea. • Measured According to Mohs scale • The hottest region in the atmosphere. • It is where the ozone is concentrated. • ...
Rich Words 2024-09-24
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- to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace
- causing laughter and providing entertainment
- forbidding or uninviting
- sweat
- in a proper, neat, precise, or fastidious way
- stare in an angry or fierce way
- showing a heartfelt and powerful intensity
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- very powerful or intense
- radical and extreme
- to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
- not having or showing feeling or sympathy
- to strongly dislike something or hate it
- a formal agreement between individuals or parties
13 Clues: sweat • radical and extreme • very powerful or intense • forbidding or uninviting • stare in an angry or fierce way • to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace • to strongly dislike something or hate it • not having or showing feeling or sympathy • showing a heartfelt and powerful intensity • causing laughter and providing entertainment • ...
Baxter Ceramics Puzzle 5 2020-09-16
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- pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat
- the material that acts as a hardener
- shrinkage comparative indicator of the degree of vitrification
- action it collapses the porosity and bonds the unmelted ceramic particles to each other by making a eutectic system
- sand often used in clay bodies
- inversion the sudden volume change in crystalline quartz particles experience as they pass up and down through 573C.
- having the structure and form of a crystal
- derived from or containing glass
- expansion the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature
- where ceramics and pottery get fired in
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- tension the tendency of liquid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible
- a fault that can occur during the firing of ceramic
- body made from clay, fluxes, hardeners and openers
- The practice of holding the kiln at final firing temperature for a period of time
- the state of being thick, sticky, and semi fluid in consistency, due to internal friction
- used in pottery and sculpture to add a gritty, rustic texture, it reduces shrinkage and aids even drying
- a mineral form of silica powder used in ceramic glazes and clay bodies
- alters the vitrification of the clay
- consists of the three mineral types- clay, silica, and feldspar
- a micro crystalline form of quartz and is a completely different physical appearance
- a crystalline form of silica
21 Clues: a crystalline form of silica • sand often used in clay bodies • derived from or containing glass • the material that acts as a hardener • alters the vitrification of the clay • where ceramics and pottery get fired in • having the structure and form of a crystal • a fault that can occur during the firing of ceramic • body made from clay, fluxes, hardeners and openers • ...
pottery 2022-03-02
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- allows the kiln to shut off automatically at the proper point
- an impervious layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fused to a pottery body through firing
- Glazes are a liquid suspension of finely ground minerals that are applied onto the surface of bisque-fired ceramic ware by brushing, pouring, or dipping.
- smooth slabs of clay that are formed around moulds or shaped and cut by hand
- a heating chamber used to transform materials at high temperatures
- Refers to clay which is ready to be fired
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- the condition of a clay or clay body when it has been partially dried to the point where all shrinkage has been completed, and it has a consistency similar to leather of the same thickness as the clay
- to scratch hatch marks on it as part of joining clay pieces together
- a clay or clay body when it has been partially dried to the point where all shrinkage has been completed
- adding detail to your pottery by using a sharp tool to encrave
- clay particles suspended in water.
- removing the glaze from the foot of a plate, jar or lid before firing, as the glaze when fired becomes glue and will adhere to whatever it touches.
- used is to simply have a lob of clay, then pinch it to the shape desired
- unfired clay pottery referring to a stage of production when the clay is mostly dry (leather hard) but has not yet been fired in a kiln.
- a technique using round, snake-like strips of clay, wound around on top of one another to form cylinders, bowls or other hollow shapes
15 Clues: clay particles suspended in water. • Refers to clay which is ready to be fired • allows the kiln to shut off automatically at the proper point • adding detail to your pottery by using a sharp tool to encrave • a heating chamber used to transform materials at high temperatures • to scratch hatch marks on it as part of joining clay pieces together • ...
Pottery Vocabulary # 1 2022-08-29
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- watered down clay in a muddy form used for joining can recycle
- marks the surface of the clay with uniform lines
- movement of ice, water and wind grind the rock into fine grains of minerals that comprise clay
- stiff and will hold shape, can join to other pieces, can recycle, excellent for carving
- rubbing and polishing the surface with a smooth stone or piece of hardwood
- pots / vessels made of clay
- carving or cutting the surface with a sharp tool
- anything made from clay that permanently retains its shape after being heated to a specific temperature
- amount of water in the clay body
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- workable, molding stage, can recycle and join
- fired once, ready to glaze, cannot recycle
- the result of decomposing igneous rock
- room temperature, very fragile, can carve, can recycle
- fired twice, glossy coat, cannot recycle, usually food safe
- uses an object to press or stamp a design into the clay
- a form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color
16 Clues: pots / vessels made of clay • amount of water in the clay body • the result of decomposing igneous rock • fired once, ready to glaze, cannot recycle • workable, molding stage, can recycle and join • marks the surface of the clay with uniform lines • carving or cutting the surface with a sharp tool • room temperature, very fragile, can carve, can recycle • ...
history project 2025-10-27
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- Largest land mammal in North America
- Means they lived in an area and did not move often.
- Eaten raw or uncooked
- What did they do to the spanish?
- Where did the Tigua tribe live?
- edible seeds from plants
- name of Tigua language
- Catholicism
- maize
- 4th longest river In the United States.
- Share a common ancestry,culture,and language.
- The tigua tribe is extinct.
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- leader of tigua tribe
- What did the Tigua tribe farm the most?
- The tigua tribe was stationary
- Spain's most spoken language
- For breaking soil, planting, and weeding
- What did the Tigua tribe live in?
- channels to give river water to crops
- A kind of clay used for building houses.
20 Clues: maize • Catholicism • leader of tigua tribe • Eaten raw or uncooked • name of Tigua language • edible seeds from plants • The tigua tribe is extinct. • Spain's most spoken language • The tigua tribe was stationary • Where did the Tigua tribe live? • What did they do to the spanish? • What did the Tigua tribe live in? • Largest land mammal in North America • ...
Topic 5: Earth's Surface Systems 2024-01-23
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- Mineral deposits that hang from the ceiling of a cave.
- Rocks plucked by a glacier scrape and grind across the Earth's surface.
- Mineral deposits that form upward from the floor of a cave.
- Loose material that plants grow in.
- Wind removes the surface layer of sediment.
- Changes in the Earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous processes.
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- A stream or river that runs into another larger river.
- Water, wind, ice, and gravity move weathered particles of rock.
- Dark colored organic material found in soil.
- When sediment is laid down or deposited.
- Sediment finer than sand and coarser than clay.
- The mixture of sediment that a glacier deposits directly on the surface.
- The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to wind and rain.
- Water that runs over the land and picks up sediment.
- The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
- When a glacier picks up sediment as it moves over the land.
16 Clues: Loose material that plants grow in. • When sediment is laid down or deposited. • Wind removes the surface layer of sediment. • Dark colored organic material found in soil. • Sediment finer than sand and coarser than clay. • Water that runs over the land and picks up sediment. • A stream or river that runs into another larger river. • ...
Chapter 8 vocab 2025-01-17
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- Pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall.
- Crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay.
- Flows parallel to the shoreline.
- Removal of weathered material from one location to another.
- Mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier.
- Grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water , or ice scrape against.
- pile of windblown sand.
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- downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of gravity .
- Layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flowed from a melting glacier.
- Rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
- Large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across Earth’s surface
- Laying down or settling of eroded material
- Large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water.
- mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier.
- Ongoing event or series of related events
- broad, C-shaped curve in a stream.
16 Clues: pile of windblown sand. • Flows parallel to the shoreline. • broad, C-shaped curve in a stream. • Ongoing event or series of related events • Laying down or settling of eroded material • Crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay. • Pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall. • Rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders. • ...
Chapter 5 Crossword Puzzle 2012-09-16
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- A pyramid-shaped temple
- A way of supplying water to an area of land.
- people who performed or led religious ceremonies.
- A mixture or rich soil and tiny rocks.
- Writer.
- The science of building.
- More than what you need.
- Crescent A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland.
- The first city-state
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- A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle.
- Human-made waterways.
- of labor An arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
- Code A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
- The worship of many gods.
- Long poem that tell the stories of heroes.
- Hierarchy The division of society by rank or class.
- A set of letters that can be combined to form words.
- Picture symbols.
- The world's first system of writing.
- A central city and all the countryside around it.
- Land with different territories and people under a single rule.
21 Clues: Writer. • Picture symbols. • The first city-state • Human-made waterways. • A pyramid-shaped temple • The science of building. • More than what you need. • The worship of many gods. • The world's first system of writing. • A mixture or rich soil and tiny rocks. • Long poem that tell the stories of heroes. • A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle. • ...
water crossword 2015-02-03
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- a structure built across a river to control the river’s flow
- area of the Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the aquifer
- sewage and fertilizer runoff
- medium sized organisms
- limestone ridges
- a flowing network of water
- the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water
- fish
- land under water
- When the temperature of a body of water, such as a lake or stream, increases can result in this
- the nutrient-rich zone near shore
- An underground formation that contains groundwater
- areas where rivers drop there load of mineral rich mud
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- Water stored beneath the Earth’s surface
- little organisms that get pushed by the tide
- ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow
- water that contains waste from homes or industry.
- The area of land that is drained by a river
- a method of providing plants with water
- wastewater treatment plant,
- pollution by like a road
- created behind a dam
22 Clues: fish • limestone ridges • land under water • created behind a dam • medium sized organisms • pollution by like a road • a flowing network of water • wastewater treatment plant, • sewage and fertilizer runoff • the nutrient-rich zone near shore • a method of providing plants with water • Water stored beneath the Earth’s surface • The area of land that is drained by a river • ...
PEI Bites & Harvest Delights 2025-03-15
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- Cod, mackerel, and tuna are all part of this industry
- PEI produces this sweet syrup from tree sap
- Laid daily by PEI’s hens
- Crustacean that thrives in PEI’s cold waters
- This blue-shelled mollusk is a PEI delicacy
- This purple-topped vegetable is common in PEI kitchens
- A root vegetable rich in beta-carotene
- PEI grows over 25% of Canada’s supply of this
- Created by PEI’s hardworking pollinators
- Often found in chowders or eaten fresh in summer
- PEI-raised cattle provide this red meat
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- A golden grain used in baking and brewing
- A tiny fruit grown in PEI’s acidic soil
- Often dug from PEI’s sandy shores
- Grown in nutrient-rich waters, famous in Malpeque
- PEI’s farms are known for producing this creamy staple
- PEI orchards grow this popular fall fruit
- A key grain used in PEI’s brewing industry
- A tall crop harvested in late summer
- Aged or fresh, PEI is known for this dairy product
20 Clues: Laid daily by PEI’s hens • Often dug from PEI’s sandy shores • A tall crop harvested in late summer • A root vegetable rich in beta-carotene • A tiny fruit grown in PEI’s acidic soil • PEI-raised cattle provide this red meat • Created by PEI’s hardworking pollinators • A golden grain used in baking and brewing • PEI orchards grow this popular fall fruit • ...
