environmental economics Crossword Puzzles
CP ECON Chapter 1 Review 2022-02-10
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- This factor of production refers to the people who start new businesses to make a profit
- The study of how people use limited resources to fulfill unlimited wants
- Economic theory that deals with the economy as a larger whole
- A place (or not!) that allows buyers and sellers to exchange products/services.
- Sacrificing one thing for another (2 words)
- People want and/or need either a good or service
- When you have a trade off, the value of the thing you did NOT choose (2 words)
- Objects that satisfy wants and needs
- Abbreviation that represents the $ value of all the goods and services produced in a country
- On the PPC, the goal of all countries is to produce on the __.
- War or destruction of resources would result in a country producing on the left or __ of the PPC.
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- Actions that satisfy wants and needs
- Abbreviation used in economics that represents the idea that everything has a cost because we have to make choices.
- Abbreviation for the graph that shows all possible production of two goods using all resources
- Economic theory that deals with the decision making of smaller units such as individuals and businesses
- Factor of production made up of natural resources like rivers and metals
- A hammer is an example because it is used to make other things (2 words)
- Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship are the four __ (3 words)
- Factor of production that includes any work that people do to produce goods or services
- What is the basic problem of economics?
- Things that are not necessary for survival
- Things that are necessary for survival
- A population increase would result in a country producing on the right or __ of the PPC.
23 Clues: Actions that satisfy wants and needs • Objects that satisfy wants and needs • Things that are necessary for survival • What is the basic problem of economics? • Things that are not necessary for survival • Sacrificing one thing for another (2 words) • People want and/or need either a good or service • Economic theory that deals with the economy as a larger whole • ...
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Wangari Maathai 2025-06-02
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- She founded this environmental organization in 1977.
- Under this leader's rule, Maathai was arrested multiple times for environmental and pro-democracy protests.
- She fought to stop a high-rise from being built in this Nairobi park.
- President who supported the airlift that helped Maathai study abroad
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- The global challenge Wangari addressed by advocating for tree planting, education, and purposeful leadership.
- In 2004, Maathai became the first African woman to win this award.
- What scientific field did Maathai study in college?
- Maathai linked environmental conservation to the fight for this form of government
- Country where Wangari Maathai was born
- Maathai's environmental movement also focused on empowering this group in rural Kenya.
10 Clues: Country where Wangari Maathai was born • What scientific field did Maathai study in college? • She founded this environmental organization in 1977. • In 2004, Maathai became the first African woman to win this award. • President who supported the airlift that helped Maathai study abroad • She fought to stop a high-rise from being built in this Nairobi park. • ...
Exploration & Colonization 2021-09-27
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- the making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production.
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- Economics studies the production distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
- the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
- Diligent & hard-working
- a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric.
- Resources: materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
- the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
- created accurate maps and sea charts
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- belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
- the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony.
- an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
- relating to the government or the public affairs of a country
- relating to or belonging to any of the Protestant Churches.
- find ship’s latitude at sea
- the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
- a new production of an old play or similar work
- an explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.
19 Clues: Diligent & hard-working • find ship’s latitude at sea • created accurate maps and sea charts • a new production of an old play or similar work • relating to or belonging to any of the Protestant Churches. • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. • relating to the government or the public affairs of a country • ...
Plant and animal responses 2020-08-17
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- stimulus. Controlled by auxin causing cell elongation.
- Can be intraspecific or interspecific. Both parties lose out somewhat.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 29.5 days.
- A feeding relationship where both species benefit
- A means of orientation during migration –eg star patterns, using the sun as a compass, visual cues/landmarks, smell, major wind currents, major water currents.
- A feature which enables an organism to have some increased likelihood of reproductive success.
- once the night length is longer than a critical period.
- A ranked order according to dominance with each member (except the alpha) being submissive to others.
- The process by which the biological clock is kept in check with the environment, clock is entrained by a zeitgeber.
- The repeated mass movement of a group resulting in greater reproductive success.Usually a return trip.
- A response by an animal to a change in intensity of a diffuse (non-directional)environmental stimulus.
- The ability of an animal to find its way
- Rhythm Externally controlled (by environmental cues).
- A reversible plant movement response to a non-directional environmental stimuli.Controlled by water movement.
- A photoreceptor pigment involved in flowering-exists in two forms phytochrome red (P r ) and phytochrome far red (P fr ). P fr is the biologically active form.
- A biological response to a change in the
- Includes predation, parasitism and herbivory
- A plant which will only be induced to flower once the night length is shorter than a critical period.
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- The area which an animal marks and defends and which contains all the resources it needs to safely raise offspring.
- This resets a biological clock and keeps the activity entrained to the changes in the environment.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 12.5 hours.
- over unfamiliar territory.
- A response by an animal to a directional environmental stimulus. Must state whether it is positive or negative.
- of light and dark in a 24 hour
- The area in which an animal will roam (not marked or defended).
- An internal timing mechanism (controlled by genes).
- A plant which will only be induced to
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 24 hours.
- A plant growth response to a directional
- Rhythm Internally controlled (by genes).
30 Clues: over unfamiliar territory. • of light and dark in a 24 hour • A plant which will only be induced to • The ability of an animal to find its way • A plant growth response to a directional • A biological response to a change in the • Rhythm Internally controlled (by genes). • Includes predation, parasitism and herbivory • A feeding relationship where both species benefit • ...
Environment 2024-04-01
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- an example of climate change
- a sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life is a definition of?
- Who are the environmental figure behind the “generasi peduli bumi” movement?
- how to recycle organic waste by recycling it into...
- service that offers weekly plastic waste collection in various areas in Bali was founded by..
- What could be a refuge for many living creatures, but is often neglected and damaged?
- Waste that will not be able to decompose for the next 300 years
- The environmentalist's goal is to preserve the environment
- conditions when the physical and biological components of the earth's system and atmosphere are contaminated so as to disrupt the balance of the environmental ecosystem is the definition of a … environment
- One sign of increasing earth ... is the melting of ice at the North Pole
- a group consisting of five young people from Bandung took the initiative to clean up piles of rubbish in the rivers of Bandung City, called..
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- A substance that causes pollution is called
- In order to reduce air pollution, one way to overcome this is to (walk) to a nearby place
- Who are the environmental figures who have collaborated with the Pandawara group?
- a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment is a definition of ?
- The most inspiring female environmental activist in the field of green literacy because she is known as a reading and writing mother in the interior of the Baduy tribe is
- Labuan Bay Beach is the dirtiest beach in Indonesia, located in
- An artist who cares about the environment who has a program to overcome the waste problem by creating an application is
- Those who have the obligation to maintain environmental cleanliness are the ... living in that environment
- a mutation, or genetic change, that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive in its environment is a definition of an...
- Using cloth bags is one way to ... plastic waste
- Salsabila Khairunnisa founded a platform on social media called...
- In the work environment, workers can face several dangerous risks in their work environment, so how many dangerous risks are there?
- What is the dirtiest beach in Indonesia after Labuan Bay Beach, Banten? Just mention the name of the area
24 Clues: an example of climate change • A substance that causes pollution is called • Using cloth bags is one way to ... plastic waste • how to recycle organic waste by recycling it into... • The environmentalist's goal is to preserve the environment • Labuan Bay Beach is the dirtiest beach in Indonesia, located in • ...
Environmental Factors Crossword 2020-12-10
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- consumer that eats primary consumers
- group of organisms of the same species living in an area
- all living parts of an ecosystem
- the study of how living things interact with one another and their environment
- single pathway through which energy and matter flow through and ecosystem
- organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis
- the role of a species in its ecosystem
- man's best friend
- Land, water, earth, anywhere life is found
- decompose dead and decaying matter at all levels & recycle nutrients
- the physical environment in which a species lives in or is adapted to.
- all the living and non-living factors in an area
- consumer that eats producers
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- group of different populations interacting in an area
- all non-living parts of an ecosystem
- the different levels or positions organisms occupy in a food chain
- multiple pathways through which energy and matter flow through and ecosystem
- living thing
- A large geographic are of organisms with particular climatic and environmental conditions
- consumer that eats secondary consumers
- An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter
21 Clues: living thing • man's best friend • consumer that eats producers • all living parts of an ecosystem • consumer that eats primary consumers • all non-living parts of an ecosystem • consumer that eats secondary consumers • the role of a species in its ecosystem • Land, water, earth, anywhere life is found • all the living and non-living factors in an area • ...
Basic Environmental Science 2021-05-12
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- uniform measure of weather and other atmospheric impacts
- of various sources of energy and human resources for the protection of the general public and those tasked with working near them
- diverse study of life and organisms and their personal attributes
- study of matter and energy
- defined by extremely low precipitation; generally low temperature and short growing seasons
- total numbers of one organism or species living in a defined area or region,including humans
- study of applied characteristics related to the foundation of life and matter
- biomes dominated by grasses
- renewable and non-renewable sources of valuables available for human use
- advocating political and social action to improve the quality of environments
- large communities constituting all regions of the earth
- management of toxic substances for the protection of the general public and
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- conglomeration of various sciences, including biology, chemistry, earth science and physics for the benefit of environmental study, improvement and
- use of resources for personal reasons
- defined by a low concentration of salts
- defined by a high concentration of salts
- study of the relationship between organisms and their physical surroundings
- biomes dominated by trees and thick, woody vegetation
- Characteristics varying conditions, nutrient levels and physical components which describe soils within biomes
- management of air quality
- diverse biome which can be divided into two regions, freshwater and marine
- tasked with working near them
- arid biomes present in both high and low altitudes defined by extremely low amounts of precipitation
- also referred to as geoscience; is the study of the earth and the characteristics composing its existence
- Populations third largest in the world, behind only China and India
- changes in temperature, precipitation and other atmospheric conditions for imprecise periods of time
26 Clues: management of air quality • study of matter and energy • biomes dominated by grasses • tasked with working near them • use of resources for personal reasons • defined by a low concentration of salts • defined by a high concentration of salts • biomes dominated by trees and thick, woody vegetation • large communities constituting all regions of the earth • ...
Environmental Systems Vocab 2021-09-03
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- consumer who eats both plants and animals
- a lot
- creates organic material
- level animals position in food web, chain, pyramid
- a living plant of animal
- direct involvement
- living
- eats primary consumer
- to die
- consumer who only eats meat
- decomposes dead organisms
- eats dead consumers
- consumes (eats) other organisms
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- amount of a species in a environment
- non-living
- little to none
- does not produce organic material
- do well
- consumer that is bottom of the food chain
- produces its own food
- consumer who only eats plants
- a organisms role in an environment
- multiple populations living and working together
- a community of organisms and their environment
- a series of connected food chains
- a chain of animals transferring energy
26 Clues: a lot • living • to die • do well • non-living • little to none • direct involvement • eats dead consumers • produces its own food • eats primary consumer • creates organic material • a living plant of animal • decomposes dead organisms • consumer who only eats meat • consumer who only eats plants • consumes (eats) other organisms • does not produce organic material • ...
Environmental Systems Vocabulary 2021-08-27
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- Consumer feed off primary
- Animals or plants roll in the environment
- Chain order of events consumed by organisms
- single celled life form
- consumer
- eats both flesh and plants
- insufficient of demand
- eats on plants
- hunts own food
- a large sum of animals living together
- nonliving things
- make own food
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- Web food chains in a single ecosystem
- like a vulture preying on the dead
- living and nonliving forming a bubble of life
- eats on flesh
- Consumer herbivore, feeds on producer
- effect on one another
- grow or develop
- great quantities
- a group of animals together
- decomposes dead organisms
- suffer death
- living things
- producer
25 Clues: consumer • producer • suffer death • eats on flesh • living things • make own food • eats on plants • hunts own food • grow or develop • great quantities • nonliving things • effect on one another • insufficient of demand • single celled life form • Consumer feed off primary • decomposes dead organisms • eats both flesh and plants • a group of animals together • like a vulture preying on the dead • ...
Environmental Bio Crossword 2021-09-20
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- the variety of life on earth at all levels
- a branch of biology which deals with organisms and their environment
- a substance that when present in large concentrations can harm organisms
- The physical regions of a surface atmosphere or hydrosphere
- factor a living factor in an environment
- several communities of organisms and their environment
- a group of 2 or more populations in an area
- the quality of not being harmful to the environment
- an organism that eats other organisms for food
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- species a species that has no competition in its environment allowing for exponential growth
- an integration between 2 organisms in which both benefit
- an organism that can make its own glucose
- the study of the conservation or earths biosphere
- an organism that decomposes organic material
- chains the sequence of transfer of energy in the environment
- information collected during an experiment
- an organism that eats plants and animals
- an organism that is able to reproduce
- an educated guess
- factor a nonliving factor in an environment
- a group of organisms in an area
- an organism that only eats animals
- an organism that only eats plants
- collection of gases surrounding a planet
- an animal that is hunted and killed for food
25 Clues: an educated guess • a group of organisms in an area • an organism that only eats plants • an organism that only eats animals • an organism that is able to reproduce • an organism that eats plants and animals • factor a living factor in an environment • collection of gases surrounding a planet • an organism that can make its own glucose • ...
The Environmental Unit 2022-03-17
22 Clues: Lab • Earth • Metal • Trees • Trash • Ocean • People • Energy • Plants • Oxygen • Planets • Weather • Recycle • Science • Plastic • Society • Pollution • Littering • Scientist • Chemistry • Greenhouse • Environment
AP Environmental Science 2021-12-08
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- The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
- The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
- The periodic changes in winds and ocean currents, causing cooler and wetter conditions in the southeastern United States and unusually dry weather in southern Africa and Southeast Asia.
- Cells of air circulation occurring between 60 degrees north and south and each pole.
- all of the populations of organisms within a given area
- An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
- Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away
- The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
- the mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals
- a system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
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- A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- a species that can live under a wide range of abiotic or biotic conditions
- The second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
- The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
- The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a species that is specialized to live in a specific habitat or feed on a small group of species
20 Clues: The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere • The second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. • the mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals • all of the populations of organisms within a given area • The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • ...
vinnubók 2RF - environmental 2021-11-19
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- þjóðarmorð
- vatnsorka
- spendýr
- innihald
- þróast
- jarðfræðingur
- jökul-
- vistkerfi
- hálendi
- lyfjafræðilegur
- hraði
- málmbræðsla
- vaxtastaður
- vatnsgeymir
- prímati
- hvetja
- sjávar
- ónógur
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- sýrumyndun
- kafa,færa í kaf
- jarðvegur_veðrun
- flytja_á_milli_landa
- löggjafi
- kjörlendi
- viðurkenna
- aðskotadýr
- hernaðaráætlun
- lífvænleiki
- tegund
- hugtak
- liggja_saman
- eyða_skóg
- eftirköst
- hverfa
34 Clues: hraði • þróast • jökul- • tegund • hugtak • hvetja • hverfa • sjávar • ónógur • spendýr • hálendi • prímati • löggjafi • innihald • vatnsorka • kjörlendi • vistkerfi • eyða_skóg • eftirköst • sýrumyndun • þjóðarmorð • viðurkenna • aðskotadýr • lífvænleiki • málmbræðsla • vaxtastaður • vatnsgeymir • liggja_saman • jarðfræðingur • hernaðaráætlun • kafa,færa í kaf • lyfjafræðilegur • jarðvegur_veðrun • flytja_á_milli_landa
Environmental Crossword #2 2021-09-30
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- A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
- Frozen water
- Makes the noise "meow"
- Natural electrical phenomenon in the sky (reddish or greenish light) usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole
- Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
- Water that has once been used in a home, in a business, or as part of an industrial process
- A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea
- 97 percent of salt water makes up the world's?