Visual Arts Crossword 2022-09-06
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- A moving sculpture
- A 3D artwork created from materials
- Making certain visual elements stand out
- Hot colours such as red yellow and orange
- A piece of equipment used to fire clay
- Clay mixed with water to join pieces of clay
- Wet refined earth used to create 3D art
- The inclusion of opposing visual elements
- Making a sculpture with rolls of clay
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- The arrangement of visual elements
- A path that can vary in width and length
- The surface quality or feeling of an artwork
- Repetition of visual elements
- An enclosed two dimensional area
- Art that does not represent reality
- Water and minerals that colour a sculpture
- When one shape or form covers another
- Variation between light and dark
- Cold colours such as blue green and purple
19 Clues: A moving sculpture • Repetition of visual elements • An enclosed two dimensional area • Variation between light and dark • The arrangement of visual elements • A 3D artwork created from materials • Art that does not represent reality • When one shape or form covers another • Making a sculpture with rolls of clay • A piece of equipment used to fire clay • ...
Soil 2023-12-07
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- the shape and steepness of the landscape
- layers of soil formed from the movement of producrs of weathering
- this describes materials that have never been alive
- organic matter is the _______ of something that was once alive
- all of the organisms that live in a region
- a mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air
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- the process of changing once living material into dark colored organic matter
- the starting material of soil
- pores are important because they enable ____ to flow into and through soil
- even after 90 years soil is still considered _____
- parent material is broken down by mechanical and chemical ____
- the average weather of an area
12 Clues: the starting material of soil • the average weather of an area • the shape and steepness of the landscape • all of the organisms that live in a region • even after 90 years soil is still considered _____ • this describes materials that have never been alive • parent material is broken down by mechanical and chemical ____ • ...
Soil 2024-11-14
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- Below 6.9 on ph scale
- Anything that has once lived
- helps roots grow
- 7 on the ph scale
- natural volcanic material
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- decayed organic matter
- contains all primary plant nutrients
- helps plant turn dark green
- Measure of acidity or alkalinity of soil
- nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
- increases disease resistance
- above 7 on the ph scale
12 Clues: helps roots grow • 7 on the ph scale • Below 6.9 on ph scale • decayed organic matter • above 7 on the ph scale • natural volcanic material • helps plant turn dark green • Anything that has once lived • increases disease resistance • nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium • contains all primary plant nutrients • Measure of acidity or alkalinity of soil
Principles of Habitat Conservation and Management 2024-10-07
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- act of complete loser of habitat through direct human involvement
- relating to water
- wetland areas constantly filled with water
- non-use of natural resources having little-to-no human intervention and interaction
- wetland areas with clay soil where water will not seep into ground
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- breaking up habitats to the point where the habitat can no longer remain functional
- northern-most terrestrial habitat which is treeless and the subsoil is frozen year-round
- act of polluting a habitat until the quality of the habitat can no longer support life
- interconnected biological system made up of living organisms and their physical environment
- relating to soil or dry land
- habitat located below the tundra which is covered in coniferous forests
- Taking an area which has been degraded and rebuilding the area
- area in which animals, plants and other organisms live
- habitat in which shallow pools of water form where there is poor drainage in the land
14 Clues: relating to water • relating to soil or dry land • wetland areas constantly filled with water • area in which animals, plants and other organisms live • Taking an area which has been degraded and rebuilding the area • act of complete loser of habitat through direct human involvement • wetland areas with clay soil where water will not seep into ground • ...
Ceramics 2024-05-29
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- term for rope-like structures for hand-building
- tool sharp tool that has a variety of uses, cutting, poking small holes, scoring
- pot term for molding clay with fingers to form a shape
- term for a flat piece of clay
- knife tool used for cutting clay
- knife a wooden tool used in hand-building for shaping clay
- what you must do in throwing before you pull the walls up
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- clay that has been fired once in the kiln
- clay that has not been fired
- scratch and attach
- forms a glass-like surface on the clay
- making clay vessels on a pottery wheel
- used to fire clay to vitrification
13 Clues: scratch and attach • clay that has not been fired • term for a flat piece of clay • knife tool used for cutting clay • used to fire clay to vitrification • forms a glass-like surface on the clay • making clay vessels on a pottery wheel • clay that has been fired once in the kiln • term for rope-like structures for hand-building • ...
Soil & Earth's Crust 2022-05-20
6 Clues: the healiest type of soil • the term for the study of soil • term for the top lyer of earths crust • a practice to help prevent soil from becoming depleted • a factor in healthy soil made from rich organic matter • name for different layers of soil such as topsoil being A
Science Thingy 2023-03-02
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- the deepest and hottest layer of our planet.
- the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below
- When tectonic plates split apart from eachother
- the organic component of soil,
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- A force that causes one part of a material to slide past another.
- it's a thin shell that surrounds the entire Earth
- a landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain
- an opening in the Earth's surface (hot)
- caused by the movement of parts of the Earth's crust
- a mixture of minerals and organic material that covers much of Earth's surface
- waves that travel through or over Earth
- fertile soil of clay and sand
- a long, narrow ditch
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- the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
- a large wave caused by movements in Earth's outer layer, or crust,
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- The supercontinent
- a force that squeezes something together
- the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere
- a wave that travels along the surface of a medium.
- The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
- when heat from a source travels away into the air
- the second waves to arrive during an earthquake
- a long depression, or ditch, in Earth's surface
25 Clues: The supercontinent • a long, narrow ditch • fertile soil of clay and sand • the organic component of soil, • an opening in the Earth's surface (hot) • waves that travel through or over Earth • a force that squeezes something together • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • the deepest and hottest layer of our planet. • When tectonic plates split apart from eachother • ...
2a- Olayinka Olaosebikan 2021-04-21
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- Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere
- process which water vapor is changed back into liquid water
- this element is part of seawater, atmosphere, coal etc.
- This cycle relies on the sun and gravity to move and through around the earth
- The ammonium salts are absorbed onto clay in the soil and then chemically altered by bacteria into nitrite (NO2-) and then nitrate (NO3- )
- stored under the surface of the earth
- travels between living and non- living things of our plants
- cyanobacteria in the soil or by a bacteria that lives in the roots of certain plants known as
- where most of our nitrogen is
- Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans.
- This gets nitrogen from it's find that contain organic molecules or plants
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- occurs because of the heat from the sun
- water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow
- plants use water to help make energy, and they also lose some water to the surrounding air
- Through food chains, the carbon that is in plants moves to the animals that eat them
- its been an unchanging thing in our history
- Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere
- Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils.
- Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.
- determines the type of precipitation that
- supplies the water cycle, can be looked at as the back bone
21 Clues: where most of our nitrogen is • stored under the surface of the earth • occurs because of the heat from the sun • determines the type of precipitation that • its been an unchanging thing in our history • Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils. • Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans. • Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere • ...
Ecosystems Part II 2022-04-08
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- habitat being disturbed by natural processes (weather) or human activities (development)
- chemicals used to kills organism, leads to groundwater or surface water contamination
- two organisms benefiting from each other’s role in the environment, close relationship
- chemicals, usually toxins, built up in organisms, toxic, passed on other organisms
- two organisms living together or coexisting, close relationship, long term,
- foreign species introduced into an area, hostas, ornamental plants
- organisms break down because of fungus, detritivores, scavengers forming humic matter
- one species benefit and the other is neither benefited or harmed, long term relationship
- nonliving, affects an organism and uses a host to replicate, infectious
- factors that affect population, disorder that affect function and form of organism
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- using resources sustainably, not or minimal polluting, limiting water use, planting over bare soil
- process of using sun’s energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen
- using sugar and oxygen to produce water and carbon dioxide and most importantly ATP
- over use of resources or energy, complete consumption of resources, water and soil
- temperatures gradually rising causing disruptions to natural processes, 1’F is a lot to area
- soil, water, plants, animals, air; humans use them, minerals, trees, clay
- species from another area that competes and takes over an area, no predators, stink bugs
- naturally occurring but impacted by humans, perfect system, sustainable, coexist
- one species benefit and the other is harmed, long term relationship
- taking care of the environment, being a leader
20 Clues: taking care of the environment, being a leader • foreign species introduced into an area, hostas, ornamental plants • one species benefit and the other is harmed, long term relationship • nonliving, affects an organism and uses a host to replicate, infectious • soil, water, plants, animals, air; humans use them, minerals, trees, clay • ...
*Clay Vocab* NAME: 2022-03-17
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- Long thin clay “snakes” rolled and used to sculpt clay
- unfired clay not quite dry, but firm enough to carve. This stage is Stronger and pieces can still be attached.
- The process of removing air bubbles from clay
- The first firing without glaze
- A container of some kind that’s functional. It holds things
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- Putting groove lines into clay to help attach two pieces of clay together
- moist earth of decomposed rock
- the oven used to bake the clay
- finely ground mineral solution that turns to glass when fired. This is what makes your piece beautiful!
- Dry clay in an unfired state (“bone-dry”) EXTREMELY FRAGILE!!!
- flat sheets of clay
- clay in liquid form. Used as the glue that fuses clay pieces together.
12 Clues: flat sheets of clay • moist earth of decomposed rock • the oven used to bake the clay • The first firing without glaze • The process of removing air bubbles from clay • Long thin clay “snakes” rolled and used to sculpt clay • A container of some kind that’s functional. It holds things • Dry clay in an unfired state (“bone-dry”) EXTREMELY FRAGILE!!! • ...
ecology 2024-04-03
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- come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers
- a widespread and often dramatic form of soil erosion caused by flowing surface water
- the process by which water seeps into cracks in a rock, expands on freezing, and thus enlarges the cracks
- an addition of an oxygen atom to a compound
- occurs when runoff water forms small channels as it concentrates down a slope
- process of rocks crumbling due to rain, wind, or other atmospheric conditions
- a vertical section of the soil that depicts all of its horizons
- those materials that have been moved from their place of origin, by gravity, wind, water, glaciers, or human activity
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- the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions (chiefly with water and substances dissolved in it) rather than by mechanical processes.
- the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
- a soil material which is the result of weathering and decomposition of rocks that has not been transported from its original place.
- the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.
- a distinct layer of soil, approximately parallel with the land surface, whose properties develop from the combined actions of living organisms and percolating water
- the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
- a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted
- the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
16 Clues: an addition of an oxygen atom to a compound • come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers • a vertical section of the soil that depicts all of its horizons • the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere. • the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice • ...