- A building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour
- A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
- Is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments
- Any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools
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- Leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large body of water
- The cutting down of trees in a large area; the destruction of forests by people.
- Many species of plants and animals are in danger of/threatened with extinction (= being destroyed so that they no longer exist)
- A mountain with a large circular hole at the top through which lava and other substances are forced out
- An animal that is called "man's best friend"
- A luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall
- Plant that retains green leaves throughout the year
- A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs
- The Titanic hit one of these
- Spring, summer, autumn, and winter
22 Clues: Frozen water • Makes the noise "meow" • The Titanic hit one of these • Spring, summer, autumn, and winter • An animal that is called "man's best friend" • 97 percent of salt water makes up the world's? • Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • Plant that retains green leaves throughout the year • A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs • ...
Environmental Science Crossword 2017-09-15
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- The basic unit of a chemical element.
- A compound that yields a greater amount of hydrogen ions when dissolved than is found naturally in pure water.
- The second part of a chain in an ecosystem, they make their own food due to absorbing energy from the sun.
- A web with different hierarchies in an ecosystem where each organism has a specific role.
- Values that do not change over the course of an experiment.
- A value that when changed impacts the Dependent variable and the experiments results.
- A value that is kept constant to determine the relationship between the Dependent and Independent variables.
- A position on the chain of an ecosystem where energy is transferred through consuming or being consumed by others.
- A unique substance that cannot be broken down into similar substances.
- The amount of protons that is contained in the nucleus of an atom.
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- A bond that is formed between two elements or compounds that have opposite charges.
- A combination of two or more substances or elements.
- A value that changes based on the Independent variable, it is the value being measured.
- A bond that is formed when atoms share electrons among themselves
- A level of hierarchy in an ecosystem through which energy is transferred.
- A molecule that has an electric charge because of it gaining or losing electrons.
- A scale that measures whether a substance is an acid or a base.
- A compound that can accept hydrogen ions and yields less of them than pure water when dissolved.
- The mass of an atom that makes up a chemical element.
- The amount of energy passed between an animal when it consumes another or when it consumes food.
20 Clues: The basic unit of a chemical element. • A combination of two or more substances or elements. • The mass of an atom that makes up a chemical element. • Values that do not change over the course of an experiment. • A scale that measures whether a substance is an acid or a base. • A bond that is formed when atoms share electrons among themselves • ...
Environmental Science Review 2013-01-09
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- Organism that eats dead and decaying matter.
- Resource _____ is the dividing up of resources between different species in an ecosystem.
- Population _____ refers to the amount of individuals in a certain area.
- _____ species are species that enter an ecosystem from somewhere else.
- A relationship in which one organism consumes another.
- Process by which chemicals are turned into sugars (ecosystems without light)
- A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unaffected.
- The area in which living things find all resources they need in order to survive.
- The study of characteristics of human populations.
- A relationship in which two species benefit one another.
- Process by which plants make their own food.
- The role an organism plays in its ecosystem.
- The process by which more favorable traits become more common in a population.
- A group of organisms that can interbreed, producing fertile offspring.
- _____ factors control how many organisms an area can support.
- Individuals of the same species living in the same place at the same time.
- _____ species are species at risk of becoming endangered.
- The elimination of all members of a particular species from the entire Earth.
- Any relationship in which two organisms affect one another.
- A biodiversity ______ is an area with very high levels of biodiversity.
- The study of organisms and their interactions with their environments.
- Illegal hunting of an animal.
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- Communities and the nonliving elements they interact with.
- Organism that only eats plants.
- _____ potential is the maximum ability of a species to reproduce.
- Population _____ refers to the way individuals are spread out in an area.
- _____ species are species at risk of extinction.
- A sequence of DNA that controls a specific trait.
- Organisms that break down dead organisms into their basic components.
- The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support.
- The process by which plant and animal life returns to an area after a catastrophe.
- Habitat _____ is the separation of a habitat into several distinct “islands”
- The diversity of life in an area.
- _____ species are species that have large consequences when removed from an ecosystem.
- _____ breeding involves re-growing a population and then releasing them into the wild.
- Organism that only eats animals.
- Organisms capable of making their own food.
- When individuals move into a population.
- The process of one species splitting into two or more species.
- The elimination of all members of a species from a specific area on Earth.
- The total number of offspring a female has during her life.
- Evolution in response to changes in another organism.
- When individuals leave a population.
- The collection of all life on Earth and all the things they interact with.
- The seasonal cycle of entering and exiting a population.
- A relationship in which one species feeds off of another without killing it.
- Changing behavior in order to survive.
- Genetic _____ is a change in distribution of a certain trait caused by random chance.
- Describes a species found only in one area in the world.
- The measure of how successfully organisms reproduce in a given environment.
- A collection of several species living in the same place at the same time.
- Similar ecosystems spread over large areas of Earth.
52 Clues: Illegal hunting of an animal. • Organism that only eats plants. • Organism that only eats animals. • The diversity of life in an area. • When individuals leave a population. • Changing behavior in order to survive. • When individuals move into a population. • Organisms capable of making their own food. • Organism that eats dead and decaying matter. • ...
Tourism & Environmental Protection 2014-03-12
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- the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities
- serve the human spirit
- type of heritage;monuments, buildings, and sites that exhibit aesthetic, archaeological, historical, scientific, or social value. i.e.: traditional customs, objects, places and artistic expressions.
- Erosion loss of vegetation and soil structure due mainly to human presense.
- Type of spaces set into boundaries of national parks
- Forcing the natural into particular aesthetic
- Lao National Tourism Administration abbreviation
- Skills UNESCO forum held to promote sustainability
- Hills South Dakota land in dispute
- financial benefits from tourism can help a country's ________
- to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc
- Global Change in Mountain Regions (acronym).
- capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below
- a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
- Youth Poverty Alleviation through Tourism & Heritage (abbreviation)
- and formats
- type of heritage;combines cultural and natural value. i.e.: Mount Athos in Greece.
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- type of heritage;environmental aspects of heritage, as seen in outstanding physical, biological, or geological features. i.e.: habitats of threatened species.
- environmental impact that tourism produces.
- small island in the Bahamas
- an act or instance of employing someone or something
- Global and Climate Change in Mountain Sites (acronym).
- process when towns-cities become larger as more people begin to live and work in central areas.
- what ecotourism tries to protect
- Warming the continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth's climate system.
- the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm
- tourism while protecting the environment
- an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave
- A term for the concept of natural spaces untouched by human action
- Native American tribes in South Dakota
30 Clues: and formats • serve the human spirit • small island in the Bahamas • what ecotourism tries to protect • Hills South Dakota land in dispute • Native American tribes in South Dakota • tourism while protecting the environment • environmental impact that tourism produces. • Global Change in Mountain Regions (acronym). • Forcing the natural into particular aesthetic • ...
Environmental Chemical Engineering 2016-06-08
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- Threat to ___________. Climate change is affecting the habitats of several species of animal.
- Uncontrolled usage of aerosols contributes this pollutant to the environment.
- Regular basis cleaning up of this is necessary to curb acid rain from occuring.
- Population shift from rural to urban areas, "the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas", and the ways in which each society adapts to the change.
- What development is a process for meeting human development goals while sustaining the ability of natural systems to continue to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depend?
- Interaction and mobility is spread over large geographical, social and economic area.
- The presence of certain substance that brings harmful or poisonous effect to the environment.
- A divide that separates one catchment area from another area.
- Natural changes in the sun which affect the amount of incoming solar _____.
- Excessive burning of this causes harmful pollutant known as nitrous oxide (N2O) to the environment.
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- An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill.
- The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
- The relationship of ground water and surface water is part of the ___ cycle.
- It consists of water, air, land/soil.
- A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to air.
- Releases the carbon stored in trees and less carbon dioxide can be removed from the atmosphere.
- Environmental quality act 1974 is administered and enforced by this department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.
- Major source used to supply community and industrial needs other than surface water.
- Act like a blanket, trapping heat, without it, the earth would be much colder.
- Unsafe use and handling of what substances can cause cancer, skin disease, poisoning and respiratory illness?
20 Clues: It consists of water, air, land/soil. • A divide that separates one catchment area from another area. • An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill. • Natural changes in the sun which affect the amount of incoming solar _____. • The relationship of ground water and surface water is part of the ___ cycle. • ...
Environmental Science Crossword 2023-12-08
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- An energy source which is limited to areas of volcanic activity.
- Variety of organisms within an ecosystem.
- Trees, plants, insects, & bacteria.
- Levels of different consumers
- Air, water, temperature, & sun.
- A form of pollution caused by runoff and waste contamination.
- Measured over a long period of time; large region.
- Similar organisms that interbreed and produce viable offspring.
- Spread of low-density urban or suburban development outward from an urban center.
- An effect that occurs when urban areas have a higher temperature than the surrounding area.
- Meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
- A form of renewable energy that utilizes instruments designed to absorb light.
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- Natural warming of Earth's surface and lower atmosphere (Two words).
- The part of the earth where life exists.
- Number of individuals per unit area (Two Words).
- Comparing what will be sacrificed and gained with a specific action (Two words).
- Measured over short-term; small region.
- An intermittent source of energy that could potentially harm bird populations.
- An organism that is essential to the environment.
- A form of pollution that can cause respiratory issues.
20 Clues: Levels of different consumers • Air, water, temperature, & sun. • Trees, plants, insects, & bacteria. • Measured over short-term; small region. • The part of the earth where life exists. • Variety of organisms within an ecosystem. • Number of individuals per unit area (Two Words). • An organism that is essential to the environment. • ...
Environmental Science Crossword 2023-12-11
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- The number of births in a given period of time
- The number of deaths in a given period of time
- All the living and non-living components of an area
- A group of the same species that interbreed
- The range of the population
- The number of individuals in a population
- Studies the natural world and how humans affect it.
- Groups of ecosystems with a similar climate
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- The length of time an individual is expected to live
- The spacial distribution of individuals within the population
- All various populations in an area that interact make a
- The parts of the Earth where life exists.
- Non-living
- The amount by which a populations size changes over time
- Living
- All similar organisms that can interbreed and produce viable offspring
- When both species benefit
- One organism benefits and there is no harm to the other organism
- The study of the interactions of many organisms and their environment
- One organism is helped, the other is harmed
20 Clues: Living • Non-living • When both species benefit • The range of the population • The parts of the Earth where life exists. • The number of individuals in a population • A group of the same species that interbreed • One organism is helped, the other is harmed • Groups of ecosystems with a similar climate • The number of births in a given period of time • ...
Environmental Science Review 2024-03-10
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- term describing the benefits humans receive from natural systems
- gaseous chemical found in Earth's stratosphere that absorbs harmful UV radiation
- caused by poor livestock practices and can lead to desertification
- pollutant emitted directly from a source
- pollutants that form by chemical reaction in the atmosphere
- caused by excessive CFC release in the 80s and 90s
- an area's temperature and precipitation
- an area defined by dense human settlements
- a weather phenomenon where a blanket of warm air is trapped under a layer of cool air
- common chemical found in aerosol sprays that damaged the ozone layer
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- determined by a location's distance from the equator
- leading cause of biodiversity loss in rainforests
- planetary phenomenon caused by excessive greenhouse has emissions
- the physical and organizational structures required for modern society
- climate pattern caused by warm surface waters in the Pacific ocean that results in severe weather in the southern US
- sudden death in an aquatic ecosystem caused by polluted rainfall
- gases that trap the suns thermal energy within Earth's atmosphere
- process by which rural areas become more populated
- type of air pollution that commonly occurs in cities caused by vehicle exhaust reacting with moisture or sunlight
- phenomenon where urban areas experience higher temperatures than surrounding areas
- areas found outside of cities and towns
21 Clues: an area's temperature and precipitation • areas found outside of cities and towns • pollutant emitted directly from a source • an area defined by dense human settlements • leading cause of biodiversity loss in rainforests • process by which rural areas become more populated • caused by excessive CFC release in the 80s and 90s • ...
Environmental Science Final 2024-05-16
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- What group of individuals produces the stressors, as mentioned in the article?
- Liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that starts with P and can be extracted and refined into fuel.
- What is the introduction of harmful chemicals into the environment called?
- What happens to oceans when they absorb mass amounts of carbon?
- What body of water absorbs 50% of carbon dioxide?
- What type of food production in mass harms the environment?
- What is the primary gas produced by industrial emissions?
- A vessel propelled by an engine, used for mass fishing.
- A substance that has a defined composition.
- Biological community of organisms that interact with each other.
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- The Great Barrier Reef is located near __________
- When coral expels algae, it is called coral ________.
- What is the measurement of hotness or coldness in science called?
- In order to power a boat and move it, you need an ______.
- Which environment, as stated in the topic, is affected?
- What organism absorbs CO2 in the ocean?
- What is changed by emissions produced in the atmosphere?
- What revolution in the 19th century has led to increased carbon in the last 200 years?
- Country in Central America that was affected by coral bleaching in the article.
- Measurement of the ocean's height that has been rising since 1880.
20 Clues: What organism absorbs CO2 in the ocean? • A substance that has a defined composition. • The Great Barrier Reef is located near __________ • What body of water absorbs 50% of carbon dioxide? • When coral expels algae, it is called coral ________. • Which environment, as stated in the topic, is affected? • A vessel propelled by an engine, used for mass fishing. • ...
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY 2023-02-09
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- The energy in motion
- A pure substance
- Is the study of energy
- It seeks to understand the natural world
- Study of people culture and society
- Everything that affects the human being during its lifetime.
- Element about economy, society and politics.
- Is the rate at which energy is used
- Comprises all types of water resources
- A constant fact of nature that describes what happens in nature.
- It is the ability to do work
- The outer mantle of the solid earth
- Determine the variable character of a human habitat, it's opportunities as well as limitations
- The energy of electromagnetic waves
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- The energy stored in molecules and chemical compounds
- A statement that provides a possible answer to a question or explanation for an observation
- The energy in the nucleus or the core of an atom
- First subcategory of environmental science
- The main element in organic compounds
- One of the environmental issues being international of importance
- Philosophy of the natural world
- The protective blanket of gases
- Results from the flow of electric charge
- Is anything that occupies space and has mass or volume.
- Scientific method that uses our five senses.
- Plausible generalization about fundamental concepts in science that explains why
- It is where life operates
- It is the stored energy
- The study of interactions of life and its physical environment
- The smallest particle of an element
30 Clues: A pure substance • The energy in motion • Is the study of energy • It is the stored energy • It is where life operates • It is the ability to do work • Philosophy of the natural world • The protective blanket of gases • Study of people culture and society • Is the rate at which energy is used • The smallest particle of an element • The outer mantle of the solid earth • ...
Environmental Super Crossword 2022-05-10
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- A gap in rock ages typically caused by a period of erosion.
- preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past(bones, footprints, etc.)
- Earth's atmosphere has this many layers!
- Solid inorganic naturally occurring compounds that have distinct organized compositions
- the mechanical or chemical breaking down of rock into smaller sediments.
- Long period of lower than normal rainfall in a region
- ___ factors are all of the non-living elements in a biome/ecosystem.
- The area of land drained by a particular river system
- The majority of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur along the _____ of Fire.
- Fossilized tree sap.
- Artificial lake formed by damming a river.
- temporary conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- solid form of water
- Large sheets of slow moving flowing ice.
- Stratigraphy is the study of rock ____.
- _____ Science is the name of this class!
- Melting polar ice will cause ___ levels to raise.
- Scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes.
- Antarctica is surprisingly both a Polar Biome as well as this dry biome we usually think of as being hot.
- Large region classified according to the species that live in that location as well as climate (such as deserts, rainforest, etc.)
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- part of water cycle that flows over land as surface water instead of being absorbed into ground.
- the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
- Long period of glacial expansion covers vast areas of land and global temperatures are cooler.(2 words)
- _____ fossils are fossils that indicate the relative age of a rock.
- The La Brea ____ Pits in Los Angels produces vast quantities of fossilized remains.
- An underground formation that contains groundwater
- Liquid believed to be essential for life as we know it.
- Liquid precipitation.
- the transport of weathered materials and sediments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
- Name of the supercontinent from when all the landmasses were joined together
- average weather in a region over a long period of time (30+ years).
- Flakey Ice precipitation
- Molten rock material above Earth's surface.
- a hole that is dug or drilled to reach groundwater.
- These near-shore aquatic biomes have some of the worlds most biodiversity
- In Geology the law of Superposition states that the oldest rocks are almost always on the _____ layer.
- The study of rocks, Earth, and the underlying processes
- Rocks formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials
- Layer(s) of gasses surrounding a planet
- a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
- Molten rock material found below Earth's surface.
- Water Cycle process where liquid changes to gas.
- The densest planet in our solar system!
- Earth's ____ is made up of heavy metals such as iron and nickel.
- Burning fossil fuels released carbon ______ into the atmosphere.
45 Clues: solid form of water • Fossilized tree sap. • Liquid precipitation. • Flakey Ice precipitation • Layer(s) of gasses surrounding a planet • Stratigraphy is the study of rock ____. • The densest planet in our solar system! • Earth's atmosphere has this many layers! • Large sheets of slow moving flowing ice. • _____ Science is the name of this class! • ...
Environmental Science Final 2023-05-15
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- Type of pollution that is the main cause of an oxygen sag curve
- Type of pollution caused by an acceleration of erosion
- Freshwater zone where light is able to penetrate
- ______ currents cause tectonic plates to move and keeps the rock of the mantle plastic
- Waves that travel the fastest and first to arrive from the focus
- Scientist that interpret data as waves
- Layer of the earth made up of plastic rock
- Upper portion of the mantle
- The point at which the plates contact each other during seismic activity
- Commonly known as the “crust”
- Pollution that occurs mainly due to poor water sanitation, often caused by human waste
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- Stored energy that is released when tectonic plates to slip past each other
- Freshwater zone with the least amount of light and oxygen
- Plates move past one another at _________ boundaries, creating friction and stress
- Deepest section of a marine biome where no light can penetrate
- Waves that deform the ground perpendicular to the direction of travel
- Layer of the earth where the heat and pressure cause iron deposits to be liquid
- Place where the earthquake is felt the strongest
- Layer of the earth where the heat and pressure cause iron deposits to be solid
- Physical feature that is created at transform boundaries that can result in earthquakes
- Marine zone where ocean and land meet
- Imaginary boundary line between the mantle and the crust
22 Clues: Upper portion of the mantle • Commonly known as the “crust” • Marine zone where ocean and land meet • Scientist that interpret data as waves • Layer of the earth made up of plastic rock • Freshwater zone where light is able to penetrate • Place where the earthquake is felt the strongest • Type of pollution caused by an acceleration of erosion • ...
Environmental Science Review 2025-03-17
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- the illegal killing of wildlife
- habitat where fresh water and saltwater meet
- type of resource that is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
- the process of reclaiming and reusing raw materials
- soil that is frozen all year
- the pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
- containing unstable atoms
- practice of raising fish and other water organisms for food
- the advance of desert-like conditions into an area that was previously fertile
- species that have naturally evolved in an area
- a change to an environment with a negative effect on living things
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- the organism that benefits by living on or in a host in parasitism
- the process by which water, wind, or ice moves particles of rock or soil
- factory where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products
- any factor that can change in an experiment
- place where an organism lives and provides the things it needs
- an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another
- a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
- the number of different species in an area
- an organism’s particular role in an ecosystem
- an organism that can make its own food
- the series of predictable changes that occur to a community over time
- water stored in underground layers of rock and soil
- a relationship between two species in which both benefit
- a species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
- layer of dead leaves and grass on top of the soil
- the typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
27 Clues: containing unstable atoms • soil that is frozen all year • the illegal killing of wildlife • an organism that can make its own food • the number of different species in an area • any factor that can change in an experiment • habitat where fresh water and saltwater meet • an organism’s particular role in an ecosystem • species that have naturally evolved in an area • ...
environmental science puzzle 2025-04-09
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- - A slow moving mass of ice
- - The quality or decree of being saline
- - area of land that separates water flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
- - tidal mouth of a large river, where tide meets stream.
- - rising and falling of sea due to gravity
- - sea
- - a piece of land surrounded by water
- - a ring shaped coral reef.
- - large natural or fake lake used as water supply.
- - group of islands
- permeation of a liquid into something by filtration
- - small body stream of water.
- - The draining away of water from land
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- - Water held underground
- table - underground boundary between soil, surface, and grounwater
- - a small island that cannot sustain human habitation.
- - a long, narrow ditch.
- - The process of removing salt from seawater
- - an expanse of salt water that covers the earth
- - A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet.
- - The exhalation of water vapor.
- - a large stream of water that flows into another body of water
- - A large body of water surrounded by land.
- - Water or air moving in a definite direction.
- land- land consisting of marshes or swamps
- - Overflowing large amounts of water.
26 Clues: - sea • - group of islands • - a long, narrow ditch. • - Water held underground • - A slow moving mass of ice • - a ring shaped coral reef. • - small body stream of water. • - The exhalation of water vapor. • - a piece of land surrounded by water • - Overflowing large amounts of water. • - The draining away of water from land • - The quality or decree of being saline • ...
Spanish Environmental Actions 2025-04-09
21 Clues: to fly • to fail • to harm • to vote • to value • to reuse • to donate • to reduce • to improve • to breathe • to destroy • to replace • to recycle • to protect • to develop • to diminish • to threaten • to care for • to keep informed • to become extinct • to foment, to support
Africa Environmental Issues 2025-01-17
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- when the population of a place exceeds the resources available in that area
- a chemical or natural substance used to improve the fertility of soil
- surface water from farmlands that run into nearby bodies of water or groundwater that cause contamination
- a line of trees or shrubs that protect topsoil from being blown away by the wind
- a chemical or natural substance used to kill harmful insects or vegetation
- the removal or cutting down of forests
- any waste produced from manufacturing or industrial processes
- the process of diverting water to crops
- the contamination of water sources
- the process of desert expanding into previously fertile land
- the process of cutting down trees to sell as timber or pulp
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- any illness or disease caused by consuming water containing harmful bacteria and microorganisms
- the natural home for plants and animals
- the process of keeping places or things clean to protect public health
- the process of livestock excessively consuming vegetation causing damage to the land
- a lack of water needed to meet the demands of a population
- the process of wearing away, usually created by wind or water
- capable of producing crops or vegetation in abundance
- a process of making something dirty, poisonous, or polluted
- an extended period of time with little to no rainfall
20 Clues: the contamination of water sources • the removal or cutting down of forests • the natural home for plants and animals • the process of diverting water to crops • capable of producing crops or vegetation in abundance • an extended period of time with little to no rainfall • a lack of water needed to meet the demands of a population • ...
Environmental Scavenger Hunt 2025-10-15
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- devices that produce illumination, often powered by electricity
- documents containing flight schedules, passenger information, and travel details
- typically circular dishes from which food is eaten
- Entryways provide security, privacy, and protection from the elements by controlling access to a space
- They have wings but are generally poor fliers.
- flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things
- provides oxygen, shade, and is home to many birds and squirrels
- typically made of cotton, is characterized by short sleeves and a round neckline
- designation for an adult individual of the male gender
- It provides a ground cover that helps prevent soil erosion, adds aesthetic value to landscapes, and offers a surface for recreational activities.
- often admired for its beauty and fragrance
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- known for its loyalty and often works as a service animal
- Effective learners are curious, motivated, and willing to invest time and effort into their studies.
- What is a piece of furniture designed to be sleep on
- invisible mixture of gases surrounds the Earth and is essential for breathing
- educators hold degrees in education or specific subject areas, and they may also have certifications or licenses.
- They are known for their flexible bodies, sharp claws, keen senses, and excellent night vision.
- I have brightly colored wings and fly from flower to flower
- an opening in a wall or roof of a building, designed to admit light or air and often fitted with a pane of glass
- writing instrument with a small ball as its point that transfers ink to paper
20 Clues: often admired for its beauty and fragrance • typically circular dishes from which food is eaten • They have wings but are generally poor fliers. • What is a piece of furniture designed to be sleep on • designation for an adult individual of the male gender • known for its loyalty and often works as a service animal • ...
General Environmental Science 2025-11-18
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- a series of organisms showing who eats whom
- day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere
- many connected food chains in an ecosystem
- the variety of life in an area
- the movement of soil or rock by wind or water
- a resource that can be replaced naturally
- the process plants use to make food
- the area of land that drains into a body of water
- water that flows over land into streams and lakes
- energy resources formed from ancient organisms
- long-term weather patterns in an area
- a resource that cannot be replaced quickly
- a group of the same species living in one place
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- all the different populations living together
- a species that spreads and harms ecosystems
- a place where waste is buried
- an organism that makes its own food
- a community of living things interacting with their environment
- using less energy to do the same work
- harmful substances added to the environment
- removing trees from an area
- using resources in a way that lasts
- taking too many fish from a body of water
- effect warming caused by gases trapping heat
- turning waste into new materials
- an organism that eats other organisms
- an organism that breaks down dead material
- the place where an organism lives
- protecting natural resources
29 Clues: removing trees from an area • protecting natural resources • a place where waste is buried • the variety of life in an area • turning waste into new materials • the place where an organism lives • an organism that makes its own food • the process plants use to make food • using resources in a way that lasts • using less energy to do the same work • ...
Environmental Science Quiz 2025-11-16
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- - the main driver of deforestation
- – Harmful or disruptive unwanted sound in the environment.
- – Expansion of cities due to population growth.
- – The collective animal life of a region or habitat.
- – Natural materials used by humans to survive and thrive.
- – Decline or disappearance of species in ecosystems.
- – Immersing in a forest to reduce stress and improve wellness.
- – The global zone where all living organisms interact with the environment.
- – Contamination of water bodies by harmful materials.
- – Harmful substances contaminating the air.
- – Reliable access to safe and nutritious food.
- – Soil suitable for farming crops.
- – Lung illnesses caused by polluted air.
- – The deterioration of the natural environment through pollution, deforestation, or other harmful human activities.
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- – Large-scale clearing of forests.
- – Degradation of land due to chemicals or waste.
- – Long-term shifts in weather patterns caused by human activities.
- – When the number of people exceeds available resources.
- – Designing products to wear out or become outdated quickly.
- – Protected area balancing conservation and sustainable human activity.
- – Planting trees in deforested areas.
- – Cutting or selling timber unlawfully.
- – Non-native species that disrupt local ecosystems.
- – Species at risk of extinction.
- – Extracting minerals or other valuable resources from Earth.
- – Carried or transmitted through water, often referring to diseases.
- – Plants or animals naturally occurring in a region.
- – Protecting and managing natural resources responsibly.
- – Stress or worry that can be relieved by spending time in nature.
- – Parks or gardens in cities that provide environmental and health benefits.
30 Clues: – Species at risk of extinction. • – Large-scale clearing of forests. • – Soil suitable for farming crops. • – Planting trees in deforested areas. • – Cutting or selling timber unlawfully. • – Lung illnesses caused by polluted air. • – Harmful substances contaminating the air. • - the main driver of deforestation • ...
Successful Office English Unit1 2025-03-25
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- A person who leads and makes decisions in a team (manager)
- representative A person who sells things to customers (sale representative)
- The study of money and business (economics)
- A smaller office of a big company. (branch)
- resources department A team that hires and helps workers (human)
- analysis Studying what people want to buy (market)
- To change to a different job (transfer)
- A person you work with; same as coworker (colleague)
- A paper you get after finishing university (degree)
- A person who checks and helps workers (supervisor)
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- To give something (provide)
- Activities to sell products or services (marketing)
- To make things in a factory (manufacture)
- section A team that checks and manages money (accounting)
- A person who works with you (coworker)
- division A team that sells products or services (sales division)
- The main office of a company. (headquarter)
17 Clues: To give something (provide) • A person who works with you (coworker) • To change to a different job (transfer) • To make things in a factory (manufacture) • The study of money and business (economics) • A smaller office of a big company. (branch) • The main office of a company. (headquarter) • analysis Studying what people want to buy (market) • ...
School Subjects (AmE) 2016-09-28
Urbanisation 2021-10-14
Variability and Its Types (Genetics) 2026-01-07
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- External factors that influence phenotypic variation
- Variation that can be transmitted from parents to offspring
- Exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes
- Ability of organisms of the same species to differ in characters
- Non-heritable and reversible change caused by environmental factors
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- Formation of new gene combinations during meiosis
- Cell division that produces genetic diversity
- Variability influenced by environmental conditions
- Variability based on differences in genes
- Heritable change in DNA sequence
10 Clues: Heritable change in DNA sequence • Variability based on differences in genes • Cell division that produces genetic diversity • Formation of new gene combinations during meiosis • Variability influenced by environmental conditions • External factors that influence phenotypic variation • Variation that can be transmitted from parents to offspring • ...
Lah K3 pt3 2026-01-09
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- factors Non-living environmental components like temperature, water, and soil.
- The gas layers surrounding Earth.
- All water on Earth.
- science Study of environmental interactions and human impacts.
- All life and its environments on Earth.
- The solid outer layer of the geosphere.
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- Study of Earth's materials and processes.
- Interacting living and nonliving things in an area.
- Earth's rocky parts, from the core to the crust.
- factors Living components of an ecosystem.
10 Clues: All water on Earth. • The gas layers surrounding Earth. • All life and its environments on Earth. • The solid outer layer of the geosphere. • Study of Earth's materials and processes. • factors Living components of an ecosystem. • Earth's rocky parts, from the core to the crust. • Interacting living and nonliving things in an area. • ...
Daily Bulldog - The Headline Train 2023-04-22
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- Environmental day of observance for tree planting
- 5th season in Maine
- Freight Train Boogie singer
- Artists performing April 28th at Nordica
- to gather, usually from information
- _________ & Field
- Retiring Director of the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
- 2nd district Congressman
- One way to describe Isabel Greenwood
- not even
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- Veteran honored by Post 28 for his years of service, Wallace Edward ___________
- where the Sea Dogs play
- not a liquid or a solid
- type of railway
- WKTJ Morning DJ
- Environmental day of observance for the planet
- Organization whose motto is "service above self"
- __________, Wind, and Fire
- type of railway
- Kingfield summer musical event or nickname for your Dad?
- Veterans service organization who recently held a salute to service at Post 28
21 Clues: not even • type of railway • WKTJ Morning DJ • type of railway • _________ & Field • 5th season in Maine • where the Sea Dogs play • not a liquid or a solid • 2nd district Congressman • __________, Wind, and Fire • Freight Train Boogie singer • to gather, usually from information • One way to describe Isabel Greenwood • Artists performing April 28th at Nordica • ...