Mesopotania Sidney Buco 2021-12-17
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- rich soul that is shaped like a crescent
- when you have laws when you civlilzted
- a civiliszed culture in walls
- a person that runs the city state with the king
- the ruler of one city state
- river a river that is next to mesopotaina
- a person who makes pottery jewelry
- a person that is owned by a anthor person owned
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- is the written language with clay tablets
- how water gets to your crops
- he crated the code
- A person who keeps written records
- means to trade
- land between to rivers
- a tower for gods and the temple is on
- what the made there houses out of
- where mesopotaina is now
17 Clues: means to trade • he crated the code • land between to rivers • where mesopotaina is now • the ruler of one city state • how water gets to your crops • a civiliszed culture in walls • what the made there houses out of • A person who keeps written records • a person who makes pottery jewelry • a tower for gods and the temple is on • when you have laws when you civlilzted • ...
Thirteen Reasons Why By:Jay Asher 2013-11-02
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- Where Clay and Hannah met
- Where Hannah got her candy bars
- The girl Clay befriended in the end
- Where Clay saw Skye, on the...
- How Hannah died
- Main female character
- Who was the peeping tom
- Hannah's friend from Monet's
- The author of the story's last name
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- Who Hannah got in a car accident with
- What Hannah put in Clay's locker
- A popular diner
- The type of tape Hannah used
- A popular coffee shop
- The amount of tapes Hannah made
- Who was Hannah's first kiss
- How Hannah was bullied, through...
- Who gave Hannah a "Oh My Dollar Valentine"
- Main male character
- Who was Clay's best friend
20 Clues: A popular diner • How Hannah died • Main male character • A popular coffee shop • Main female character • Who was the peeping tom • Where Clay and Hannah met • Who was Clay's best friend • Who was Hannah's first kiss • The type of tape Hannah used • Hannah's friend from Monet's • Where Clay saw Skye, on the... • Where Hannah got her candy bars • The amount of tapes Hannah made • ...
Ceramics Vocabulary 2015-03-20
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- Mixture of clay and water used to join clay together
- Scratching the surface of clay prior to joining pieces together
- The condition of unfired clay that has no absorbed moisture other than natural humidity. The weakest stage of clay.
- Clay which has been fired once. This first firing drives out chemically combined water and carbonaceous materials prior to glazing.
- A furnace for firing ceramic objects
- Comes from the Greek keramos, meaning "potters clay" or "burned earth"
- Mixing and de-airing clay by slamming and kneading. Prevents air bubbles from forming, which prevents blow-outs in the kiln later
- A compound of decomposed and altered feldspathic rock consisting of various hydrated silica and aluminum along with quartz and other organic matter
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- Refers to any type of ceramic ware
- The explosion of clay in the kiln caused by sudden escape of steam resulting from rapid heating or presence of impurities
- Pottery fired at a low temperature, which is porous and relatively soft.
- The heating of clay or glaze to a specific temperature
- The best of all magical creatures
- A glass-like coating bonded to a ceramic surface by heat
14 Clues: The best of all magical creatures • Refers to any type of ceramic ware • A furnace for firing ceramic objects • Mixture of clay and water used to join clay together • The heating of clay or glaze to a specific temperature • A glass-like coating bonded to a ceramic surface by heat • Scratching the surface of clay prior to joining pieces together • ...
WED diner 2024-12-11
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- The materials carried by a stream
- A narrow, shallow cut in the soil
- The washing away of soil, sand, and vegetation
- Lake formed when a sharp curve in a river is cut off from the rest of the river
- The breaking and peeling away of rock in layers
- Numerous streams that feed into one larger stream
- When minerals and rocks are broken down by natural forces
- Spear-like mass of dripstone on the ceiling
- When a Stalagmite and stalactite join together
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- Fragments that are laid down in a new location after being eroded by physical forces
- Spear-like mass of dripstone the floor of a cave
- Large caves filled with various passage ways
- Calcium carbonate deposited by water droplets over a period of years
- Sediment deposit at the mouth of a river into the ocean
- The deposits of clay and silt left by sandstorms
- A series of winding, looping, curves in a river
- A ridge made by man or natural forces to help confine a river
- Large funnel shaped depression in the ground
18 Clues: The materials carried by a stream • A narrow, shallow cut in the soil • Spear-like mass of dripstone on the ceiling • Large caves filled with various passage ways • Large funnel shaped depression in the ground • The washing away of soil, sand, and vegetation • When a Stalagmite and stalactite join together • A series of winding, looping, curves in a river • ...
Rich 2023-01-19
9 Clues: A person • A person • A type of car • A person in the story • J.Daley junior High school • someone submerged in water • something to decorate something • something that you can get around with that has wheel • somewhere you can go tan or go in the water and make sand castles
AI and Ay Digraph 2021-10-25
Unit 4 Cross Word Puzzle 2023-04-19
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- thin and brittle layer of rock floating on top of the mantle
- When one plate subducts under another underwater.
- when one plate subducts underneath another plate and pushes it under
- compressed soil by machines, livestock, and humans.
- the transportation of weathered rock fragments such as wind and rain.
- is a type of plate boundary that has the plates move toward each other
- Solid, flexible outer layer of the mantle, beneath the lithosphere
- the soil pH and nutrient content.
- a pattern of volcanos all around the pacific ocean
- Faults likely location of earthquakes hotspots
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- the percentages of sand, silt,and, clay
- when a dense oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent.
- is a type of plate boundary that has the plants move away from each other
- the breakdown of ricks into smaller pieces
- is a type of plate boundary that has the plates slide on each other
15 Clues: the soil pH and nutrient content. • the percentages of sand, silt,and, clay • the breakdown of ricks into smaller pieces • Faults likely location of earthquakes hotspots • When one plate subducts under another underwater. • a pattern of volcanos all around the pacific ocean • compressed soil by machines, livestock, and humans. • ...
Soil 2024-01-28
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- void spaces in the soil that can be filled with air or water
- mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks
- movement of water through the soil
- quantity and availability of soluble salts in soil
- process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar
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- exchange of soil and atmospheric air to maintain oxygen for plant roots
- Rate at which water and air move into and through the soil
- quality of soil and its ability to sustain plant life and provide adequate nutrients
- process by which water is absorbed into the soil from the ground surface
- force that moves water down into the soil
- measure of acidity or alkalinity of the soil
- substance made of decomposed plant and animal residues, microorganisms and partially decayed plant material
12 Clues: movement of water through the soil • force that moves water down into the soil • measure of acidity or alkalinity of the soil • mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks • quantity and availability of soluble salts in soil • Rate at which water and air move into and through the soil • void spaces in the soil that can be filled with air or water • ...
Soil 2025-04-09
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- How do you bring a pH to netural?
- The third layer and is know as what?
- A 7 on the pH scale is called what?
- How the soil particles fit together
- What does pH stand for?
- 7.1 and above is called a what on the pH scale?
- Carbon; breathing
- Anything that will support and help plants grow
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- No carbon; no breathing
- The second layer and is also know as what?
- The size of the soil particles
- Anything below a 7 on the pH scale
12 Clues: Carbon; breathing • No carbon; no breathing • What does pH stand for? • The size of the soil particles • How do you bring a pH to netural? • Anything below a 7 on the pH scale • A 7 on the pH scale is called what? • How the soil particles fit together • The third layer and is know as what? • The second layer and is also know as what? • ...
Literary Devices 2021-09-28
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- Green means go!
- You say to-MAY-to, I say to-MAH-to
- In order to lead, you must follow.
- "I've got a bad feeling about this"
- Metaphor, simile, idiom
- A picture perfect pint of pepitas
- One for all and all for one
- Completing this crossword is like swimming against the current
- Lincoln's words: "...that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”
- This crossword is a piece of cake
- Taylor Swift's line "Loving him was red"
- Pew! Pew! Pewpewpew!!!!
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- It's a "known secret" that this crossword isn't that hard
- When an unemployed person says they are "between jobs"
- This crossword is a breeze
- I came, I saw, I conqured.
- I woke up the other day with a puzzled look on my face. I had fallen asleep on my crossword.
- When the fire station catches on fire
- Better late than never!
- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
- This crossword is taking me a million years to finish!
- You'd be an Einstein to finish this puzzle in under 2 minutes
- "Honesty is the best policy"
- Are we having fun yet?
- Sad, pleading, stern, excited, angry
- Angry, somber, hopeful, dreamy
26 Clues: Green means go! • Are we having fun yet? • Metaphor, simile, idiom • Better late than never! • Pew! Pew! Pewpewpew!!!! • This crossword is a breeze • I came, I saw, I conqured. • One for all and all for one • "Honesty is the best policy" • Angry, somber, hopeful, dreamy • A picture perfect pint of pepitas • This crossword is a piece of cake • You say to-MAY-to, I say to-MAH-to • ...
title 2025-07-24
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- VAPOR Water in its gaseous state.
- A naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals.
- The atmospheric layer where most meteors burn up.
- Coarse-grained soil particles.
- A layer in the upper atmosphere where gases are ionized by solar radiation.
- LAYER A region in the stratosphere that absorbs UV radiation.
- The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.
- The layer between the Earth's crust and core.
- Molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface.
- The Earth's outermost solid shell.
- The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs.
- A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
- A gas essential for the respiration of most organisms.
- Decomposed organic matter in soil.
- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
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- The atmospheric layer with the highest temperatures.
- An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds groundwater.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- Fine-grained soil particles.
- Short-term variations in atmospheric conditions.
- The universe, encompassing all matter and energy.
- All the water on or near the surface of the earth.
- The Earth's central, metallic region.
- Material deposited by water, wind, or ice.
- The atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space.
- A visible mass of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
- The frozen water part of the Earth system.
- A large section of the Earth's crust.
30 Clues: Fine-grained soil particles. • Coarse-grained soil particles. • VAPOR Water in its gaseous state. • A cloud of gas and dust in space. • The Earth's outermost solid shell. • Decomposed organic matter in soil. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • The Earth's central, metallic region. • A large section of the Earth's crust. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • ...
Arthur Wynne Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-30
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- The shape his crossword was in
- The inventor of the first crossword
- The invention of the crossword encouraged other newspapers to ______ their own
- The reason he made the crossword
- The crossword was a _______ exercise to people
- There is a ______ of crosswords to choose from
- What Arthur Wynne named his crossword
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- The place he invented it
- He made the cross word to ________ people
- Doing crosswords is a favorite _____ to many people
- The month crossword was made
- People compete in a ______ to see who can solve a crossword the fastest
12 Clues: The place he invented it • The month crossword was made • The shape his crossword was in • The reason he made the crossword • The inventor of the first crossword • What Arthur Wynne named his crossword • He made the cross word to ________ people • The crossword was a _______ exercise to people • There is a ______ of crosswords to choose from • ...