Engineering Jobs 2016-03-15
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- Designs x-ray machines
- Designs animal habitats
- Computer Software
- Solve environmental problems
- Checks to see if an item is of good quality
- Organizes things
- Space telescopes
- Efficient plant growing
- Provides a portal to the agency's civilian functions
- Cleaning environments
- Makes meds suitable for animals
- Bike locks, T.V, Screw driver
- Investigate materials
- Web technology
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- Behavior of non-newtonian fluids
- Test stress points of materials
- Transportation
- X-Rays
- Multidisciplinary field
- Measure the physical features of the earth
- oversees water quality
- Safely harnessing the power of the atom
- Gas and oils
- Skyscrapers
- Movements humans make
- Principles of electrical stuff to light the world
26 Clues: X-Rays • Skyscrapers • Gas and oils • Transportation • Web technology • Organizes things • Space telescopes • Computer Software • Cleaning environments • Movements humans make • Investigate materials • Designs x-ray machines • oversees water quality • Designs animal habitats • Multidisciplinary field • Efficient plant growing • Solve environmental problems • Bike locks, T.V, Screw driver • ...
National Safety Day - Fortnight Celebration Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-05
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- Corporate transparency standard (11)
- Socially responsible investing factor (12)
- Ethical behavior enforcement (11)
- Sustainability commitment (12)
- Community well-being advocacy (12)
- Safety and ethics integration (12)
- Community welfare promotion (11)
- Ethical oversight principle (12)
- Responsible investment guideline (12)
- Safety and sustainability linkage (13)
- Ethical decision-making framework (14)
- Stakeholder engagement practice (13)
- Workplace diversity initiative (11)
- Environmental impact measure (11)
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- Social responsibility focus (10)
- Ethical leadership characteristic (12)
- Environmental conservation focus (13)
- Employee well-being priority (12)
- Employee satisfaction initiative (12)
- Governance accountability principle (12)
- Sustainable business strategy (13)
- Governance compliance mandate (11)
- Social impact measurement tool (12)
- Sustainable investing criterion (12)
- Ethical leadership attribute (11)
25 Clues: Sustainability commitment (12) • Social responsibility focus (10) • Community welfare promotion (11) • Ethical oversight principle (12) • Employee well-being priority (12) • Ethical behavior enforcement (11) • Ethical leadership attribute (11) • Environmental impact measure (11) • Sustainable business strategy (13) • Community well-being advocacy (12) • ...
Environmental awareness 2022-08-09
12 Clues: step • fight • aware • agree • swell • lonely • worried • not to benefit • understand what others feel • able to continue effectively for a long time • hide some details,not to tell the whole truth • use in different directions,for different purposes
Environmental studies 2022-06-18
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- it comprises living things such as plant and animal
- is the example of primary producer
- it is important valuable source of mankind
- feeding position of web or food chain of a ecosystem
- where one living organisms eat another organisms and that organism is eaten by another bigger organisms
- defined as any fuel sourced derived from biomass
- existence of variability among living organisms on earth and between species and between ecosystem
- function of ecology where living organisms interact with other organisms
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- digest dead and decaying plants and animals
- resources it is re generatedthrough recycling within a specified time
- is the first trophic level
- it includes non-living things such as land
12 Clues: is the first trophic level • is the example of primary producer • it is important valuable source of mankind • it includes non-living things such as land • digest dead and decaying plants and animals • defined as any fuel sourced derived from biomass • it comprises living things such as plant and animal • feeding position of web or food chain of a ecosystem • ...
Environmental problems 2022-11-13
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- the ecological........ (a method promoted by the Global Footprint Network to measure human demand on natural capital
- name of the city that hosted the first international agreement to place legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions from developed countries.
- the diversity of living organisms on Earth.
- the conversion of forestland to nonforestland.
- the temporary conditions of the atmosphere
- greenhouse...... (a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat)
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- climate....... (People who do not accept the scientific consensus that human-caused global warming and climate change are scientific facts)
- a colourless gas having a faint sharp odour and a sour taste
- coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of ...... fuels
- the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
- planned............ (The manufacturing of products that are intended to become inoperative or outdated in a fairly short period of time).
- discarded electrical appliances and electronic equipment.
12 Clues: the temporary conditions of the atmosphere • the diversity of living organisms on Earth. • the conversion of forestland to nonforestland. • coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of ...... fuels • discarded electrical appliances and electronic equipment. • a colourless gas having a faint sharp odour and a sour taste • ...
Environmental Protection 2019-08-26
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- ______ power refers to the power got from the heat of the sun.
- According to Shanghai’s regulation, boxes are ______ waste. (Recyclable waste, Hazardous waste, Household food waste, Residual waste)
- According to Shanghai’s regulation, toilet paper is ______ waste. (Recyclable waste, Hazardous waste, Household food waste, Residual waste)
- ____ effect refers to a problem caused by increased quantities of gases such as CO₂ in the air. These gases trap the heat from the sun, and cause a gradual rise in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.
- all the plants and living creatures in an area in relation to the environment
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- to leave things in a place, making it look untidy
- to add dirty or harmful things to land, water, air, etc.
- According to Shanghai’s regulation, battery is ______ waste. (Recyclable waste, Hazardous waste, Household food waste, Residual waste)
- The gradual rise in the Earth's temperature caused by high levels of CO2 and other gases in the atmosphere is called global ____.
- Chinese Sturgeon is a kind of ____ fish living in Yangtze River. We need to save them from extinction.
- a large area where trees grow close together
- According to Shanghai’s regulation, lemon peel is ______ food waste. (Recyclable waste, Hazardous waste, Household food waste, Residual waste)
12 Clues: a large area where trees grow close together • to leave things in a place, making it look untidy • to add dirty or harmful things to land, water, air, etc. • ______ power refers to the power got from the heat of the sun. • all the plants and living creatures in an area in relation to the environment • ...
Environmental problems 2020-09-18
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- result for hydro energy
- layer is a thin part of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs almost all of the sun's harmful ultraviolet light. "Ozone holes" are popular names for areas of damage to the ozone layer.
- primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor (H. 2O), carbon dioxide (CO. 2), methane (CH. 4), nitrous oxide (N. 2O), and ozone (O3).
- power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using
- is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the ...
- is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing. Forests cover more than 30% of the Earth's land surface, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
- emission refers to an engine, motor, process, or other energy source, that emits no waste products that pollute the environment or disrupt the climate.
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- is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting.
- energy is heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth. Water and/or steam carry the geothermal energy to the Earth's surface. Depending on its characteristics, geothermal energy can be used for heating and cooling purposes or be harnessed to generate clean electricity.
- energy, also called hydroelectric power or hydroelectricity, is a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion—such as water flowing over a waterfall—to generate electricity. People have used this force for millennia.
- combines at least one electric motor with a gasoline engine to move the car, and its system recaptures energy via ...
- energy is a broader category encompassing all non-fossil-fuel-based
12 Clues: result for hydro energy • energy is a broader category encompassing all non-fossil-fuel-based • is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting. • power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using • ...
Environmental Vocabulary 2021-03-03
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- waste that is sorted to be used again
- harmful effects on the water soil and air caused by mankind
- the increase in the world's temperatures caused by certain gases.
- animals in the nature
- when we cut too many trees
- someone who want to protect the environment
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- causes global warming
- when rain is full of pollution
- slogan to say to protect the environment
- something you throw away
- place where animals live
- fuels coal and oil are two examples of
12 Clues: causes global warming • animals in the nature • something you throw away • place where animals live • when we cut too many trees • when rain is full of pollution • waste that is sorted to be used again • fuels coal and oil are two examples of • slogan to say to protect the environment • someone who want to protect the environment • ...
Environmental Ethics 2014-05-05
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- 80-90% of the world depends on it to make a living
- Animals are Not Merely Things
- Animals are equal
- Earth's Temperature Increase
- The environment is________to future generations.
- Humans and Nonhumans
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- Illegal________Trade
- All Living Times
- Humans Only
- Animals are for Humans to command
- What Should I Be?
- __________ Depletion
12 Clues: Humans Only • All Living Times • Animals are equal • What Should I Be? • Illegal________Trade • Humans and Nonhumans • __________ Depletion • Earth's Temperature Increase • Animals are Not Merely Things • Animals are for Humans to command • The environment is________to future generations. • 80-90% of the world depends on it to make a living
Environmental Science 2017-10-20
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- / The way a creature changes to fit it's surroundings
- / A sequence DNA that codes for a particular trait.
- / An organism's habitat, resource use, and fundamental role in a community.
- / Change over time.
- selection / A human-controlled process to produce something as desired.
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- / The process by which new species are generated
- / The ability to survive and reproduce undergoing changing environmental conditions
- / The disappearance of a species from Earth
- / The degree to which an organism can reproduce successfully in it's environment.
- / The act of feeding on a plant
- Selection / When traits that improve an organism's chance for survival are passed on more often that not.
- / A change in DNA
12 Clues: / A change in DNA • / Change over time. • / The act of feeding on a plant • / The disappearance of a species from Earth • / The process by which new species are generated • / A sequence DNA that codes for a particular trait. • / The way a creature changes to fit it's surroundings • selection / A human-controlled process to produce something as desired. • ...
Environmental issues 2022-05-02
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- a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
- a strong, dangerous wind that can destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
- damage to water, air or land by harmful
- a fire that is burning grass or bushes in the countryside
- one or a few uses.
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- a gas in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, that absorbs radiation, gives off heat.
- a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- and waste materials.
- the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals
- items that are intended to be thrown away after use, generally after
- a sudden violent shaking of the ground
- the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere because of the activities of a particular individual or organization
12 Clues: one or a few uses. • and waste materials. • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • damage to water, air or land by harmful • the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals • a fire that is burning grass or bushes in the countryside • items that are intended to be thrown away after use, generally after • ...
Environmental Science 2023-11-05
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- the environment becomes enriched with nutrients, increasing the amount of plant and algae growth to estuaries and coastal waters
- a process in which the outputs of a system are circled back and used as inputs
- A large molecule with a diameter of anywhere between 100 to 10,000 angstroms
- organisms, such as plants and phytoplankton, that can produce their own food through photosynthesis
- any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow
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- features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain, such as mountains
- Pieces of the earths crust and uppermost mantle
- an organism that consumes/purchase the goods or other organisms
- When a water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells and springs
- a class of organic chemicals made up of only the elements carbon and hydrogen
- a particle that consists of a nucleus of protons and neutrons surrounded by an electromagnetically-bound cloud of electrons
- the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
12 Clues: Pieces of the earths crust and uppermost mantle • an organism that consumes/purchase the goods or other organisms • any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow • When a water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells and springs • features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain, such as mountains • ...
Environmental science 2023-12-19
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- Illegal and fake
- devices are laid out along a line already placed across an area
- Data that is not able to be trusted
- The sampling device is placed along a line
- Sampling device is placed using number tables or the roll of dice
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- A list of items or people in the sample
- A frame of known area used to sample organisms that do not move
- arranged into layers
- Total number of births over time
- Total number of deaths over time
- size of sample
- All organisms of one species living in an area
12 Clues: size of sample • Illegal and fake • arranged into layers • Total number of births over time • Total number of deaths over time • Data that is not able to be trusted • A list of items or people in the sample • The sampling device is placed along a line • All organisms of one species living in an area • A frame of known area used to sample organisms that do not move • ...
Environmental Biotechnology 2026-03-04
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- – Fuel produced from plants or organic matter.
- – Living and nonliving things interacting in one area.
- – Using living organisms to remove pollution.
- – Using organisms to check environmental health.
- – A resource that can be naturally replaced.
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- – Able to continue without harming the environment.
- – Organic matter used as an energy source.
- – Tiny living things like bacteria and fungi.
- – Energy made from biological materials.
- – The surroundings where organisms live.
- – Natural fertilizer made from living organisms.
- – Breaking down organic waste into fertilizer.
12 Clues: – Energy made from biological materials. • – The surroundings where organisms live. • – Organic matter used as an energy source. • – A resource that can be naturally replaced. • – Tiny living things like bacteria and fungi. • – Using living organisms to remove pollution. • – Fuel produced from plants or organic matter. • – Breaking down organic waste into fertilizer. • ...
Environmental Racism 2024-04-26
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- The structures for natural resource management in society
- A group of people in a society with the least amount of individuals (or less than half)
- Uneven distribution of resources/services
- The long-term weather patterns that affect humans and nature
- A member of the government that is responsible for making new rules and regulations for the rest of the population
- The natural world in a certain area, especially as affected by human activities
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- Keeping drinking water clean and properly managing sewage and trash
- Overlapping factors that exacerbate disadvantages
- Responsibility to protect natural resources and ecosystems for generations
- When in the lower atmosphere, this can cause respiratory and metabolic health problems
- An unsafe or toxic chemical present in the air or water
- Unjust and avoidable systems that are a product of societal action
12 Clues: Uneven distribution of resources/services • Overlapping factors that exacerbate disadvantages • An unsafe or toxic chemical present in the air or water • The structures for natural resource management in society • The long-term weather patterns that affect humans and nature • Unjust and avoidable systems that are a product of societal action • ...
Guess who 2017-11-21
13 Clues: Children • Weakness • I love ___ • Major subject • Favorite food • Favorite movie • Favorite hobby • Favorite animal • Favorite colour • Favorite activity • I go crazy for ___ • Least favorite food • Dream holiday destination
Globalisation 2015-05-31
23 Clues: Klima • Kakao • Sklave • Handel • Umsatz • Energie • abladen • weltweit • Albtraum • Regierung • Bedingung • Produzent • Windmühle • Erwärmung • Ausbeutung • Gelegenheit • garantieren • verursachen • Krimineller • Verschiffung • umweltbedingt • Kommunikation • Umweltverschmutzung
Natural World 2024-07-21
23 Clues: gas • fur • mice • cave • cliff • beach • range • flood • freeze • litter • petrol • rubbish • recycle • scenery • farmland • explorer • volunteer • pollution • bottlebank • rainforest • environmental • publictransport • climante change
The econ quiz 2023-04-22
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- According to monetarists, Philip's curve in the long run is
- IS curve is ___ sloping
- Rate at which rbi gives loans to commercial banks
- Price theory is known as
- When demand of a commodity depends of some other commodities it is called
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- Market in which share prices are rising
- Father of modern economics
- The reduction in official exchange rate of one country done by the government
- Creation of utility in economics
- In case of perfect correlation the two regression lines are
- Innovation theory of profit is propounded by
- economy run by black money is known as
12 Clues: IS curve is ___ sloping • Price theory is known as • Father of modern economics • Creation of utility in economics • economy run by black money is known as • Market in which share prices are rising • Innovation theory of profit is propounded by • Rate at which rbi gives loans to commercial banks • According to monetarists, Philip's curve in the long run is • ...
External Environment 2014-09-30
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- The high cost of staying up to date with technological progress is a _____ to businesses. Technological opportunities and threats
- These laws protect the interests and safety of workers. Legal opportunities and threats
- Social, Technogical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, and Ethical. STEEPLE Analysis
- Advances in technology and work processes have improved what? Technological opportunities and threats
- _____, cultural, and demographic facotrs can directly affect the activities of a business. Social opportunites and threats
- Changes in social, cultural, technological, and environmental factors will also affect _______. The external environment and the CUEGIS concepts
- The moral principles that are considered in business decision-making. Ethical opportunities and threats
- Societal pressures causes businesses to act _____. Social opportunities and threats
- The government imposes rules, regulations, and laws to ensure that the general public is protected from _____. Legal opportunities and threats
- The continual rise in the general level prices in an economy. Economic opportunities and threats
- The use of taxation and government expenditure policies to influence business activity. Political opportunities and threats
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- Measures the proportion of a country's workforce not in official employment. Economis opportunities and threats
- Change in the external environment is _______. The external environment and the CUEGIS concepts
- Changes in social attitudes have caused businesses to ______ review their practices. Environmental opportunities and threats
- The use of interest rate policy to affect the money supply. Political opportunities and threats
- External factors that present chances for businesses are called ______. STEEPLE Analysis
- the costs incurred by society rather than by the buyer or seller. Environmental opportunities and threats
- Reports both external matters and internal issues. Ethical opportunities and threats
18 Clues: Societal pressures causes businesses to act _____. Social opportunities and threats • Reports both external matters and internal issues. Ethical opportunities and threats • These laws protect the interests and safety of workers. Legal opportunities and threats • External factors that present chances for businesses are called ______. STEEPLE Analysis • ...
Social Responsibility And Ethics 2018-10-28
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- email sent in bulk to people not asked to be on the company’s email list
- Responsibility, sympathy for environmental, social, or economic issues
- Act, requires open, honest business accounting and reporting practices
- Protection Agency, federal agency of providing environmental-compliance rules and regulations
- software to be downloaded for free with continued use forever
- Culture, describes how owners and employees think, feel, and act as a business
- rules of behavior based on what is right versus wrong
- Trade Commission, main federal agency for advertising regulations and laws
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- copyrighted, free software, available on trial basis to later be bought
- Piracy, illegal copying or downloading of software
- use of fake emails with real websites to obtain personal information
- promoting the welfare of others
- exclusive right to copy, license, sell or distribute material
- Relationship Management, tracking system for current or potential customers
- of Conduct, list of specific behaviors for employees representing the company
- accepted social and professional guidelines for Internet communications
- advantage a business had based on their good reputation, can’t be bought
- Advertising, overstating the features or benefits of a product to get more sales
- Bullying, using the Internet to harass or threaten a person
19 Clues: promoting the welfare of others • Piracy, illegal copying or downloading of software • rules of behavior based on what is right versus wrong • Bullying, using the Internet to harass or threaten a person • exclusive right to copy, license, sell or distribute material • software to be downloaded for free with continued use forever • ...
Philo 2025-09-22
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- This view places great value on ecosystems and biological communities. This view believes that humankind is part of a greater biological system or community, and we have a significant role as stewards of nature.
- they believe that a person has a special relationship with nature.
- Humans are not separate from nature but part of it. Our survival and well-being depend on the environment
- who advocate for wise use and protection of natural resourcesto ensure their sustainability.
- This perspective advocates to address the growing environmental problems. Many of the major environmental problems we experience are pollution, deforestation, and the loss of natural resources caused by the actions of mining and logging companies, factories, businesses and even governments.
- discipline studying the human person and the world
- Some philosophies (like deep ecology) say nature has value, while others focus on its value for human life alone.
- It refers to the fair distribution of environmental benefits, as well as the burden of meeting environmental challenges, and the practical and political application of climate ethics. It emphasizes equity, human rights, and social justice in responding to the climate crisis.
- Community of organisms interacting with their environment
- is being thrifty with the use of one’s resources, avoiding waste by sing only what is needed and reusing resources whenever possible.
- a scientist that proposed GAIAHypothesis in the 1970's
- serves as basis for reflecting on how our action shows regard for nature.
- contamination of air,land and water
- It is a demand that we use our natural resources in such a manner that these are conserved so that the next generation will be able to use them.
- Climate ethics is a branch of applied ethics that studies the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments in relation to climate change. It asks questions like:
- Variety of life on Earth
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- surroundings where humans and non-humans interact.
- It focuses on the significant role of humankind in the world and considers nature as how humans can meet their needs and survive. This view believes that humans are the most important species on the planet, and they are free to transform nature and use its resources.
- “No man is an island, entire of itself: every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main”.
- This view believes that humans are not the only significant species on the planet, and that all organisms have inherent value and should be protected.
- an idea proposed by scientist James Lovelock in the 1970s. It suggests that the Earth functions like a self-regulating system, like a living organism.
- advocate for the intrinsic value of all living beings and radical change in human lifestyles.
- It applies an ecological and ethical approach in analyzing society, and sees a relationship between social problems and environmental problems. Societal problems and environmental issues are related, therefore, implement changes to address these environmental issues.
- It is the ability to regulate one’s actions and behavior, Carefulness and wise decision making.
- As rational beings, humans have a moral duty to care for and protect the environment.
- Philosophy teaches that a goof life means living in harmony with the natural world, not exploiting it without limits.
- improper disposal problem address by RA 9003
- global annual event on April 22
- the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings with the environment and its non-human contents.
- cutting down of trees irresponsibly
30 Clues: Variety of life on Earth • global annual event on April 22 • cutting down of trees irresponsibly • contamination of air,land and water • improper disposal problem address by RA 9003 • surroundings where humans and non-humans interact. • discipline studying the human person and the world • a scientist that proposed GAIAHypothesis in the 1970's • ...
Abigail Gels, Unit 1 Crossword 2025-09-23
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- (4.4) is a measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the organic material in a given volume of water through aerobic biological activity. BOD is used to indirectly measure the amount of organic matter within a sample.
- (1.4) development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- (1.5) contaminants from numerous widely dispersed origins.
- (1.4) Less economically developed country (such as Haiti)
- (1.5) (or contaminant) is the addition of a substance or an agent to an environment through human activity, at a rate greater than that at which it can be rendered harmless by the environment, at which has an appreciable effect on the organisms in the environment.
- (1.4) the yield obtained from natural resources.
- (1.1) A viewpoint that integrates social, spiritual, and environmental dimensions into a holistic ideal. It puts ecology and nature as central to humanity and emphasizes a less materialistic approach to life with greater self-sufficiency of Societies.
- (1.4) More economically developed country (such as the USA)
- (1.5) contaminants from a single clearly identifiable site.
- (1.4) a report completed before development to assess the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the project, predicting and evaluating possible impacts and suggesting mitigation strategies for the project.
- (1.4) natural resources that can supply a natural income of goods or services.
- (1.1) A viewpoint that argues that humans must sustainably manage the global system. This might be through the use of taxes, environmental regulation, and legislation. Debate would be encouraged to reach a consensual, pragmatic approach to solving environmental problems.
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- (1.4) the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
- (1.4) the area of land and water required to sustainably provide all resources at the rate at which they are being consumed by a given population. If the EF is greater than the area available to the population, this is an indication of unsustainability.
- (1.4) oxygen production, flood protection, and protection from soil erosion.
- (1.4) timber, fiber, food.
- (1.1) A worldview that shapes the way an individual or group of people perceives and evaluates environmental issues.
- (1.4) the use and management of resources that allows full natural replacement of the resources exploited and full recovery of the ecosystems affected by their extraction and use.
- (1.1) A viewpoint that argues that technological developments can provide solutions to environmental problems. This is the consequence of a largely optimistic view of the role humans can play in improving a lot of humanity. Scientific research is encouraged in order to form policies and to understand how systems can be controlled, manipulated, or changed to solve resource depletion. A pro-growth agenda is deemed necessary for society's improvement.
- (1.4) an estimate of an ecosystem's production of natural resources but also of its absorbtion and cycling of materials in biogeochemical cycles like the carbon cycle. The biocapacity of the earth is about 1.7 global hectares of productive land per person.
- (4.4) can occur when lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates), which results in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton.
- (1.4) is the day when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services is greater than the Earth's ability to regenerate those resources in a given year. The consequences of ecological overspending include: Deforestation, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere, more frequent extreme weather events, and reduced food production.
22 Clues: (1.4) timber, fiber, food. • (1.4) the yield obtained from natural resources. • (1.4) Less economically developed country (such as Haiti) • (1.5) contaminants from numerous widely dispersed origins. • (1.4) More economically developed country (such as the USA) • (1.5) contaminants from a single clearly identifiable site. • ...
Engineering Jobs 2016-03-15
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- Web technology
- Checks to see if an item is of good quality
- Measure the physical features of the earth
- Multidisciplinary field
- Bike locks, T.V, Screw driver
- Solve environmental problems
- Test stress points of materials
- Cleaning environments
- Makes meds suitable for animals
- Principles of electrical stuff to light the world
- Safely harnessing the power of the atom
- Gas and oils
- Movements humans make
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- Designs x-ray machines
- Space telescopes
- X-Rays
- Provides a portal to the agency's civilian functions
- Designs animal habitats
- oversees water quality
- Organizes things
- Computer Software
- Efficient plant growing
- Investigate materials
- Behavior of non-newtonian fluids
- Skyscrapers
- Transportation
26 Clues: X-Rays • Skyscrapers • Gas and oils • Web technology • Transportation • Space telescopes • Organizes things • Computer Software • Cleaning environments • Investigate materials • Movements humans make • Designs x-ray machines • oversees water quality • Designs animal habitats • Multidisciplinary field • Efficient plant growing • Solve environmental problems • Bike locks, T.V, Screw driver • ...
IB ESS Vocab-DayanaMeruvia,Unit#1,Crossword 2025-10-10
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- development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- a beach town
- natural resources that can supply a natural income of goods or services;
- an estimate of an ecosystem's production of natural resources but also of its absorption and cycling of materials in biogeochemical cycles like the carbon cycle. The biocapacity of the earth is about 1.7 global hectares of productive land per person.Carrying Capacity: the the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
- contaminants from numerous widely dispersed origins
- A Dam
- Assessments a report completed before development to assess the environmental, social and economic impacts of the project, predicting and evaluating possible impacts and suggesting mitigation strategies for the project.
- the population, this is an indication of unsustainability.
- More economically developed country (such as the USA)
- the use and management of resources that allows full natural replacement of the resources exploited and full recovery of the ecosystems affected by their extraction and use.
- is the day when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services is greater than the Earth's ability to regenerate those resources in a given year. The consequences of ecological overspending include:
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- A worldview that shapes the way an individual or group of people perceives and evaluates environmental issues
- contaminants from a single clearly identifiable site.
- A technocentric viewpoint argues that technological developments can provide solutions to environmental problems. This is a consequence of a largely optimistic view of the role humans can play in improving the lot of humanity. Scientific research is encouraged in order to form policies and to understand how systems can be controlled, manipulated or changed to solve resource depletion. A pro-growth agenda is deemed necessary for society’s improvement.
- (or contaminant) is the addition of a substance or an agent to an environment through human activity, at a rate greater than that at which it can be rendered harmless by the environment, and which has an appreciable effect on the organisms in the environment.
- food production
- can occur when lakes, estuaries and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates), which results in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton.Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is a measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the organic material in a given volume of water through aerobic biological activity. BOD is used to indirectly measure the amount of organic matter within a sample.
- An anthropocentric viewpoint argues that humans must sustainably manage the global system. This might be through the use of taxes, environmental regulation and legislation. Debate would be encouraged to reach a consensual, pragmatic approach to solving environmental problems.
- 3 types of goods that can be taken from a forest ecosystem: timber, fiber, food
- An ecocentric viewpoint integrates social, spiritual and environmental dimensions into a holistic ideal. It puts ecology and nature as central to humanity and emphasizes a less materialistic approach to life with greater self-sufficiency of societies.
- the yield obtained from natural resources;
- frequent extreme weather events
- erosion
- Less economically developed country (such as Haiti)
- Justice Courtyard and Outdoor learning Lab
- 3 ecosystem services provided by a forest ecosystem: oxygen production; flood protection; protection from soil erosion
- loss Carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere
- the area of land and water required to sustainably provide all resources at the rate at which they are being consumed by a given population. If the EF is greater than the area available
28 Clues: A Dam • erosion • a beach town • food production • frequent extreme weather events • the yield obtained from natural resources; • Justice Courtyard and Outdoor learning Lab • loss Carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere • contaminants from numerous widely dispersed origins • Less economically developed country (such as Haiti) • ...
Economic Systems 2024-08-23
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- This involves protection against uncontrollable risks
- This keeps the standard of living stable
- Fixed amount of resources + competition for its use leads to this
- Under this type of socialism, the government has total control
- Under this type of socialism, government only has some control
- This man tried to rid society of classes due to the unfair treatment of the working class
- This is the work done to produce goods or services
- This is using resources wisely
- These are items that are necessary for one's survival
- This type of econ. system is based on customs and beliefs
- This is the desire to make a profit
- This is rivalry among producers of a similar product
- These are goods that someone desires but doesn't need for survival
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- This is the ability to start new businesses
- The term Marx used to describe the workers
- This is the increasing production of goods and services
- Market systems are also known as this
- This type of economics deals with decisions making by small units
- This ensures that an economic system is fair and just
- Parts of China and this nation are command system economies
- The # of basic questions there are in economics
- This econ. system is a mixture of command and market
- In this type of system, decisions are made by the people
- This type of economics deals with decisions made by large units
- In this econ. system, the government is in charge
- This is goods used to make other goods
- This factor of production deals with surface land, water, and nature
- This government document protects a person's right to own private property
- This type of property is owned by individuals or groups
29 Clues: This is using resources wisely • This is the desire to make a profit • Market systems are also known as this • This is goods used to make other goods • This keeps the standard of living stable • The term Marx used to describe the workers • This is the ability to start new businesses • The # of basic questions there are in economics • ...
Environmental Justice 2024-08-08
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- - The pursuit of fairness in addressing the disproportionate impacts of environmental and climate issues on marginalized groups.
- - Disputes or violence that can be intensified or triggered by climate change and resource scarcity.
- - The intentional siting of polluting facilities in marginalized communities.
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- - The movement of people from one place to another, often as a result of adverse environmental conditions.
- - Harmful substances like toxic dust, ash, and soot that disproportionately affect certain communities.
- - The forced movement of people due to environmental factors or disasters.
- - The capacity of communities to adapt to and recover from environmental and climatic impacts.
- - The degree to which a community is susceptible to harm from environmental and climatic changes.
- - Long-term alteration of temperature and weather patterns, which can exacerbate social and economic issues.
9 Clues: - The forced movement of people due to environmental factors or disasters. • - The intentional siting of polluting facilities in marginalized communities. • - The capacity of communities to adapt to and recover from environmental and climatic impacts. • - The degree to which a community is susceptible to harm from environmental and climatic changes. • ...
GDP Crossword 2021-04-06
Across
- The capital expenditures that businesses make to produce goods and services
- The plants, equipment, and infrastructure operating in an economy
- Branch of economics that focuses on economic decisions of individuals, households, and businesses.
- Branch of economics that focuses on the performance of an entire economy.
- The accumulated knowledge, skills, and expertise possessed by the average worker in an economy.
- Goods produce to sell to other countries
- The high point of recovery
- Goods purchased by another Country
- Advancements in knowledge
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- Money spent to pay for various capital projects
- The wave-like GDP cycles of varying length and amplitude
- An invention that helps humans
- Difference between the total export and import
- The invention is applyed to new products
- A fall in the level of real GDP
- The total value of a nation’s production of goods and services
- The one who buys something
17 Clues: Advancements in knowledge • The one who buys something • The high point of recovery • An invention that helps humans • A fall in the level of real GDP • Goods purchased by another Country • The invention is applyed to new products • Goods produce to sell to other countries • Difference between the total export and import • Money spent to pay for various capital projects • ...