13 Reasons Why 2013-05-07
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- author of the book
- teacher whom Hannah blames for her death in part
- what Hannah put her story on
- one who the package was addressed to on Clay's doorstep
- how many times Clay kissed Hannah
- how Hannah killed herself
- how Clay listened to the tapes
- man who raped the girl at the party
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- narratory of the story
- How many people received the tapes
- Hannah's first kiss
- who Clay talked to after he listened to the tapes
- what Jenny knocked down that caused the accident
- given before the tapes, but part of the listening experience
- guy who asked Clay if he wanted a rock to throw at a window
- how Clay got around the map
16 Clues: author of the book • Hannah's first kiss • narratory of the story • how Hannah killed herself • how Clay got around the map • what Hannah put her story on • how Clay listened to the tapes • how many times Clay kissed Hannah • How many people received the tapes • man who raped the girl at the party • teacher whom Hannah blames for her death in part • ...
Word Puzzle 2024-02-12
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- Soil consisting of sand and clay
- Shape of South America map
- The land along a coast
- The dense evergreen forests in the Amazon Basin
- A climate receives heavy conventional rainfall throughout the year
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- Grasslands of Orinoco basin
- The second highest mountain in the world
- Another name of corn
- The largest rainforest of the world
- A body of water partially surrounded by water
10 Clues: Another name of corn • The land along a coast • Shape of South America map • Grasslands of Orinoco basin • Soil consisting of sand and clay • The largest rainforest of the world • The second highest mountain in the world • A body of water partially surrounded by water • The dense evergreen forests in the Amazon Basin • ...
Sanchi 2023-07-15
24 Clues: ssmu • Books • Heels • Pasta • Candle • London • Redlip • Madamx • Edibles • Italian • Tequila • Biryani • Bhabhoo • Nepobaby • Scrabble • Crossword • StLaurant • Cappucino • Cancerian • Stviateur • Mountmary • Limencello • Cowboylikeme • stillhaventshutup
Chapter 1 review kyson 2020-10-11
Across
- The most important clue about the iceman.
- These tell historians something about the people who lived there.
- people who look at human life and accomplishments to understand society.
- these were used to kill animals.
- The type of records people wrote.
- The body of the iceman was found here.
- The iceman's clothing, tools, and body were well________.
- Features of this include landscape,location,and weather.
- The time before writing was invented.
- Developed a successful civilization.
- people hunted different types of this.
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- people who sift through dirt to find enchant artifacts.
- Stories often _____ as they are told and re-told.
- The study of the earths surface and the processes that shape it.
- Stories passed down by word of mouth.
- The river that flooded each year that made rich crops.
- not all of these are accurate.
- The triton and other recorded events of people.
- The frozen body discovered in the alps.
- Because this was rich,Egyption farmers could grow enough crops.
20 Clues: not all of these are accurate. • these were used to kill animals. • The type of records people wrote. • Developed a successful civilization. • Stories passed down by word of mouth. • The time before writing was invented. • The body of the iceman was found here. • people hunted different types of this. • The frozen body discovered in the alps. • ...
Mespotamia 2023-05-02
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- became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature
- a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost
- The division of society by rank or class
- territories and people under a single rule
- the worship of many gods
- The type of arrangement in which a worker specializes in a particular job
- a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
- crescent A large arc of rich or fertile farmland
- the science of building
- A pyramid-shaped temple tower
- or pictures or symbols
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- human-made waterway
- supplying water to an area of land
- more food than they need
- extend Akkadian territory
- A ruler of a kingdom or empire
- is another word for countryside
- a set of letters that can be combined to form words
- another word for a writer
- part of daily life
- another word for city
- long poems that tell the stories of heroes
- THE WORLDS FIRST WRITING SYSTEM
- Most famous Chaldean
- people who performed religious ceremonies
25 Clues: part of daily life • human-made waterway • Most famous Chaldean • another word for city • or pictures or symbols • the science of building • more food than they need • the worship of many gods • extend Akkadian territory • another word for a writer • A pyramid-shaped temple tower • A ruler of a kingdom or empire • is another word for countryside • THE WORLDS FIRST WRITING SYSTEM • ...
Ancient Mesopotamia 2021-12-09
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- results from heavy rainfall
- Present day Mesopotamia
- crescent fertile area of land
- Northern Mesopotamia was a _______ bordered on the north and the east by mountains.
- how a society uses its resources to sustain itself
- Human-made waterways.
- A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
- country side areas.
- land between two rivers
- Sumerians used this building primarily as a temple.
- One of the main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia
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- Sumerians developed this type of writing system.
- Consisted of a city and surrounding country side.
- is an organized society within a specific area.
- A resource upon which city-states depended to feed their growing population.
- Early people settled in places that were rich in resources.
- One of the economic activities of ancient Mesopotamians
- a way of supplying water to an area of land
- Another name for Ancient Mesopotamian
- one of the geographical features in ancient Mesopotamia
- city areas.
- A major city in Mesopotamia
22 Clues: city areas. • country side areas. • Human-made waterways. • Present day Mesopotamia • land between two rivers • results from heavy rainfall • A major city in Mesopotamia • crescent fertile area of land • Another name for Ancient Mesopotamian • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. • a way of supplying water to an area of land • One of the main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia • ...
W.E.D. vocab words (No spaces or capital letters in answers) 2020-11-19
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- When acid rain reacts with rock--forming minerals such as feldspar to produce clay
- Finger-shaped deposit of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
- These protect the Georgia coast by absorbing the energy of waves and storms
- where deposition takes place
- Rain mixes with the soil to form mud which moves downhill
- rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids - Chemical Weathering
- the tumbling of dry soil and rocks downhill
- Soil particles move slowly downhill
- a wide, downhill deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain
- low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; the area behind a spit
- where erosion takes place
- a chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust - Chemical Weathering
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- Living things that cause chemical weathering by releasing a weak acid - Chemical Weathering
- A deposit of fine, wind-blown glacial sediment
- Breaks up rocks from repeated freezing and thawing of ice in cracks in rocks - Mechanical Weathering
- Water weathers rock by dissolving it - Chemical Weathering
- when CO2 dissolves in rain water and creates carbonic acid and weathers limestone to form caves and sink holes-Chemical Weathering
- Sediment that was deposited by a glacier
- When wind erosion piles up sand (deposition)
- A type of sand bar created by long-shore drift which moves sand along the shore
20 Clues: where erosion takes place • where deposition takes place • Soil particles move slowly downhill • Sediment that was deposited by a glacier • When wind erosion piles up sand (deposition) • A deposit of fine, wind-blown glacial sediment • Rain mixes with the soil to form mud which moves downhill • Water weathers rock by dissolving it - Chemical Weathering • ...
Module 5 2023-03-11
Across
- Made of loose, weathered rock and organic material in which plants with roots can grow. The rock material is composed of sand, silt, and clay.
- broken pieces of the Earth's lithosphere separated with cracks
- all the water on the earth’s surface
- The ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crops.
- solid layer between the crust and the core
- the border between 2 tectonic plates
- trembling and shaking of the Earth's surface
- when rocks are moved to a new place due to erosion
- Naturally occurring inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and definite chemical composition
- Process by which sediments are removed by water, wind, ice, and gravity
- melted rock on the Earth's surface
- melted rock beneath the Earth's surface
- outer most layer of the Earth
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- mass of air that surrounds the earth
- The average weather conditions of an area over time, usually about thirty years.
- Process by which rock is broken down by water, wind, ice, and heat.
- place where all soil formation takes place as a result of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere coming together
- central part of the Earth
- hypothetical super continent that broke apart
- solid part of the Earth that includes the crust and upper mantel
- instrument that measures details about a earthquake
- boundary between the Earth's mantel and crust
- A mixture of such minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other natural materials.
- careful and responsible management
24 Clues: central part of the Earth • outer most layer of the Earth • careful and responsible management • melted rock on the Earth's surface • mass of air that surrounds the earth • all the water on the earth’s surface • the border between 2 tectonic plates • melted rock beneath the Earth's surface • solid layer between the crust and the core • ...
6th Grade Science Review 2023-05-24
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- rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
- layers of rock
- the color of a minerals powder
- type of soil with largest grain size
- a planet makes one trip around its orbital path
- alive, or once was
- a vibration inside the earth that shakes the surface of the earth
- the slow, natural process that causes all of the rocks on earth to change over time
- largest layer of earth
- type of soil with smallest grain size
- solid metal and densest layer of Earth
- how light reflects off of a mineral
- these are mainly caused on Earth by the moon's gravity
- the breaking down of rocks
- larger, less dense, gas giants (4 of them)
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- a mixture of all types of soil, best for growing plants
- when you can see less than half of the moon
- the most powerful force of weathering on Earth
- rock formed by compacted sediment, commonly found on Earth's surface
- not alive, never was
- longest and shortest days of the year, June 21 and Dec 21
- equal amounts of daytime and night time, March 21 and Sept 21
- the outer layer of the Earth
- boundary where two tectonic plates pull apart
- can be solar or lunar, when a shadow is cast in space
- boundary where two tectonic plates collide
- a planet makes one spin around its axis
- rock formed by cooling magma/lava
- when the moon appears to be growing
29 Clues: layers of rock • alive, or once was • not alive, never was • largest layer of earth • the breaking down of rocks • the outer layer of the Earth • the color of a minerals powder • rock formed by cooling magma/lava • how light reflects off of a mineral • when the moon appears to be growing • type of soil with largest grain size • type of soil with smallest grain size • ...
WAQTC 2025-01-11
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- A graph that shows the relationship between a soil's dry unit weight and its water content
- This material is not fitting or appropriate for project use and can be hauled off site
- A layer of aggregate material placed on the subgrade (or completed embankment), onto which the base course layer is placed
- Acronym for Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction
- No Value
- This Geosynthetic is a Separator, provides Reinforcement, Filtration, and Drainage
- The tool used in proctors that forcefully compacts specimens to create a curve
- Process Control
- This soil classification is an excellent subgrade, composed of stone fragments, gravel and sand, and is granular material
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- This piece of construction equipment kneads clay soils to compact them by essentially "walking out"
- This fine soil is non-plastic and can be found at many beaches
- Non-Plastic
- This test is a measure of a soil sample's capacity for containing water used to determine the soil's structural characteristics
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- The amount of water in a material
- Liquid Limit
- A material that's used to raise the ground level of a roadway, also known as native
- This small oven can be used to dry aggregates
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Colorado Procedure
- A steel tool, at least 10" long, one beveled edge, and at least one surface plane within 0.1% of its length, used for final trimming
- Owners Acceptance
- The degree of compactness of a substance
23 Clues: No Value • Non-Plastic • Liquid Limit • Process Control • Owners Acceptance • Colorado Procedure • The amount of water in a material • The degree of compactness of a substance • American Society for Testing and Materials • This small oven can be used to dry aggregates • This fine soil is non-plastic and can be found at many beaches • ...