Successful Office English Unit1 2025-03-25
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- A person who leads and makes decisions in a team (manager)
- representative A person who sells things to customers (sale representative)
- The study of money and business (economics)
- A smaller office of a big company. (branch)
- resources department A team that hires and helps workers (human)
- analysis Studying what people want to buy (market)
- To change to a different job (transfer)
- A person you work with; same as coworker (colleague)
- A paper you get after finishing university (degree)
- A person who checks and helps workers (supervisor)
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- To give something (provide)
- Activities to sell products or services (marketing)
- To make things in a factory (manufacture)
- section A team that checks and manages money (accounting)
- A person who works with you (coworker)
- division A team that sells products or services (sales division)
- The main office of a company. (headquarter)
17 Clues: To give something (provide) • A person who works with you (coworker) • To change to a different job (transfer) • To make things in a factory (manufacture) • The study of money and business (economics) • A smaller office of a big company. (branch) • The main office of a company. (headquarter) • analysis Studying what people want to buy (market) • ...
Plant and animal responses 2020-08-17
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- A feeding relationship where both species benefit
- Rhythm Externally controlled (by environmental cues).
- A plant which will only be induced to flower once the night length is shorter than a critical period.
- The repeated mass movement of a group resulting in greater reproductive success.Usually a return trip.
- A biological response to a change in the
- of light and dark in a 24 hour cycle.
- A response by an animal to a directional environmental stimulus. Must state whether it is positive or negative.
- A ranked order according to dominance with each member (except the alpha) being submissive to others.
- stimulus. Controlled by auxin causing cell elongation.
- A reversible plant movement response to a non-directional environmental stimuli.Controlled by water movement.
- A means of orientation during migration –eg star patterns, using the sun as a compass, visual cues/landmarks, smell, major wind currents, major water currents.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 12.5 hours.
- A photoreceptor pigment involved in flowering-exists in two forms phytochrome red (P r ) and phytochrome far red (P fr ). P fr is the biologically active form.
- The process by which the biological clock is kept in check with the environment, clock is entrained by a zeitgeber.
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- Can be intraspecific or interspecific. Both parties lose out somewhat.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 29.5 days.
- The ability of an animal to find its way home over unfamiliar territory.
- Includes predation, parasitism and herbivory
- A plant which will only be induced to flower once the night length is longer than a critical period.
- Rhythm Internally controlled (by genes).
- An internal timing mechanism (controlled by genes).
- The area which an animal marks and defends and which contains all the resources it needs to safely raise offspring.
- This resets a biological clock and keeps the activity entrained to the changes in the environment.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 24 hours.
- The area in which an animal will roam (not marked or defended).
- A plant growth response to a directional
- A feature which enables an organism to have some increased likelihood of reproductive success.
- A response by an animal to a change in intensity of a diffuse (non-directional)environmental stimulus.
28 Clues: of light and dark in a 24 hour cycle. • Rhythm Internally controlled (by genes). • A biological response to a change in the • A plant growth response to a directional • Includes predation, parasitism and herbivory • A feeding relationship where both species benefit • A rhythm with a period of approximately 24 hours. • A rhythm with a period of approximately 29.5 days. • ...
Plant and animal responses 2020-08-17
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- A plant which will only be induced to flower once the night length is longer than a critical period.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 29.5 days.
- An internal timing mechanism (controlled by genes).
- A response by an animal to a directional environmental stimulus. Must state whether it is positive or negative.
- A plant growth response to a directional environmental stimulus. Controlled by auxin causing cell elongation.
- A biological response to a change in the proportions of light and dark in a 24 hour cycle.
- A reversible plant movement response to a non-directional environmental stimuli.Controlled by water movement.
- The process by which the biological clock is kept in check with the environment, clock is entrained by a zeitgeber.
- The repeated mass movement of a group resulting in greater reproductive success.Usually a return trip.
- The ability of an animal to find its way home over unfamiliar territory.
- A ranked order according to dominance with each member (except the alpha) being submissive to others.
- The area which an animal marks and defends and which contains all the resources it needs to safely raise offspring.
- A feeding relationship where both species benefit
- This resets a biological clock and keeps the activity entrained to the changes in the environment.
- A photoreceptor pigment involved in flowering-exists in two forms phytochrome red (P r ) and phytochrome far red (P fr ). P fr is the biologically active form.
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- A plant which will only be induced to flower once the night length is shorter than a critical period.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 24 hours.
- A response by an animal to a change in intensity of a diffuse (non-directional)environmental stimulus.
- Includes predation, parasitism and herbivory
- A feature which enables an organism to have some increased likelihood of reproductive success.
- Can be intraspecific or interspecific. Both parties lose out somewhat.
- A rhythm with a period of approximately 12.5 hours.
- Rhythm Externally controlled (by environmental cues).
- A means of orientation during migration –eg star patterns, using the sun as a compass, visual cues/landmarks, smell, major wind currents, major water currents.
- The area in which an animal will roam (not marked or defended).
- Rhythm Internally controlled (by genes).
26 Clues: Rhythm Internally controlled (by genes). • Includes predation, parasitism and herbivory • A rhythm with a period of approximately 24 hours. • A feeding relationship where both species benefit • A rhythm with a period of approximately 29.5 days. • An internal timing mechanism (controlled by genes). • A rhythm with a period of approximately 12.5 hours. • ...
Eco-Dough Crossword 2023-10-06
Across
- Electronics at or nearing the end of their useful life
- financial statement that includes environmental liabilities.
- the company makes an environmental claim about something the organization is doing that is intended to promote a sense of environmental impact that doesn't exist.
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- Systematic analysis of a product's environmental impact from production to disposal.
- Method used to assess the ecological impact of a business.
- standards-setting organization that develops industry-specific standards for disclosing sustainability risks and opportunities.
- Measurement of a company's sustainability efforts.
- Taking environmental, social and corporate governance issues into account when investing.
8 Clues: Measurement of a company's sustainability efforts. • Electronics at or nearing the end of their useful life • Method used to assess the ecological impact of a business. • financial statement that includes environmental liabilities. • Systematic analysis of a product's environmental impact from production to disposal. • ...
Toxicology 2019-09-06
Across
- mineral that causes health problems in building material
- exposure for 1-3 months
- two chemicals that interfere with each other
- chemical causes a non toxic chemical to be toxic
- exposed for less than a day
- toxicology study on individual
- effect equal to individual effects added together
- for example lead
- crucial to environmental health research
- mineral that causes health problems and is found in ground water
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- birth defects
- cancer causing
- exposure for less than a month
- man man toxic substance
- living organism toxic substance
- toxicology focusing on communities
- time period between initial exposure and measurable response
- together greater than individual effects
- exposure for more than 3 months
- lethal dose
20 Clues: lethal dose • birth defects • cancer causing • for example lead • exposure for 1-3 months • man man toxic substance • exposed for less than a day • exposure for less than a month • toxicology study on individual • living organism toxic substance • exposure for more than 3 months • toxicology focusing on communities • together greater than individual effects • ...
National Safety Day - Fortnight Celebration Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-05
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- Ethical decision-making framework (14)
- Employee well-being priority (12)
- Ethical behavior enforcement (11)
- Sustainable investing criterion (12)
- Governance compliance mandate (11)
- Social responsibility focus (10)
- Ethical leadership attribute (11)
- Sustainable business strategy (13)
- Sustainability commitment (12)
- Employee satisfaction initiative (12)
- Safety and sustainability linkage (13)
- Ethical leadership characteristic (12)
- Safety and ethics integration (12)
- Socially responsible investing factor (12)
- Community well-being advocacy (12)
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- Corporate transparency standard (11)
- Ethical oversight principle (12)
- Environmental impact measure (11)
- Stakeholder engagement practice (13)
- Workplace diversity initiative (11)
- Responsible investment guideline (12)
- Community welfare promotion (11)
- Governance accountability principle (12)
- Social impact measurement tool (12)
- Environmental conservation focus (13)
25 Clues: Sustainability commitment (12) • Ethical oversight principle (12) • Social responsibility focus (10) • Community welfare promotion (11) • Employee well-being priority (12) • Environmental impact measure (11) • Ethical behavior enforcement (11) • Ethical leadership attribute (11) • Governance compliance mandate (11) • Sustainable business strategy (13) • ...
Geography of Latin America 2022-12-05
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- mountain range in Mexico
- goods being brought into a country
- Brazil's gov't passed ___ to stop deforestation
- wood that has been cut into planks for use
- Cuba's largest export
- Most people in Brazil live in the ____ coast
- environmental issue in Brazil
- Mexico's largest export
- this part of Mexico has the warmest climate
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- the gov't in Mexico,___ how often people can drive
- Mexico's environmental issue
- land good for farming
- country south of the United States
- Brazil's largest export
- goods leaving a country
- small island country in the Caribbean Sea
- mountain range along the west coast of S.A.
- largest country in Latin America
- Mexico trades the most with this country
- native to a certain place; Aboriginal
20 Clues: land good for farming • Cuba's largest export • Brazil's largest export • goods leaving a country • Mexico's largest export • mountain range in Mexico • Mexico's environmental issue • environmental issue in Brazil • largest country in Latin America • country south of the United States • goods being brought into a country • native to a certain place; Aboriginal • ...
L'environnement 2024-03-05
20 Clues: dam • sort • thaw • vegan • reuse • notice • walrus • floods • decade • western • species • threaten • heatwave • zero waste • management • fertiliser • car-sharing • fossil fuels • deforestation • environmental citizenship
Types of Enigeers 2025-12-11
20 Clues: gas • food • parks • fabric • planes • routers • airport • perfume • bridges • machinery • car engine • navigation • blueprints • prosthetics • 3D printers • temperature • reduces waste • climate change • medicine bottles • control protocols
Basic Economic concepts: Grade 9 2024-10-04
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- The wants of the economy are?
- The system in which available resources are distributed to meet society’s wants and needs.
- Produces goods and services
- Fundamental economic problem
- The things used to produce goods and services
- Examines the behavior of the whole economy at once
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- The branch of economics that studies one person, one firm, or one industry/market.
- Things that are essential for life
- Provides public goods and sets laws
- Things you desire that make your life better.
- The consumers of goods and services
- The study of how man uses their scarce resources to satisfy their wants and needs
12 Clues: Produces goods and services • Fundamental economic problem • The wants of the economy are? • Things that are essential for life • Provides public goods and sets laws • The consumers of goods and services • Things you desire that make your life better. • The things used to produce goods and services • Examines the behavior of the whole economy at once • ...
Environmental Science 01 2021-09-13
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- the study of human populations.
- the study of animals.
- the study of the relationship between human populations and Earth’s features.
- the study of living organisms.
- the science by which matter and energy are made useful to humans in structures, machines, and products.
- the study of Earth’s nonliving systems and the planet as a whole.
- the study of plants.
- the study of Earth’s atmosphere and climate.
- the study of human population dynamics and statistic
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- the study of fossils and ancient life.
- the study of Earth’s water resources.
- the study of microorganisms.
- the study of matter and energy.
- the study of chemicals and their interactions.
- branch of geology, is the study of the chemistry of materials such as rocks, soil, and water.
- the study of the interactions of the biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind.
- the study of how organisms interact with their environment and each other.
- the study of Earth’s surface, interior processes, and history.
- the study of the chemistry of living things.
19 Clues: the study of plants. • the study of animals. • the study of microorganisms. • the study of living organisms. • the study of human populations. • the study of matter and energy. • the study of Earth’s water resources. • the study of fossils and ancient life. • the study of the chemistry of living things. • the study of Earth’s atmosphere and climate. • ...
Environmental Science 101 2025-03-27
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- the amount of energy that is transferred between trophic levels
- gases as a cozy blanket enveloping our planet, helping to maintain a warmer temperature
- the circulation of nutrients through the atmosphere
- pollution, burning fossil fuels, deforestation
- the study of the relations between heat, work, temperature, and energy
- level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food web
- an introduced species that harms its new environment
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- all living things and their physical environments within a particular area
- the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time
- the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's air and oceans
- a way to measure human impact on nature
- the expulsion of gases, rock fragments, and/or molten lava from within the Earth
- an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem
- a grouping of ecosystems with similar abiotic and biotic conditions
- the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses
- the variety of organisms in an area by species, genes, populations and communities
- the ability to continue over a long period of time
- occur when cities are warmer than the rural areas that surround them
- the total amount of living tissue in a trophic level
19 Clues: a way to measure human impact on nature • pollution, burning fossil fuels, deforestation • an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem • the ability to continue over a long period of time • the circulation of nutrients through the atmosphere • the total amount of living tissue in a trophic level • an introduced species that harms its new environment • ...
unité six 2023-05-12
lmao 2013-01-14
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- revolution Gradual shift from small, mobile hunting and gathering bands to settled agricultural communities in which people survived by learning how to breed and raise wild animals and to cultivate wild plants near where they lived. It began 10,000[[endash]]12,000 years ago. Compare environmental revolution, hunter[[endash]]gatherers, industrial[[endash]]medical revolution, information and globalization revolution.
- sustainable society Society that satisfies the basic needs of its people without depleting or degrading its natural resources and thereby preventing current and future generations of humans and other species from meeting their basic needs.
- Sensible and careful use of natural resources by humans. People with this view are called conservationists.
- source Single identifiable source that discharges pollutants into the environment. Examples are the smokestack of a power plant or an industrial plant, drainpipe of a meatpacking plant, chimney of a house, or exhaust pipe of an automobile. Compare nonpoint source.
- A social movement dedicated to protecting the earth’s life support systems for us and other species.
- Anything obtained from the living and nonliving environment to meet human needs and wants. It can also be applied to other species.
- resource Resource that people normally are free to use; each user can deplete or degrade the available supply. Most are renewable and owned by no one. Examples are clean air, fish in parts of the ocean not under the control of a coastal country, migratory birds, gases of the lower atmosphere, and the ozone content of the upper atmosphere (stratosphere). See tragedy of the commons.
- capita GDP Annual gross domestic product (GDP) of a country divided by its total population at mid-year midyear. It gives the average slice of the economic pie per person. Used to be called per capita GNP. See gross domestic product.
- An interdisciplinary study that uses information from the physical sciences and social sciences tolerant how the earth works and how to deal with environmental problems.
- environmental worldviews Humans are the planet's most important species and should become managers or stewards of the earth. See planetary management worldview, stewardship worldview.
- environmental worldview Viewing undeveloped land as a hostile wilderness to be conquered (cleared, planted) and exploited for its resources as quickly as possible. Compare environmental wisdom worldview, planetary management worldview, spaceship-earth worldview.
- Using a product over and over again in the same form. An example is collecting, washing, and refilling glass beverage bottles. Compare recycling.
- resource See nonrenewable resource.
- Country that has low to moderate industrialization and low to moderate per capita GNP. Most are located in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- Broad process of global social, economic, and environmental change that leads to an increasingly integrated world. See information and globalization revolution.
- capital Positive force created when people with different views and values find common ground and work together to build understanding, trust, and informed shared visions of what their communities, states, nations, and the world could and should be. Compare natural capital.
- of 70 Doubling time (in years) = 70/(percentage growth rate). See doubling time, exponential growth.
- sustainable yield See sustainable yield.
- revolution Use of new sources of energy from fossil fuels and later from nuclear fuels, and use of new technologies, to grow food and manufacture products. Compare agricultural revolution, environmental revolution, hunter[[endash]]gatherers, information and globalization revolution.
- source Large or dispersed land areas such as crop fields, streets, and lawns that discharge pollutants into the environment over a large area. Compare point source.
- management worldview Beliefs that (1) as the planet’s most important species, we are in charge of the earth; (2) we will not run out of resources because of our ability to develop and find new ones; (3) the potential for economic growth is essentially unlimited; and (4) our success depends on how well we manage the earth's life-support systems mostly for our own benefit. See spaceship-earth worldview. Compare environmental wisdom worldview, stewardship worldview.
- Collecting and reprocessing a resource so that it can be made into new products. An example is collecting aluminum cans, melting them down, and using the aluminum to make new cans or other aluminum products. Compare reuse.
- yield (sustained yield) Highest rate at which a potentially renewable resource can be used without reducing its available supply throughout the world or in a particular area. See also environmental degradation.
- Person who is concerned about the impact of people on environmental quality and believe that some human actions are degrading parts of the earth's life-support systems for humans and many other forms of life. Compare conservation biologist, conservationist, ecologist, environmental scientist, preservationist, restorationist.
- Amount of biologically productive land and water needed to supply each person or population with the renewable resources they use and to absorb or dispose of the wastes from such resource use. It measures the average environmental impact of individuals or populations in different countries and areas.
- See developed country.
- All external conditions and factors, living and nonliving (chemicals and energy), that affect an organism or other specified system during its lifetime.
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- growth Growth in which some quantity, such as population size or economic output, increases at a constant rate per unit of time. An example is the growth sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and so on; when the increase in quantity over time is plotted, this type of growth yields a curve shaped like the letter J. Compare linear growth.
- capital Solar energy from the sun reaching the earth. Compare natural resources.
- prevention Device or process that prevents a potential pollutant from forming or entering the environment or sharply reduces the amount entering the environment. Compare pollution cleanup.
- Ability of a system to survive for some specified (finite) time.
- Depletion or disruption of a potentially renewable resource such as soil, grassland, forest, or wildlife that is used faster than it is naturally replenished.If such use continues, the resource becomes nonrenewable/extinct.
- Unsustainable addiction to overconsumption and materialism exhibited in the lifestyles of affluent consumers in the United States and other developed countries.
- Country that is highly industrialized and has a high per capita GNP.
- domestic product (GDP) Annual market value of all goods and services produced by all firms and organizations, foreign and domestic, operating within a country.
- Inability to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
- People who get their food by gathering edible wild plants and other materials and by hunting wild animals and fish. Compare agricultural revolution, environmental revolution, industrial[[endash]]medical revolution, information and globalization revolution.
- developed country (MDC) See developed country.
- and globalization revolution Use of new technologies such as the telephone, radio, television, computers, the Internet, automated databases, and remote sensing satellites to enable people to have increasingly rapid access to much more information on a global scale. Compare agricultural revolution, environmental revolution, hunter[[endash]]gatherers, industrial[[endash]]medical revolution.
- pollution control See pollution cleanup.
- developed country (LDC) See developing country.
- science Scientific data, models, theories, and laws that are widely accepted by scientists considered experts in the area of study. These results of science are very reliable. Compare frontier science, junk science.
- pollution control See pollution prevention.
- capital See natural resources.
- use Use of an ecosystem such as a forest for a variety of purposes such as timber harvesting, wildlife habitat, watershed protection, and recreation. Compare sustainable yield.
- worldview Beliefs that (1) we are the planet's most important species but we have an ethical responsibility to care for the rest of nature; (2) we will probably not run out of resources but they should not be wasted; (3) we should encourage environmentally beneficial forms of economic growth and discourage environmentally harmful forms of economic growth; and (4) our success depends on how well we can manage the earth's life-support systems for our benefit and for the rest of nature. Compare environmental wisdom worldview, planetary management worldview, spaceship earth worldview.
- resource An essentially inexhaustible resource on a human time scale. Solar energy is an example. Compare nonrenewable resource, renewable resource.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; responsible for managing federal efforts to control air and water pollution, radiation and pesticide hazards, environmental research, hazardous waste, and solid-solid waste disposal.
- resource Resource that exists in a fixed amount (stock) in various places in the earth's crust and has the potential for renewal by geological, physical, and chemical processes taking place over hundreds of millions to billions of years. Examples are copper, aluminum, coal, and oil. We classify these resources as exhaustible because we are extracting and using them at a much faster rate than they were formed. Compare renewable resource.
- Ability of earth's various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely. This is another name for sustainability.
- Variety of different species (species diversity), genetic variability among individuals within each species (genetic diversity), variety of ecosystems (ecological diversity), and functions such as energy flow and matter cycling needed for the survival of species and biological communities (functional diversity).
- resource Resource that can be replenished rapidly (hours to several decades) through natural processes. Examples are trees in forests, grasses in grasslands, wild animals, fresh surface water in lakes and streams, most groundwater, fresh air, and fertile soil. If such a resource is used faster than it is replenished, it can be depleted and converted into a nonrenewable resource. Compare nonrenewable resource and perpetual resource. See also environmental degradation.
- The time it takes (usually in years) for the quantity of something growing exponentially to double. It can be calculated by dividing the annual percentage growth rate into 70.
- Increase in the capacity to provide people with goods and services produced by an economy; an increase in gross domestic product (GDP).
- A particular chemical or form of energy that can adversely affect the health, survival, or activities of humans or other living organisms. See pollution.
- See developing country.
- resource See common-property resource.
- of the commons Depletion or degradation of a potentially renewable resource to which people have free and unmanaged access. An example is the depletion of commercially desirable fish species in the open ocean beyond areas controlled by coastal countries. See common-property resource.
- Biological scientist who studies relationships between living organisms and their environment.
- Study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy.
60 Clues: See developed country. • See developing country. • capital See natural resources. • resource See nonrenewable resource. • resource See common-property resource. • pollution control See pollution cleanup. • sustainable yield See sustainable yield. • pollution control See pollution prevention. • developed country (MDC) See developed country. • ...
Ford and Carter 2021-01-05
Across
- price increase
- an environmental activist
- Muslim religious leader
- sets and enforces pollution standards
- held on April 22
- carter took up Like FDR on radio and TV
- 52 hostages held for 444 days
- raises the price of oil
- second nuclear power plant disaster march 2011
- freedom and liberties
- US ambassador to the UN
- environmental
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- nuclear power plant malfunctioned march 1979
- caused radiation to escape April 1986
- Israel agreed to withdraw from Sinai
- person appointed to lead a country for a minor
- someone who is active in protecting the environment
- removed price controls on gas and oil
- a marine biologist
- leader of Iran
- expanded jobs
- benefits for low-income Americans
22 Clues: expanded jobs • environmental • price increase • leader of Iran • held on April 22 • a marine biologist • freedom and liberties • Muslim religious leader • raises the price of oil • US ambassador to the UN • an environmental activist • 52 hostages held for 444 days • benefits for low-income Americans • Israel agreed to withdraw from Sinai • removed price controls on gas and oil • ...
Ford and Carter 2021-01-05
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- price increase
- freedom and liberties
- environmental awarenessheld on April 22
- leader of Iran
- expanded jobs
- second nuclear power plant disaster march 2011
- sets and enforces pollution standards
- raises the price of oil
- nuclear power plant malfunctioned march 1979
- a marine biologist
- an environmental activist
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- Muslim religious leader
- 52 hostages held for 444 days
- removed price controls on gas and oil
- caused radiation to escape April 1986
- Israel agreed to withdraw from Sinai
- carter took up Like FDR on radio and TV
- benefits for low-income Americans
- person appointed to lead a country for a minor
- someone who is active in protecting the environment
- US ambassador to the UN
21 Clues: expanded jobs • price increase • leader of Iran • a marine biologist • freedom and liberties • Muslim religious leader • US ambassador to the UN • raises the price of oil • an environmental activist • 52 hostages held for 444 days • benefits for low-income Americans • Israel agreed to withdraw from Sinai • removed price controls on gas and oil • sets and enforces pollution standards • ...
Environment 2024-04-01
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- service that offers weekly plastic waste collection in various areas in Bali was founded by..
- What could be a refuge for many living creatures, but is often neglected and damaged?
- Using cloth bags is one way to ... plastic waste
- A substance that causes pollution is called
- In order to reduce air pollution, one way to overcome this is to (walk) to a nearby place
- Those who have the obligation to maintain environmental cleanliness are the ... living in that environment
- In the work environment, workers can face several dangerous risks in their work environment, so how many dangerous risks are there?
- Labuan Bay Beach is the dirtiest beach in Indonesia, located in
- Waste that will not be able to decompose for the next 300 years
- Salsabila Khairunnisa founded a platform on social media called...
- conditions when the physical and biological components of the earth's system and atmosphere are contaminated so as to disrupt the balance of the environmental ecosystem is the definition of a … environment
- What is the dirtiest beach in Indonesia after Labuan Bay Beach, Banten? Just mention the name of the area
- a mutation, or genetic change, that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive in its environment is a definition of an...
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- a sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life is a definition of?
- An artist who cares about the environment who has a program to overcome the waste problem by creating an application is
- One sign of increasing earth ... is the melting of ice at the North Pole
- Who are the environmental figures who have collaborated with the Pandawara group?
- Who are the environmental figure behind the “generasi peduli bumi” movement?
- The environmentalist's goal is to preserve the environment
- a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment is a definition of ?
- how to recycle organic waste by recycling it into...
- an example of climate change
- a group consisting of five young people from Bandung took the initiative to clean up piles of rubbish in the rivers of Bandung City, called..
- The most inspiring female environmental activist in the field of green literacy because she is known as a reading and writing mother in the interior of the Baduy tribe is
24 Clues: an example of climate change • A substance that causes pollution is called • Using cloth bags is one way to ... plastic waste • how to recycle organic waste by recycling it into... • The environmentalist's goal is to preserve the environment • Labuan Bay Beach is the dirtiest beach in Indonesia, located in • ...
Environmental Sustainability Crossword 2012-11-04
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- Another word for Oxygen
- What alternative energy source is powered by the sun?
- It goes in your bin
- Another word Flora
- Kills marine life and takes 1000 years to decompose
- The more energy you use, the more greenhouse gases are released, which contributes to something called _________ ___________
- Another word for World
- The hole in a layer of Earth's atmosphere
- When people travel in one car to the same destination
- What is our main source of energy?
- Another word Fauna
- Car powered by a power-electric engine
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- Water that falls from the sky
- You put it on your roof to make electricity out of the suns heat
- The removal of salt (mostly from water)
- Complete the phrase: Reduce, Reuse _________
- Its a cheap and fuel efficient way to travel, other driving in your car
- Invisible rays emitted by the sun, which can be harmful
- The thing that you put in cars to make it run
- Trees convert carbon dioxide into this
- A way to travel which has two wheels and uses no energy at all. Also known as a bike
- What petrol do you need to use to reduce the amount of lead in the air?
22 Clues: Another word Flora • Another word Fauna • It goes in your bin • Another word for World • Another word for Oxygen • Water that falls from the sky • What is our main source of energy? • Trees convert carbon dioxide into this • Car powered by a power-electric engine • The removal of salt (mostly from water) • The hole in a layer of Earth's atmosphere • ...
Environmental Definitions Crossword 2013-01-17
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- The byproduct from landfills that perculates through layers
- Substances used to destroy and prevent pests
- Another name for crude oil
- Low to no population, organisms can survive but not reach optimal levels
- The abilty to meet the needs of the present population without compromising the ability of future generations
- Makes electrical energy by converting kinetic energy
- A type of tree that comes in bundles of 5
- A type of harvesting where you remove the dead and infected trees to stop spread of diseases
- Type of soil and drains naturally
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- Living organisms considered harmful to crops
- Large molecules made up of small molecules linked together
- Organic residues and mixtures
- Removes all trees from one area at the same time
- A by product from production
- Top layer of the soil, contains leaves and twigs
- A type of soil that you can feel in between your teeth
- Intentional application of water to soil for the purpose of crop production
- The soil pore and availability of oxygen
- Emissions as a result of human activity
- The cloudiness from the movement of sediment
20 Clues: Another name for crude oil • A by product from production • Organic residues and mixtures • Type of soil and drains naturally • Emissions as a result of human activity • The soil pore and availability of oxygen • A type of tree that comes in bundles of 5 • Living organisms considered harmful to crops • The cloudiness from the movement of sediment • ...
Environmental Chemistry Crossword 2013-12-06
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- a substance with a low pH
- rain caused by chemicals going into clouds turning into rain.
- a mixture of plant compounds extracted from certain lichens
- component of an antioxidant enzyme that helps prevent decay of cell function
- stuff added to plants to make them grow faster
- crucial part of red blood cells that regulate oxygen transport
- is done by releasing powdered calcium carbonate from aircraft.
- fuel made from the remains of swamp vegetation.
- a disease caused by lice.
- a child hood disease associated with a low protein diet
- a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C
- a major component of thyroid hormones which regulate metabolism
- a chemical used to control pests
- a place where many organisms have the same food source.
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- a substance that absorbs oxides
- a substance with a high pH
- German word that means strength
- research on acid precipitation
- concentration of DDT going up the food chain
- helps regulate nerve signals and muscle activity involved in protein formation required regulate the acid base balance.
- a swelling of the thyroid gland at the base of the neck
- latin word that means poison
- a chemical that changes colour to indicate whether a substance is an acid or base
- dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
24 Clues: a substance with a low pH • a disease caused by lice. • a substance with a high pH • latin word that means poison • research on acid precipitation • a substance that absorbs oxides • German word that means strength • dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane • a chemical used to control pests • concentration of DDT going up the food chain • a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C • ...
Environmental Crossword Puzzle 2014-01-23
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- The use of biological organisms to solve an environmental problem such as contaminated soil and groundwater.
- The act of removing or clearing large areas of forested land
- The process by which water is filtered and cleaned, through several procedures
- The presence of unclean and impure substances in a material, such as food, water, land, and air
- Using technology and materials to protect products for delivery, storage, preservation, sale, and use
- When eco-systems remove pollution from the water by slowing the water down, with the help of microorganisms and vegetation
- Bacteria found in the water supply of the Walkerton contamination
- A product or substance that is no longer used or required for, and therefore eradicated or discarded
- A dam built in China, which harmed the health of humans and wildlife, caused many deaths, threatened biodiversity, and forced in the relocation of thousands
- Power (heat or electricity) resulting from the use of physical or chemical resources
- The act of cleaning by getting rid of pollutants and impurities
- Chemical found in the water supply of the Hinkley contamination
- Chemical substance used to kill pests, like insects
- The process by which a gas cools and transforms to its liquid state
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- The use of technology to help remove contaminants, salt and metal in water
- The process by which water is transformed from its liquid state to its vapor state
- Each of the four divisions of the year – summer, spring, fall, and winter
- The Company held responsible for the Walkerton tragedy
- Plants Plants that have thick leaves, to store water
- Can be rain, snow, or hail that falls to the ground
- Produce and other ingredients that is grown without the use of pesticides, chemicals, or artificial additives
- An area of land that can be used to store water
- The ability or capacity of something to be maintained
- A group of technologies that uses plants for re-mediating water or other substances such as soil contaminated with organic and inorganic contaminants
- The continuous movement of water on Earth, also known as the water cycle
- The presence of contaminants in the environment due to the release of harmful/poisonous substances
- Any area of land that captures precipitation and drains it into a stream, lake, or reservoir
27 Clues: An area of land that can be used to store water • Can be rain, snow, or hail that falls to the ground • Chemical substance used to kill pests, like insects • Plants Plants that have thick leaves, to store water • The ability or capacity of something to be maintained • The Company held responsible for the Walkerton tragedy • ...