Soils Rocks and Landforms terms 2021-03-04
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- a type of rock that forms when minerals and rocks are subjected to heat and pressure
- the sudden movement of earth materials down a slope
- the rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering
- a sudden movement of Earth's crust along a fault
- the settling of sediments in a different place
- an opening in Earth's crust where lava, cinders, ash, and gases come to the surface
- bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil
- a hard mineral that can be cut into beautiful shapes
- (two words all together) any nonliving natural resource that makes up Earth, including soil and water
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- a type of weathering in which rocks are broken down by breaking, abrasion, and banging
- a large amount of water flowing over land that is usually dry
- the flat surfaces of freshly broken minerals
- the mark left when a mineral sample is rubbed on a tile
- the carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice
- a property of minerals that describes how light reflects off the surface of a mineral
- a mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles
- a feature of the land, such as a mountain, canyon, or beach
- a type of weathering in which the minerals in a rock change due to chemicals in water and air
- a property of minerals determined by resistance to scratching
- melted rock erupting onto earth's surface, usually from a volcano
20 Clues: the flat surfaces of freshly broken minerals • the settling of sediments in a different place • bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil • a sudden movement of Earth's crust along a fault • the sudden movement of earth materials down a slope • a hard mineral that can be cut into beautiful shapes • the mark left when a mineral sample is rubbed on a tile • ...
Grade 7 Integrated - Unit 7 Vocabulary 2024-03-04
Across
- The organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material
- Characteristics that define something's nature
- Discomfort felt in the stomach when having trouble digesting food
- Tiny organisms that can cause decay or disease
- Molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
- rocks Rocks formed from cooled magma or lava
- The process of making an acid and alkali form a neutral solution
- indicator A tool that shows the exact pH value of a substance
- A type of fine-grained natural soil material
- A tool that shows if something is acidic or alkaline
- To break down food in the stomach
- A type of hard rock made of quartz, mica, and feldspar
- The process of breaking down or rotting
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- Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
- Solid materials whose atoms are arranged in a repeating pattern
- To respond chemically when two substances come into contact
- A type of soil with coarse particles
- Made to be neither acidic nor alkaline
- matter Material derived from living organisms
- Not acidic or alkaline
- A substance that can neutralize an acid
- When a volcano releases lava, ash, and gases
- rock Rock formed from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
- The outer layer of the Earth
- A lab instrument used to measure and transfer liquids accurately
- Scientists who study the Earth
- Natural substances found in rocks
28 Clues: Not acidic or alkaline • The outer layer of the Earth • Scientists who study the Earth • To break down food in the stomach • Natural substances found in rocks • A type of soil with coarse particles • Made to be neither acidic nor alkaline • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • A substance that can neutralize an acid • The process of breaking down or rotting • ...
title 2025-07-24
Across
- VAPOR Water in its gaseous state.
- A naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals.
- The atmospheric layer where most meteors burn up.
- Coarse-grained soil particles.
- A layer in the upper atmosphere where gases are ionized by solar radiation.
- LAYER A region in the stratosphere that absorbs UV radiation.
- The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.
- The layer between the Earth's crust and core.
- Molten rock that erupts onto the Earth's surface.
- The Earth's outermost solid shell.
- The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs.
- A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
- A gas essential for the respiration of most organisms.
- Decomposed organic matter in soil.
- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
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- The atmospheric layer with the highest temperatures.
- An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds groundwater.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- Fine-grained soil particles.
- Short-term variations in atmospheric conditions.
- The universe, encompassing all matter and energy.
- All the water on or near the surface of the earth.
- The Earth's central, metallic region.
- Material deposited by water, wind, or ice.
- The atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space.
- A visible mass of water or ice particles in the atmosphere.
- The frozen water part of the Earth system.
- A large section of the Earth's crust.
30 Clues: Fine-grained soil particles. • Coarse-grained soil particles. • VAPOR Water in its gaseous state. • A cloud of gas and dust in space. • The Earth's outermost solid shell. • Decomposed organic matter in soil. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • The Earth's central, metallic region. • A large section of the Earth's crust. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • ...
Art Test 2022-03-12
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- Clay is ready for kiln; unworkable.
- Clay has the most water; most workable stage.
- An object with three demensions (LxWxD).
- A single material used in an art piece.
- Taking a liquid and pouring it into a mold and "popping" it out to create a sculpture.
- Taking random objects and putting them together to create a sculpture.
- The visual sensation using light and pigment.
- The repetition of art elements 3 or more times.
- To force air bubbles out of clay while kneading the clay to distribute water evenly.
- An enclosed line.
- The area above, below, around, and within an object.
- Clay has lost water; less workable.
- The visual movementof an object by changing it's proprtion or location.
- When all the art elements work together in a piece.
- Using a workable material to create a sculpture.
- A sculpture that can be veiwed from all sides.
- A large oven-like decive that causes a chemical reaction in clay, changing it's properties.
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- A layer of material applies to bisqueware and fired, ceramic piece.
- Taking away from the surface to create a sculpture.
- The layering of ropes of clay and joining them together using slipping and scoring.
- Clay that has not been fired.
- apply glaze and fire it again.
- The lightness or darkness of a color (tints and shades).
- The difference between art elements in a piece.
- The way something feels or appears to feel.
- The size or the real subject matter in relation to the piece.
- When art element(s) are used to draw the veiwer's gaze to a focal point.
- The visual stability within a piece.
- Clay that has been fired once in a kiln.
- A continuous point through space.
- Using art elements to "draw" a veiwers gaze across the peice.
31 Clues: An enclosed line. • Clay that has not been fired. • apply glaze and fire it again. • A continuous point through space. • Clay is ready for kiln; unworkable. • Clay has lost water; less workable. • The visual stability within a piece. • A single material used in an art piece. • An object with three demensions (LxWxD). • Clay that has been fired once in a kiln. • ...
Principles of Ag Review Crossword 2013-04-17
Across
- castrated male swine.
- female of the cattle family who has not given birth.
- flower with sepals, petals, pistil, and stamen.
- weather conditions of a specific region.
- green pigment in leaves.
- mix of partially decayed organic matter.
- of the 4 C's, this helps to slow the metabolism of bacteria.
- treating food with gamma rays.
- female in the sheep family.
- material that supplies nutrients to plants.
- length of pregnancy.
- group of animals with similar characteristics that are passed on to offspring.
- ph of less than 7.
- remove or shorten tails of animals.
- Movement of water through a semipermeable membrane.
- an illness you get from food.
- plant with a life cycle of one year.
- fertilized egg.
- young goat.
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- of the 4 C's, this method uses heat to kill bacteria.
- fiber from goats.
- process in which plants release or use energy.
- first milk produced by mammals;high in antibodies.
- person who uses a product.
- process in which plants create food.
- material used to reduce acidity of soil.
- milk production.
- bad bacteria that cause illness.
- sugar found in milk.
- area between two nodes.
- activities concerned with the production of food and fiber.
- act of pigs giving birth.
- meat from cattle.
- structure that carries food throughout the plant.
- meat from sheep.
- soil layer.
- parliamentary motion used to close a meeting.
- smallest soil particle.
- to change.
39 Clues: to change. • soil layer. • young goat. • fertilized egg. • milk production. • meat from sheep. • fiber from goats. • meat from cattle. • ph of less than 7. • sugar found in milk. • length of pregnancy. • castrated male swine. • area between two nodes. • smallest soil particle. • green pigment in leaves. • act of pigs giving birth. • person who uses a product. • female in the sheep family. • ...
mesopotamia 2015-10-16
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- a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
- people who perform religious ceremonies
- the science of building
- the worship of many Gods
- city
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- pyramid shaped temple tower
- picture symbols
- writer
- a set of letters used to make words
- the world’s first system of writing
- long poems that tell stories of humans
- more than needed
- land with different territories and people under a single rule
- ruler of a kingdom or empire
- countryside
15 Clues: city • writer • countryside • picture symbols • more than needed • the science of building • the worship of many Gods • pyramid shaped temple tower • ruler of a kingdom or empire • a set of letters used to make words • the world’s first system of writing • a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • long poems that tell stories of humans • people who perform religious ceremonies • ...
Soil Texture 2022-03-22
6 Clues: smallest mineral particle • holds a lot of water, but drains poorly • water does this more easily in sandy soils • a mineral particle, in size between clay and sand • a soil texture that warms up quickly in the spring • clay soils are high in this as they are negatively charged
beasty ecology 2.0 2016-01-25
Across
- recycles dead waist and organisms
- not living things and never was living
- how an ecosystem changes over time
- eats other living things
- provides energy for plants
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- makes its own food
- all the members of one species in an area
- 1 living thing
- made of weathered rock and minerals and humus and water and air
- mix of clay sand and silt
- a relationship between two species that benefit at least 1 of them
- animals that are living
12 Clues: 1 living thing • makes its own food • animals that are living • eats other living things • mix of clay sand and silt • provides energy for plants • recycles dead waist and organisms • how an ecosystem changes over time • not living things and never was living • all the members of one species in an area • made of weathered rock and minerals and humus and water and air • ...
American Civilizations 2023-06-03
Across
- Corn, beans, and squash grown together to prevent soil evaporation and weeds
- A buffalo hide bag
- Portable homes built by Plains tribes to follow the buffalo migrations
- Food platforms built on the water that self-irrigated
- Incan rope necklace with knots to represent numbers
- South American civilization that carved terraces into the Andes Mountains
- Central American civilization which built floating gardens
- When humans change their behavior and use the provided resources to survive their environment.
- Creates room for growing crops and ashes help to fertilize the soil
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- The practice of modifying the landscape to bring more water to crops.
- Steps carved into hillsides for growing food in the mountains
- Clay houses built to withstand the extreme temperatures of the Southwest deserts
- When humans change their environment to suit their needs.
- Central American civilization that practiced slash-and-burn agriculture
14 Clues: A buffalo hide bag • Incan rope necklace with knots to represent numbers • Food platforms built on the water that self-irrigated • When humans change their environment to suit their needs. • Central American civilization which built floating gardens • Steps carved into hillsides for growing food in the mountains • ...
Art Fundamentals Ceramics 2016-10-25
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- An element of art that refers to the quality of a surface; can be real or implied.
- Taking away clay or carving out clay from the original piece
- An element of art that refers to a 3-dimensional shape that can be viewed from multiple angles.
- A principle of design that refers to an element that is being repeated throughout an artwork.
- A process that removes air bubbles from clay
- Unfired clay (wet/plastic, leather hard & bone-dry).
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- A stage of the drying process where the clay has lost moisture but is not yet completely hardened. Clay is still workable at this stage.
- A sculptural technique where the sculpted and shaped elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material.
- A stage of the drying process where the clay has lost all moisture and is completely hard, clay is the most fragile in this stage. Clay is NOT workable.
- Occurs when clay turns into ceramic after the first firing. Ready to be glazed.
- Creating scratches in the surface so two pieces of clay can be joined together
- A principle of design that refers to the distribution of visual weight or the elements of art. Balance can be symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial, which means the elements start in the middle and radiate outwards.
- Dry clay mixed with water to create ‘ceramic glue’
- Adding on material to create a texture
- A form of Glazeware (finished ceramics piece) When paint is used to glaze or ‘finish’ a ceramics piece, gets sprayed with clear spray paint to seal.
15 Clues: Adding on material to create a texture • A process that removes air bubbles from clay • Dry clay mixed with water to create ‘ceramic glue’ • Unfired clay (wet/plastic, leather hard & bone-dry). • Taking away clay or carving out clay from the original piece • Creating scratches in the surface so two pieces of clay can be joined together • ...
2025 Art 1 HS Spring Semester Exam Review 2025-05-07
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- Made of 4 colors that are equidistant from each other on the color wheel
- These are typically indicated by tints of color.
- Consists of three colors that are an equal distance from each other on the color wheel.
- Color changes that are made by using gray
- The process of designing and producing images multiple times.
- The furnace in which ceramics pieces are fired
- This part of the brush holds the bristles together.
- Clay that has been fired once, usually at a low temperature.
- An Element of Art, refers to reflected light off of an object.
- The lightness or darkness of a color.
- A low-fire clay. Porous and not waterproof. To be functional, it must be glazed.
- The proof pulled from a block to check the appearance of the image to make sure it is all right
- Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing
- An area on an object that has intermediate values.
- Three-dimensional forms or forms in relief created by carving, assemblage, or modeling.
- A coating of material applied to ceramics before firing that forms a glass-like surface.
- Color schemes that consist of 3-5 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
- Used to apply paint to a canvas.
- A damp condition of the clay when it is too firm to bend yet soft enough to be carved.
- Colors that are associated with things that are warm or hot
- A color scheme that consists of one color and tints and shades of that color
- In printing, a piece of thick, flat material with a design on its surface
- A small, hand held-held rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing.
- Preparing the surface of a piece of clay to be added to another piece of clay.
- Complementary - a complementary color plus the two colors on either side of its
- White, black, and brown change the intensity of a color
- Red, yellow, and blue
- A round, smooth pad used to press paper against a block
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- A 3D object that has Height, Depth, and Width.
- A means of making prints by creating a raised design on a flat surface.
- In printmaking, what is it called when your image prints twice?
- Thick, tacky material used in printmaking.
- Clay is easily manipulated and bent
- Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles
- The glue used for clay to combine two pieces together.
- Ceramic forming method utilizing rope-like plastic clay
- Colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel.
- An area on an object where light is directly hitting the object.
- Systematic ways that colors are put together in artworks according to their arrangement on the color wheel
- Colors that are created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color
- The condition of clay is no visible moisture and the clay is ready to be fired.
- These are indicated by shades of a color.
- The color spectrum bent into a circle
- This is a product of the Earth that when heated becomes hard.
- A tool used to measure value
- Clay slabs are cut to a shape and joined together using scoring and wet clay called slip.
- Another name for color
- A metal or wooden plate to hold a wood cut or linocut in place on a table while cutting.
- Where paint is mixed to create the colors you need.
- Colors that are created by mixing two primary colors
- An art surface where paintings can be created.
- A type of paint that uses a plastic binder.
- Objects made of clay fired at high temperatures for a chemical change to take place in the clay body.
- Lighter values of a color that are created by using white.
- A tool used to cut away material in a relief print.
- Darker values of a color that are created by using black.
56 Clues: Red, yellow, and blue • Another name for color • A tool used to measure value • Used to apply paint to a canvas. • Clay is easily manipulated and bent • The color spectrum bent into a circle • The lightness or darkness of a color. • Color changes that are made by using gray • These are indicated by shades of a color. • Thick, tacky material used in printmaking. • ...
Middle East 2012-08-29
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- a tax on imports
- the capitol is Baghdad
- this is a man made water way
- A large arc of rich or fertile farm land
- aan economic system that combines command and market
- the value that people bring to a market place
- the _________ helps the middle east trade with other countries
- the longest river in the world
- any goods or equipment used by a buisness to produce other goods
- the lowest point on earth
- the capitol of turkey
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- a mixture or rich soil and tiny rocks
- a person willing to start a buisness
- the capitol of iran
- a limit on trade
- this is to the left of Lebenon
- a ban on trade with a certain country
- the capitol of Saudi Arabia
- the capitol is Amman
- an economic sysen where the govornment decides what goods are made and how they will be made
- the total amount of goods and services produced by a country
- the capitol of afganistan
22 Clues: a tax on imports • a limit on trade • the capitol of iran • the capitol is Amman • the capitol of turkey • the capitol is Baghdad • the lowest point on earth • the capitol of afganistan • the capitol of Saudi Arabia • this is a man made water way • this is to the left of Lebenon • the longest river in the world • a person willing to start a buisness • ...
ElijahVillarrial Chapter 13 2021-03-16
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- an artificial or natural barrier
- selling parts of your company for money
- policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
- land, labor, and capitalism
- political theory derived from Karl Marx
- A farming method to keep the soil rich in nutrients
- the beginning of machine goods
- beginning of a new era of machines.
- not rich but very wealthy
- in the workings of the free market.
- the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority.
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- an organization that acts as an intermediary between its members and the business that employs them
- a place filled with machines.
- a business men
- own the liability of the company
- labor-hours required to produce it.
- which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
- a temporary stoppage of something, Also called strike plate.
- making a place urban
- argued that by giving everyone freedom to produce and exchange goods
20 Clues: a business men • making a place urban • not rich but very wealthy • land, labor, and capitalism • a place filled with machines. • the beginning of machine goods • an artificial or natural barrier • own the liability of the company • labor-hours required to produce it. • beginning of a new era of machines. • in the workings of the free market. • ...
CERAMICS 2022-02-26
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- Finely ground clay particles mixed with water. 1) Used for joining two pieces of clay; Brushed on (also called underglaze) for decorating purpose. May be squeezed into a mold to form ceramic art
- Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature.
- the bottom edge of pottery, which visually separates the pottery from the table that it sits on.
- Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
- the first, critical stage when throwing pottery on the wheel
- No visible moisture and no damp coolness to the touch. The clay is fragile but ready to be fired.
- A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess
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- A furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery
- A combination of tiny clay and glass particles mixed with water; applied to bisqueware for color surface decoration
- Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated.
- is a preparation step for joining two or more separate clay pieces together
- a temporary structure used to support the soft clay during the early stages of construction
- To heat in a kiln (brick oven). Firing is a term used for “cooking” the clay.
- Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing.
- Scratching or roughing-up the clay surface; used in combination with brushed-on slip,
15 Clues: Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing. • Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature. • the first, critical stage when throwing pottery on the wheel • Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated. • Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots. • ...
soils 2016-10-09
6 Clues: soil rich in humus • Formed from lava rocks • sandy and infertile soil • Red in colour and less in fertile • Formed when minerals are washed away from the soil • Formed due to deposition of slit along river banks
Weathering and Erosion 2023-09-01
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- Hangs from the ceiling of caves
- What do scientist call the changing of the rocks?
- Occurs when water gets under a rock
- The process of breaking down rocks
- Breaks rocks into smaller pieces
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- Occurs when water freezes and forces water apart
- Transforms rocks into new substances
- Grow up from the ground in caves
- Combo of sand, clay, and silt
- Scientist who studies soil
10 Clues: Scientist who studies soil • Combo of sand, clay, and silt • Hangs from the ceiling of caves • Grow up from the ground in caves • Breaks rocks into smaller pieces • The process of breaking down rocks • Occurs when water gets under a rock • Transforms rocks into new substances • Occurs when water freezes and forces water apart • ...
A&A CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2024-01-16
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- oven for clay
- the material used to make stuff in this weird class
- the hippie guy
- guy with arboreal rodent
- tortillas with meat
- finished ceramic project with the fun paint
- semi-dry but still slightly flexible
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- clay that has been fired once
- large table with a big wheel thing
- mediocre basketball team from Sacramento
- pretty paints for ceramics
- soccer team with cannon symbol
- clay without any water content
- big blue box thing
- clay in liquid form
15 Clues: oven for clay • the hippie guy • big blue box thing • tortillas with meat • clay in liquid form • guy with arboreal rodent • pretty paints for ceramics • clay that has been fired once • soccer team with cannon symbol • clay without any water content • large table with a big wheel thing • semi-dry but still slightly flexible • mediocre basketball team from Sacramento • ...
The best crossword By Katie 2021-12-15
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- The action of breaking down rocks mechanically
- The big ball in the Earth
- The hardness of a rock scale
- Lava in the earth
- The hot layer after the crust
- The rock before or after sediments
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- The irregular way a mineral breaks
- The plates that make earth quacks
- The thingy where the continents where together then apart
- Dead organisms in soil
- The nice way minerals breaks
- Clay is to small and flat while round is to big
12 Clues: Lava in the earth • Dead organisms in soil • The big ball in the Earth • The nice way minerals breaks • The hardness of a rock scale • The hot layer after the crust • The plates that make earth quacks • The irregular way a mineral breaks • The rock before or after sediments • The action of breaking down rocks mechanically • Clay is to small and flat while round is to big • ...
Geography Chapter 19 Vocabulary 2024-04-09
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- war a fight for control of the government
- valuable substance that has a pleasant aroma
- kings that ruled Egypt
- belief in one God
- a mix of many different things
- change from one form to another
- a movement for people and government to follow strict laws
- ruler with political and religious authority
- to show
- cause
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- ancient Egyptian system of picture writing
- a peasant or laborer (poor farmers)
- dry streambeds
- people who travel from one place to another
- chemical compounds that are often used in fertilizers
- courses
- a planned activity
- underground layers of rock in which water collects
- small nuggets of semolina wheat that are cooked by steaming them
- open air market place
- a fine rich, soil that is excellent for farming
- a harsh style of government
- an edge
- an area formed by soil deposits that build up as river slows down
- a set of rules for a nation and its government
- vast stretches of sand
- importance
27 Clues: cause • courses • an edge • to show • importance • dry streambeds • belief in one God • a planned activity • open air market place • kings that ruled Egypt • vast stretches of sand • a harsh style of government • a mix of many different things • change from one form to another • a peasant or laborer (poor farmers) • ancient Egyptian system of picture writing • ...