Vocabulary: Environmental Science 2015-04-16
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- Maximum population a species can support.
- Percentage of population living in areas with greater than 2,500 (10,000).
- Process in which heavy atomic nuclei split into smaller, lighter nuclei.
- A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystem.
- Involves global management of Earth's natural resources to ensure that current future energy needs will be met without harming the environment.
- Resource that exists in Earth's crust in a fixed amount and can be replaced only by geological, physical, or chemical processes that take hundreds of millions of years.
- Natural heating of Earth's surface by atmospheric gases (CO2, O3, CFC's, NO2).
- Biological material derived from living or recently living organisms.
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- an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen and often occuring in petroleum, natural gas, and coal.
- Diversity of an ecosystem which is determined by the variety of species of plants and animals.
- Factor that limits the growth, abundance, or distribution of the population of an ecosystem.
- Nonrenewable energy resource formed over geologic time from the compression and partial decomposition of organisms that lived millions of years ago.
- Energy produced from Earth's own internal steam and hot water.
- Rise in global temperature which is due to increases in CO2 from deforestation and burning of fossil fuels.
- Compound used in refrigerants and making plastics which can deplete the ozone.
- Any living component that affects another organism.
- Natural resource such as fresh air and most groundwater that can be used indefinitely without causing a reduction in the available supply.
- A nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.
- The complex of a community or organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.
- Removal of trees from an area without adequate replanting, often using clear cutting which results in loss of topsoil and water pollution.
20 Clues: Maximum population a species can support. • Any living component that affects another organism. • A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystem. • Energy produced from Earth's own internal steam and hot water. • Biological material derived from living or recently living organisms. • Process in which heavy atomic nuclei split into smaller, lighter nuclei. • ...
Environmental Services Crossword 2016-04-28
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- Sauce; Hot
- Landfill Caretakers
- Previously EC
- Leachate Monitoring
- Al's Pet
- Katherine's Winning ___
- Traitor of the Ops
- To separate; organize
- Weighting in Line
- Best Co-op Students come from ______
- Famous office run
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly _____;analysis
- _____ Burrito
- To many to read
- One milk, ____ Sugar!!
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- French _____; Coffee
- Lee's Door Password
- Tracy Drools over this
- Curbside Collection; __AM
- Never Enough Room; Room
- Three to many names
- Ava's Favourite; Person
- Sandra's Phone Name
- Common lunch ritual
- Zoschke's relateable students
- Crocodile
- Missing Lunch Crisis
- Stef, Tim & Katherine;School
- 7-9 Month Process; LFO
- Richards GoT consultant
30 Clues: Al's Pet • Crocodile • Sauce; Hot • Previously EC • _____ Burrito • To many to read • Weighting in Line • Famous office run • Traitor of the Ops • Lee's Door Password • Landfill Caretakers • Three to many names • Sandra's Phone Name • Leachate Monitoring • Common lunch ritual • French _____; Coffee • Missing Lunch Crisis • To separate; organize • Tracy Drools over this • 7-9 Month Process; LFO • ...
Environmental Services Crossword 2016-04-28
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- Curbside Collection; __AM
- To many to read
- Katherine's Winning ___
- Al & Megan
- 7-9 Month Process; LFO
- Common lunch ritual
- Best Co-op Students come from ______
- Weighting in Line
- Never Enough Room; Room
- Missing Lunch Crisis
- Zoschke's relateable students
- Richards GoT consultant
- To separate; organize
- Lee's Door Password
- Landfill Caretakers
- Al's Pet
- One milk, ____ Sugar!!
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- most visited page
- Stef, Tim & Katherine;School
- Leachate Monitoring
- Tracy Drools over this
- Sauce; Hot
- _____ Burrito
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly _____;analysis
- Sandra's Phone Name
- Famous office run
- Crocodile
- Traitor of the Ops
- Three to many names
- French _____; Coffee
- Previously EC
- Ava's Favourite; Person
32 Clues: Al's Pet • Crocodile • Al & Megan • Sauce; Hot • _____ Burrito • Previously EC • To many to read • most visited page • Famous office run • Weighting in Line • Traitor of the Ops • Leachate Monitoring • Common lunch ritual • Sandra's Phone Name • Three to many names • Lee's Door Password • Landfill Caretakers • Missing Lunch Crisis • French _____; Coffee • To separate; organize • Tracy Drools over this • ...
Environmental Systems B 2020-02-11
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- density- a measurement of population per unit area, or exceptionally unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.
- resources- A non-renewable resource is a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a quick enough pace to keep up with consumption.
- the process of making an area more urban.
- resources- A renewable resource is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale
- all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area.
- rate- the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area or during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year.
- species- hardy species which are the first to colonize barren environments or previously biodiverse steady-state ecosystems that have been disrupted, such as by fire.
- a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light.
- Nino- an irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December.
- any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
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- succesion- Secondary succession occurs in areas where a community that previously existed has been removed
- warming- a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
- the number of live births per thousand of population per year.
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- (of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
- the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
- succesion- one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life, occurring in an environment in which new substrate devoid of vegetation and other organisms usually lacking soil, such as a lava flow or area left from retreated glacier, is deposited
- capacity- the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
- factor- a variable of a system that, if subject to a small change, causes a noticeable change in an output or other measure of a type of system.
- the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- layer- a layer in the earth's stratosphere at an altitude of about 6.2 miles (10 km) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun.
24 Clues: the process of making an area more urban. • the number of live births per thousand of population per year. • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. • ...
Environmental Science Crossword 2020-03-27
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- bury our trash
- can do this R better
- minimize what we don't use
- internet and books to learn
- limit our needs
- living and non living together
- positive human impact
- GMOs can help reduce use of
- can't destroy or the animal leaves
- 1 of 3 Rs
- _______ gases
- energy we won't run out of
- cookie activity
- hole in this layer
- you have one
- ______ change
- breakdown materials
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- natural filter, Chesapeake Bay
- experience in your point of view
- debate, makes decisions tough
- ready to drink
- rain
- goals for the future
- number crunching
- carbon pool
- algae can generate
- daily renewable energy source
- a negative human impact
- released from cars
- takeaway trees
- in the air
- contaminated precipitation
32 Clues: rain • 1 of 3 Rs • in the air • carbon pool • you have one • _______ gases • ______ change • bury our trash • ready to drink • takeaway trees • limit our needs • cookie activity • number crunching • algae can generate • released from cars • hole in this layer • breakdown materials • can do this R better • goals for the future • positive human impact • a negative human impact • minimize what we don't use • ...
environmental science crossword 2020-09-21
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- evaporation through plants
- a pigment that makes the leaves green
- they are designed, like scissors, to make a cut
- refers to a single layer of cells on the lower surface of the leaf that contains stomata and guard cells
- the process that plants use to capture light for energy
- type of plant that reproduces from seeds in cones
- In plants, it is part of the mesophyll, where it forms a layer next to the palisade cells in the leaf.
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- orange pigments in leaves
- located beneath the upper epidermis
- are plant cell organelles that convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process
- reduces the rate of water loss from the leaf surface. Other leaves may have small hairs on the leaf surface
- located in the leaf epidermis and pairs surround and form stomatal pores, which regulate CO2 influx from the atmosphere into the leaves for photosynthetic carbon fixation
- yellow pigments in leaves
- holes underneath the leaves
- molecules that absorb color
- conifers that have needle-like leaves
- red and purple pigments in leaves
- This is a single layer of cells containing few or no chloroplasts
- allows gaseous exchange between the leaf and the outside atmosphere through the stomata
- part of the transport system in vascular plants
20 Clues: orange pigments in leaves • yellow pigments in leaves • evaporation through plants • holes underneath the leaves • molecules that absorb color • red and purple pigments in leaves • located beneath the upper epidermis • a pigment that makes the leaves green • conifers that have needle-like leaves • they are designed, like scissors, to make a cut • ...
Environmental Science Crossword 2024-05-30
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- - designed to kill the target animal quickly
- Pinchot - he first Chief of the Forest Service
- - provides wildlife with temporary refuge from weather, a place to forage, rest, bed down, nest, breed, and rear young.
- - strips of unbroken habitat that connect uncut areas
- - Fruit with a hard exterior
- - South Carolina’s state bird (2 words)
- - Formed in 1970 when some of the oldest agencies in the Federal Government came together
- - typically made of nylon or polyester mesh suspended between two poles, resembling a volleyball net.
- Park Service - Service that manages all of the national parks
- Service - Established in 1905 to manage public lands in national forests and grasslands
- - he gradual and predictable replacement of one community by another
- - This organism can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day and reduce the erosion of banks.
- - Group of very similar organisms related by a common descendant
- - Wolves that were reintroduced to yellowstone changed the behavior of these animals letting plants regenerate.
- - Animal often mistaken to be a crab but is actually more closely related to arachnids like spiders and scorpions. (2 words)
- - Elliptical shaped bodies of water found in the coastal plain (2 words)
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- - Bait consists of a mixture of a substance to attract the insects and an insecticide to kill them.
- - Animals found outside natural range (2 words)
- - Nickname for theodore Roosevelet
- - Fruit with a flesh like exterior (2 words)
- - Species that are undomesticated and free roaming
- - Ecological process where energy moves from the top to the bottom of the food chain.
- - has the trigger placed on the soil surface over a slightly depressed mole run
- - Species whose impact on its community or ecosystem is larger and greater than would be expected from its relative abundance.
- - scientist who coined the term keystone that was based of his study of rocky shore communities (2 words)
- - a monitoring tool and a removal tool
- - Disturbance that leaves no soil
- - a single spring trap with a typical jaw spread of around 4 3/4″
- - designed to catch moles as they run along an active tunnel
- - Geographic region of South Carolina that harbor the appalachian mountains (2 words)
- - have two small springs and are the fastest type of foothold trap
- - South Carolina’s state tree
- - Species that multiplied on large scale after the removal of a sea star species
- - The Science of identifying and classifying organisms
- - Created by an act of Congress in 1879
- - Horseshoe crab blood isn’t iron based like mammals but _______ based
- - State organization that monitors natural resources
- - South Carolina’s state beverage
- - Administers 261 million surface acres of public lands in american, mainly in western states
- - Watershed thats name is the abbreviation of rivers, Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto
40 Clues: - Fruit with a hard exterior • - South Carolina’s state tree • - Disturbance that leaves no soil • - South Carolina’s state beverage • - Nickname for theodore Roosevelet • - a monitoring tool and a removal tool • - South Carolina’s state bird (2 words) • - Created by an act of Congress in 1879 • - designed to kill the target animal quickly • ...
Environmental science crossword 2023-09-29
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- The ground layer with all the dead organic matter and the small plants and animals
- Tropical biome dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees; plants have to survive a long time without water
- Northern arctic regions; winter is cold and dry which does not allow trees to grow; permafrost in the soil all year; thin topsoil melts in summer and makes a spongey landscape with bogs
- The gradual process of change and replacement of some or all of the species in a community
- A defining feature of the tundra biome
- Covers large areas of interiors of continents; mountains and fire are important for maintenance; grasses dry out in the summer so lightning strikes often start fires
- Occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has existed before
- The layer with all the short plants adapted to shade
- The primary layer where trees form a dense layer that absorb 95% of incoming sunlight
- The top layer of a rainforest where the tallest trees emerge into the direct sunlight
- Temperate shrubland; mediterranean climate; found in all 5 parts of the world
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- Most diverse boime; located in a belt around the equator; 200-450cm of rain/yr; strong sunlight and constant temps year-round
- When humans disturb the land and the land reverts back into a forest after humans leave
- Between 30-50 degrees lat; has trees that drop their leaves; growing season of 4-6 months; little water available for plants
- Occurs on a surface where no ecosystem existed before
- A northern coniferous forest across the northern hemisphere just under the arctic circle; average temps below freezing with little precipitation; near constant daylight in summer; 6-10 month long winters
- Forests with a moderate temperature; only one in North America
- Grasslands in North America
- Large regions characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities
- Widely scattered with little or no vegetation; temps change rapidly over 24 hours; temps could go from 104 to freezing from day to night
20 Clues: Grasslands in North America • A defining feature of the tundra biome • The layer with all the short plants adapted to shade • Occurs on a surface where no ecosystem existed before • Occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has existed before • Forests with a moderate temperature; only one in North America • ...
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2023-09-13
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- An area of wet and very soft muddy ground.
- An area of very wet land, where lots of water accumulates with wild plants growing in it.
- An individual, plant, animal or any other single-celled life form.
- Relating to or found in the sea.
- The process of being eroded by, water, wind or other natural causes.
- Where the stream of a river meets an ocean.
- A distinct ecosystem where the soil is flooded or oversaturated by water.
- A small body of still water.
- An area classified based on the species that live in that location.
- A very narrow and tiny river.
- The presence of harmful contaminants in the environment.
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- A mound of living coral found under the sea.
- The natural environment of a plant, animal or organism.
- Microorganisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water.
- A large body of water surrounded by land.
- A large natural stream of water flowing into a sea, lake or other river.
- A tree or shrub that grows in a swamp.
- The amount of salt present in water.
- An area that is waterlogged at all times and with its plant life dominated by grasses.
- Of or near a coast.
20 Clues: Of or near a coast. • A small body of still water. • A very narrow and tiny river. • Relating to or found in the sea. • The amount of salt present in water. • A tree or shrub that grows in a swamp. • A large body of water surrounded by land. • An area of wet and very soft muddy ground. • A mound of living coral found under the sea. • ...
Environmental Issues 2 2023-11-26
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- Human-made waste that ends up in the oceans, affecting marine ecosystems.
- The total amount of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide, emitted directly or indirectly by an individual, organization, event, or product.
- Uncontrolled fires in forests and other natural areas, often exacerbated by climate change.
- Excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial light, disrupting natural darkness.
- The degradation of water quality due to changes in water temperature, often from industrial processes.
- The release of gases like carbon dioxide and methane, contributing to the greenhouse effect and climate change.
- Small plastic particles, often found in water bodies, posing a threat to aquatic life.
- The byproducts of industrial processes that can harm the environment.
- Sites for disposing of waste by burying it in the ground.
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- Contamination of water bodies, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, with harmful substances.
- Improper disposal of electronic waste, containing hazardous materials.
- Contamination of the land surface with waste materials.
- The exhaustion or consumption of natural resources beyond sustainable levels.
- The ability of pests to withstand exposure to pesticides.
- The increasing concentration of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in the tissues of organisms as one moves up the food chain.
- The presence of hazardous substances in the soil, often from industrial activities.
- The harvesting, processing, and transporting of timber in violation of relevant laws.
- Unwanted or harmful sound that interferes with normal activities.
- The extraction of valuable minerals from the Earth, often leading to environmental degradation.
- A type of air pollution characterized by a mixture of smoke and fog.
20 Clues: Contamination of the land surface with waste materials. • The ability of pests to withstand exposure to pesticides. • Sites for disposing of waste by burying it in the ground. • Unwanted or harmful sound that interferes with normal activities. • A type of air pollution characterized by a mixture of smoke and fog. • ...
Environmental Change & Management 2023-07-18
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- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- degradation Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- All the water on earth
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
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- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • ...