2025 ART 1 HS SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW 2025-05-07
Across
- - A color scheme that consists of one color and tints and shades of that color
- A type of paint that uses a plastic binder.
- A coating of material applied to ceramics before firing that forms a glass-like surface.
- - The color spectrum bent into a circle
- - Another name for color
- - Darker values of a color that are created by using black.
- The furnace in which ceramics pieces are fired
- A tool used to cut away material in a relief print.
- - Colors that are associated with things that are warm or hot
- - The lightness or darkness of a color.
- A small, hand held-held rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing.
- Complementary - a complementary color plus the two colors on either side of its
- A round, smooth pad used to press paper against a block
- - These are indicated by shades of a color.
- - made of 4 colors that are equidistant from each other on the color wheel
- - A tool used to measure value
- - An Element of Art, refers to reflected light off of an object.
- Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles
- The glue used for clay to combine two pieces together.
- - Color changes that are made by using gray
- - Colors that are created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color
- Clay is easily manipulated and bent
- The condition of clay is no visible moisture and the clay is ready to be fired.
- The process of designing and producing images multiple times.
- - an area on an object that has intermediate values.
- - Systematic ways that colors are put together in artworks according to their arrangement on the color wheel
- Used to apply paint to a canvas.
- - Red, yellow, and blue
- In printmaking, what is it called when your image prints twice?
- This is a product of the Earth that when heated becomes hard.
- A metal or wooden plate to hold a wood cut or linocut in place on a table while cutting.
- The proof pulled from a block to check the appearance of the image to make sure it is all right
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- - Colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel.
- - These are typically indicated by tints of color.
- - Colors that are created by mixing two primary colors
- A low-fire clay. Porous and not waterproof. To be functional, it must be glazed.
- Where paint is mixed to create the colors you need.
- - Consists of three colors that are an equal distance from each other on the color wheel.
- - White, black, and brown change the intensity of a color
- In printing, a piece of thick, flat material with a design on its surface
- A means of making prints by creating a raised design on a flat surface.
- A 3D object that has Height, Depth, and Width.
- An art surface where paintings can be created.
- Thick, tacky material used in printmaking.
- Objects made of clay fired at high temperatures for a chemical change to take place in the clay body.
- Clay slabs are cut to a shape and joined together using scoring and wet clay called slip.
- - Lighter values of a color that are created by using white.
- Three-dimensional forms or forms in relief created by carving, assemblage, or modeling.
- Clay that has been fired once, usually at a low temperature.
- - An area on an object where light is directly hitting the object.
- Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing
- Hard- A damp condition of the clay when it is too firm to bend yet soft enough to be carved.
- - Color schemes that consist of 3-5 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
- part of the brush holds the bristles together.
- Ceramic forming method utilizing rope-like plastic clay
- Preparing the surface of a piece of clay to be added to another piece of clay.
56 Clues: - Red, yellow, and blue • - Another name for color • - A tool used to measure value • Used to apply paint to a canvas. • Clay is easily manipulated and bent • - The color spectrum bent into a circle • - The lightness or darkness of a color. • Thick, tacky material used in printmaking. • A type of paint that uses a plastic binder. • - These are indicated by shades of a color. • ...
Mesopotamia 2016-09-23
Across
- Countryside
- A ruler of kingdom or an empire
- Set of letters that can be combined to form a word
- The worship of god or goddesses
- More then actually needed
- Picture Symbols
- A long poem about a hero
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- Akkad's King
- Pyramid shaped temple tower
- A wheeled, horse drawn cart used for battle
- City
- Uruk's king
- City but country all around it
- Writer
- A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
15 Clues: City • Writer • Uruk's king • Countryside • Akkad's King • Picture Symbols • A long poem about a hero • More then actually needed • Pyramid shaped temple tower • City but country all around it • A ruler of kingdom or an empire • The worship of god or goddesses • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks • A wheeled, horse drawn cart used for battle • ...
Apes unit 5 Review 2023-05-17
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- Partially decomposed organic plant and animal matter used as a soil conditioner or fertilizer
- type of farmingn which a planting surface is made by plowing land, breaking up the exposed soil, and then smoothing the surface
- new water added to the aquifer
- Concentrations of particular aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a given ocean area or inland body of water
- land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around crops
- Chemical that kills fungi
- cropping the planting of usualy 2 crops in alternating rows
- the plowing and planting across the changing slope of land instead of in straight lines
- Short for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
- cultivation that involves cutting and clear vegitationin an area then buring the are
- agriculture practice that grows cropsithout disturbing the soil through tillage
- he loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation
- type of organic fertilizer from cows
- the measure of alethal dose; value refers to amount need toto kill half the members of a tested population
- the planting of land with differing crops throughout the year in order to reduce soil depletion
- Chemical that kills a plant or inhibits its growth.
- The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
- removal of a SINGLE tree among many
- Accumulation of salts in soil that can eventually make the soil unable to support plant growth.
- irrigation method water is pumped from a well into an apparatus that contains a series of spray nozzles that spray water across the field
- the process by which vegetation in drylands i.e. arid and semi-arid lands, such as grasslands or shrublands, decreases and eventually disappears
- plantng on short teep vertial dr ops, typically does ner mountains
- Multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops together
- Treadmill situation in which it becomes necessary for a farmer to continue using pesticides regularly because they have become an indispensable part of an agricultural cycle
- Cultivation of a single crop
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- Farming Farming just enought food for you and your family to eat
- rowing and harvesting of fish and shellfish for human use
- oil of clay and sand containing humus
- A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
- Maximum Sustainable Yield,max amount that can be harvested without compromising future availability of that resource
- irrigation method; water is distributed over the soil surface by gravity
- the uppermost layer of soil
- irrigation method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
- the removal of select trees in an area
- Substance that adds inorganic or organic plant nutrients to soil
- the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure
- dry, open grasslands; primarily used for cattle grazing
- over saturation of soil with water
- Widespread malnutrition and starvation in a particular area
- Confined outdoor or indoor space used to raise hundreds to thousands of domesticated livestock.
- chemical that kills insects
- geneticallly modified organism
- irrigation method where farmer digs trenches along the crop rows and fills them with water
- Any chemical designed to kill or inhibit the growth of an organism that people consider undesirable
- Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover
- ccurs when surface water or wind peel off fairly thin sheets or layers of soil
- The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
- type fertilizer of commercially prepared mixture of plant nutrients such as nitrates, phosphates, and potassium applied to the soil to restore fertility and increase crop yields.
- stands forintegrated pest management
- unwanted organism
50 Clues: unwanted organism • Chemical that kills fungi • the uppermost layer of soil • chemical that kills insects • Cultivation of a single crop • new water added to the aquifer • geneticallly modified organism • over saturation of soil with water • removal of a SINGLE tree among many • type of organic fertilizer from cows • stands forintegrated pest management • ...
Saving Ms. Murphy 2022-10-05
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- 4th stage of clay
- a technique in which pottery is created using a spinning potters wheel
- 1st stage of clay
- 5th stage of clay
- a method in which clay "snakes are formed and combined to create a piece of pottery
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- a technique in which the artist pushes their thumb into a ball of clay and then squeezes the clay up into even walls
- scratching line into the surface of clay where two pieces will attach
- 3rd stage of clay
- 2nd stage of clay
- a method in which the artist starts by using a rolling pin to form big, flat pieces of clay
- one of the first steps when working with clay, helps remove air bubbles
- clay+water
12 Clues: clay+water • 4th stage of clay • 3rd stage of clay • 2nd stage of clay • 1st stage of clay • 5th stage of clay • scratching line into the surface of clay where two pieces will attach • a technique in which pottery is created using a spinning potters wheel • one of the first steps when working with clay, helps remove air bubbles • ...
wheel throwing 2025-11-06
Across
- What happens to the clay walls when they become too thin or too wet to support their own weight
- The thick, creamy mixture of clay and water that accumulates on the wheel head while throwing; liquid clay waste
- The ring or base on which a finished pot sits, created during the trimming process
- A tool used to absorb excess water, smooth surfaces, or compress the rim
- A tool with two handles used to cut the finished pot off the wheel head
- The act of pushing down or firming the clay, especially at the rim or base, to increase density and prevent cracking
- A sharp, pointed tool used for measuring the wall thickness or trimming the rim
- Fired and ground up clay, used to strengthen a clay body
- The general term for the process of making a pot on a potter's wheel
- Used liberally during the throwing process to lubricate the clay and prevent friction
- A hinged tool used to measure the diameter of the pot's opening for a matching lid
- The visible circular lines or ridges left on the interior of a pot during the early stages of Opening or Pulling
- A decorative mark left during Trimming when a rigid tool rapidly skips across the clay surface
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- The action of drawing the clay walls up from the base to create the height of the pot
- A technique for removing a piece from the wheel using water and a wire tool
- The first step after centering, creating a well or depression in the center of the clay
- The machine with a rotating head used to create symmetrical ceramic forms
- A technique used in centering, often involving bringing the clay up into a cone shape before pushing it down
- The technique of pushing the walls of the pot inward, often to narrow the neck of a vase or bottle
- The stage of dryness where the pot is firm enough to be handled and trimmed, but still contains some moisture
- The step of refining the foot and shape of a leather-hard pot on the wheel using loop tools
- The critical process of making the lump of clay perfectly stable in the center of the wheel head
- Functional pieces made for eating and drinking out of
- The process of preparing clay to be thrown on the wheel by removing air bubbles and inconsistencies
- A common defect, shaped like the letter S, that appears on the base of a pot due to uneven Compression or drying
- A flat disc, usually made of plastic, wood, or plaster, attached to the wheel head on which a pot is thrown
- A flat, curved tool made of wood, metal, or plastic used to shape, compress, or smooth the pot's surface
27 Clues: Functional pieces made for eating and drinking out of • Fired and ground up clay, used to strengthen a clay body • The general term for the process of making a pot on a potter's wheel • A tool with two handles used to cut the finished pot off the wheel head • A tool used to absorb excess water, smooth surfaces, or compress the rim • ...
Regions of Texas 2019-08-09
Across
- a period of lower-than-normal precipitation
- to make up
- to control, to be the majority of
- any substance made from petroleum or natural gas
- an area that is unified by one or more common characteristics
- a factory in Mexico that assembles parts made in the United States and elsewhere into products for export
- lacking enough water for things to grow
- existing in a high degree; strong, extreme
- a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges
- a deep passage or pathway
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- a flat-topped hill, smaller than a mesa
- a line of travel
- abroad; across the seas
- a type of oil that is the source for gasoline
- far-reaching; spread over a broad area
- large-scale farming including production, processing and distribution
- height above sea level
- soil rich soil that has been deposited from flowing river water
- the wearing away of the earth's surface by the movement of water, wind, ice, and gravity
- a small, high plateau
20 Clues: to make up • a line of travel • a small, high plateau • height above sea level • abroad; across the seas • a deep passage or pathway • to control, to be the majority of • far-reaching; spread over a broad area • a flat-topped hill, smaller than a mesa • lacking enough water for things to grow • existing in a high degree; strong, extreme • ...
Mesopotamia by Trey santiago 2014-10-14
Across
- a land with different territories under a single rule
- a way of supplying water
- a picture symbol
- the world's first system of writing
- result
- the worshipping of many gods
- a large arch of fertile soil
- a writer
- a set of 282 laws
- a human-made waterway
- something more than someone needed
- city
- a wheeled horse-drawn cart
- one of Uruk's kings
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- someone who performs religious ceremonies
- a part or function
- a set of letters that can be combined into words
- a type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task
- a pyramid-shaped temple tower
- a long poem of a hero
- the division of society by rank and class
- a mixture of rocks and rich soil
- the science of building
- the most famous Chaldean king
- consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
- a akkadian king
- a ruler of a kingdom
- countryside
28 Clues: city • result • a writer • countryside • a akkadian king • a picture symbol • a set of 282 laws • a part or function • one of Uruk's kings • a ruler of a kingdom • a long poem of a hero • a human-made waterway • the science of building • a way of supplying water • a wheeled horse-drawn cart • the worshipping of many gods • a large arch of fertile soil • a pyramid-shaped temple tower • ...
WASTE 2023-03-29
Across
- Mining rocks, minerals, top soil
- Hole in the earth where trash is dumped
- Using organic waste to make rich soil or material
- Natural, can be biologically broken down
- Established to clean up toxic waste sites
- Liquid from a landfill that is contaminated
- Sanitary landfills have this on the bottom
- What we throw out every day
- Burning of waste products
- crop residue, livestock and forest waste, sawdust
- Cell phones, computers, toners
- ANY ITEM UNWANTED AND DISCARDED
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- Synthetic, can't be broken down biologically
- scrap metals, plastics, paper, sludge
- Solid waste compacted, spread in layers and covered
- According to our MSW chart, this item is the most discarded
- Promotion and protection of public health by promoting hygiene and sanitary conditions
- This microorganism breaks down organic trash
- This waste requires special treatment before disposal
- The gas produced in a sanitary landfill
- Accumulate in the ocean and can be harmful to aquatic life
- This laws provides safeguards for landfills
22 Clues: Burning of waste products • What we throw out every day • Cell phones, computers, toners • ANY ITEM UNWANTED AND DISCARDED • Mining rocks, minerals, top soil • scrap metals, plastics, paper, sludge • Hole in the earth where trash is dumped • The gas produced in a sanitary landfill • Natural, can be biologically broken down • Established to clean up toxic waste sites • ...
Kali 2015-04-30
Across
- silt.
- Your body needs this inorder to survive.
- the Earths groundwater.
- Which water is alkaline or acidic.
- Caused by the presence of suspended matter such as clay,
- bacteria found in our environment, including the feces of
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- Drainage area.
- Rain or snow falls onto the Earth. Seeps into the ground to
- Enters water ways from human and animal waste.
- Occurs naturally in mineral depots, soil and seawater.
- When much of the vegitation is replaced by
- and other warm bodied animals.
12 Clues: silt. • Drainage area. • the Earths groundwater. • and other warm bodied animals. • Which water is alkaline or acidic. • Your body needs this inorder to survive. • When much of the vegitation is replaced by • Enters water ways from human and animal waste. • Occurs naturally in mineral depots, soil and seawater. • Caused by the presence of suspended matter such as clay, • ...
Ancient Egypt 2025-05-07
10 Clues: Last Pharaoh • Has stone in it • Highly rich soil • The first pharaoh • Used to preserve bodies • Where King Tut was buried • Meaning Leader or Great house • Only thing with wheels back then • Pharaoh that tomb didn't get robbed • Protected Egyptians from other empires
DAN'S DASTARDLY DISCUSSION DAY 2024-02-24
Across
- ALTERS NATURAL HABITATS, LEADING TO NEW SELECTION PRESSURES AND PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY
- NEITHER CONTINUOUS AND GRADUAL NO CONSISTENTLY CHAOTIC, OBAMA'S 2008 CAMPAIGN SLOGAN
- THIS VEGETABLE CAN FORCE A TAPROOT DOWN THROUGH COMPACTED SOIL
- LIVING SYSTEM OF SAND, SILT, CLAY, MINERALS, WATER, AIR, ORGANIC MATTER, AND LIFE
- THE PROCESS OF USING THE BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF NATURALLY OCCURRING ORGANISMS - CHIEFLY MICROORGANISMS TO DEGRADE, IMMOBILIZE, OR SEQUESTER BOTH ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
- DISTURBANCE TOLERANT ORGANISMS LIKE MOSSES AND LICHENS
- CURRENT ECOLOGICAL PARADIGMS FAIL TO INTEGRATE _____, HINT: YOU ARE ONE
- HUMANS STRAIGHTEN, DEEPEN, AND OR WIDEN STREAM CHANNELS TO PREVENT FLOODING AND FACILITATE URBAN DRAINAGE
- SOIL SHOULD BE LIKE A ______, ALSO A DISH CLEANING ITEM
- THE COLLECTIVE AND SYNERGISTIC IMPACT, BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL, OF MANY POLLUTANT STREAMS COMBINED
Down
- OPEN, DYNAMIC HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE SYSTEM
- UTILIZES STRICT SEPARATION OF USES AND COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIFORM DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
- A TOOL TO ENSURE THE QUALITY, SAFETY, AND MANUFACTURING OF GOODS
- ANY RELATIVELY DISCRETE EVENT IN SPACE AND TIME THAT DISRUPTS ECOSYSTEM, COMMUNITY, OR POPULATION STRUCTURE
- AN ACRONYM FOR A TYPE OF PLANNING SYSTEM THAT ESTABLISHES BASIC PARAMETERS MAPPED TO PARCELS AND ZONES
- LIQUID CULTURE OF BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS
- INTEGRATES MULTIPLE BOUNDARIES SUCH AS NESTED WATERSHEDS, LAND PARCELS, AND NATURAL PATCHES
- CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN EXAMPLE, WE ALSO LIKE HEARING THIS FROM OUR PROFESSORS
18 Clues: OPEN, DYNAMIC HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE SYSTEM • LIQUID CULTURE OF BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS • DISTURBANCE TOLERANT ORGANISMS LIKE MOSSES AND LICHENS • SOIL SHOULD BE LIKE A ______, ALSO A DISH CLEANING ITEM • THIS VEGETABLE CAN FORCE A TAPROOT DOWN THROUGH COMPACTED SOIL • A TOOL TO ENSURE THE QUALITY, SAFETY, AND MANUFACTURING OF GOODS • ...
Agriculture and Knowledge System 2024-04-26
Across
- process of converting organic waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer
- is the process of transferring knowledge and information to farmers
- the practice of using biological agents to control pests
- is the technique of growing plants without soil
Down
- the science of breeding and producing improved crop varieties
- is the term for the science of crop production and soil management
- grazing the term for the practice of rotating livestock between different grazing areas
- is the study of soil and its properties
- the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
- banking the term for the practice of collecting and storing seeds for future use
10 Clues: is the study of soil and its properties • is the technique of growing plants without soil • the practice of using biological agents to control pests • the science of breeding and producing improved crop varieties • process of converting organic waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer • is the term for the science of crop production and soil management • ...
Clay 2017-11-29
Across
- flat pieces of clay joined together
- clay that is workable, holds it's shape
- totally dried out, room temp, ready for the kiln
- dry clay but still flexible, good for carving
- clay fired a second time with a coat of glaze
Down
- ropes or snakes of clay joined together
- liquid clay, used as clay glue
- a bowl formed by pinching
- clay that has been fired once, is hard and white
9 Clues: a bowl formed by pinching • liquid clay, used as clay glue • flat pieces of clay joined together • ropes or snakes of clay joined together • clay that is workable, holds it's shape • dry clay but still flexible, good for carving • clay fired a second time with a coat of glaze • totally dried out, room temp, ready for the kiln • ...
Clay 2024-10-11
9 Clues: a join • fire clay • a container • a hollow pot • a type of mud • a very hot oven • paint made of glass • a flat piece of clay • long thin rope made out of clay
Clay 2024-10-11
9 Clues: a hot oven • liquid clay • a hollow pot • clay together • a pancake of clay • joining clay together • a long thin rope of clay • is a special paint for clay • means to rub the edges of the joined clay to finish
Marsha 2015-11-24
Properties of Soil 2022-01-12
5 Clues: feel of soil • mixture of sand, silt, and clay • tiny pieces of different kinds of rock • material in soil made up of decayed plants and animals • the layer of loose material that covers most of earth's surface
Soil 2022-12-03
Across
- THE PROCESS OF BREAK DOWN OF ROCKS
- THE LAYERS OF THE SOIL IS KNOWN AS
- THE BEST TOPSOIL FOR GROWING PLANTS
- THE VOLUME OF WATER REPRESENTED AS V
- THE VOLUME OF WATER REPRESENTED AS U
- THE SOIL THAT CONTAINS GREATER PROPORTION OF ROCKS
Down
- THE A-HORIZON IS ALSO CALLED AS
- THE TIME TAKEN BY THE SOIL TO ABSORB
- DEPOSITS IN RIVERBED
- THE ROTTING DEAD MATTER IN SOIL
- A VERTICAL SECTION THROUGH DIFFERENT LAYERS OF SOIL CALLED
- THE PLANT THAT GROW IN CLAYEY SOIL
12 Clues: DEPOSITS IN RIVERBED • THE A-HORIZON IS ALSO CALLED AS • THE ROTTING DEAD MATTER IN SOIL • THE PROCESS OF BREAK DOWN OF ROCKS • THE LAYERS OF THE SOIL IS KNOWN AS • THE PLANT THAT GROW IN CLAYEY SOIL • THE BEST TOPSOIL FOR GROWING PLANTS • THE TIME TAKEN BY THE SOIL TO ABSORB • THE VOLUME OF WATER REPRESENTED AS V • THE VOLUME OF WATER REPRESENTED AS U • ...
