natural disasters Crossword Puzzles
Natural Disasters 2016-05-07
4 Clues: Person Who Studies Earthquakes • Small Tunnel Like Structure In A Volcano • Instrument Used For Measuring Earthquakes • Hot Molten Rock That Comes Out Of A Volcano
natural disasters 2016-05-11
natural disasters 2016-05-24
4 Clues: unrolled fire occurring in nature • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • Hot fluid below the earth's crust from which is formed on cooling • a mountain conical having a crater on vent through which lava have been erupted from the earth's crust
Natural Disasters 2016-05-26
natural disasters 2016-05-06
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-04
4 Clues: is ruppura in the crust of the earth. • is a overflow of large amount of water. • quake is a sudden shaking of the ground. • is a series of waves in a water body caused by displacement of a large volume of water.
Natural disasters 2019-01-26
4 Clues: caused by dry conditions • sudden shaking of the ground • they are caused by undersea earthquake or cyclone • volcanoes that have erupted in recent year and may erupt
Natural Disasters 2021-09-25
4 Clues: It is a storm with very strong winds. • It is a sudden strong shaking of the ground. • It is a long time when there is not enough rain. • It is alarge amount of water spread from a river or sea
Natural Disasters 2022-03-08
4 Clues: water falling from the sky • and frogs are falling from the sky • people are making jokes about it being raining cats and dogs outside • the tornadeo sucked up the fishs in sea and when tornadeo was done of sucking up the fishs it threw them back out into the ocean
Spelling 2020-06-18
24 Clues: ow • ipad • burn • lame • a lot • water • no pain • no hope • regular • I eat u • no rain • no shame • oh no... • confused • I buy this • I made this • a big knife • a revolution • is the worst • breaking bad • u happy meal • falcon punch • not listening • where you learn
Natural Disaster Crossword 2 2021-10-14
NATURAL DISASTERS AND PEOPLE IN NEED 2013-05-23
Across
- Oklahoma was hit by a deadly...
- the... take shelter away from their homes
- the... can't hear very well
- Katrina is the name of a...
- Life is difficult for the ... because they are very old.
- the ... can't see very well
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- ... is an equivalent for tornado.
- After the ... there was water everywhere.
- the... have no home
- He is homeless because his house was ... during the fire.
- I'm selling wristbands in...to help people in need.
- ... happen when the forest is burning.
- During an ... buildings collapse
- People can help ... raising money for the victims.
14 Clues: the... have no home • the... can't hear very well • Katrina is the name of a... • the ... can't see very well • Oklahoma was hit by a deadly... • During an ... buildings collapse • ... is an equivalent for tornado. • ... happen when the forest is burning. • After the ... there was water everywhere. • the... take shelter away from their homes • ...
The Comet 2020-12-30
13 Clues: hazy • unusual • forgetful • spots/marks • respectfully • harsh remarks • control/check • careful and exact • happening by chance • disasters/misfortunes • goes back, disappears • hopeful; expecting the best • strong dislike or disapproval
Crises and Disaster Preparedness 2024-07-22
Across
- The process of sorting multiple casualties
- Federal agency responsible for assessing and responding to disaster events
- persons forced to leave their homes to escape effects of disaster
- Any natural or man-made event that causes a level of destruction or emotional trauma.
- 100 or more casualties
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- People forced to leave homeland due to war or persecution
- Provide shelter, food, basic health and mental health services, and distribution of emergency supplies
7 Clues: 100 or more casualties • The process of sorting multiple casualties • People forced to leave homeland due to war or persecution • persons forced to leave their homes to escape effects of disaster • Federal agency responsible for assessing and responding to disaster events • Any natural or man-made event that causes a level of destruction or emotional trauma. • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-08-12
Natural Disasters 2022-09-21
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-04-29
natural disasters 2016-04-30
natural disasters 2016-05-01
4 Clues: what comes out of a volcano • measured with richter scale • volcano which stop erupting are called _____ volcano • volcanoes that have not erupted in recent years but may erupt in the future are called ______ volcanoes.
Natural Disasters 2016-05-26
Natural Disasters 2016-05-12
Across
- An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
- A sudden movement of the earth.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
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- A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
4 Clues: A sudden movement of the earth. • A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. • An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land. • ...
Natural disasters 2016-05-12
Natural disasters 2016-05-16
4 Clues: What is the series of huge waves called ? • What is the shaking and sudden movement of earth called? • Which the instrument that measures the intensity of earthquake? • What is cracks in the earth's crust out of which magma comes out?
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-10
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-10
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-07
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-07
natural disasters 2016-05-03
Natural disasters 2016-05-04
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-04
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-06
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-05-05
Natural Disasters 2018-12-11
NATURAL DISASTERS 2023-11-08
The Judicial Murder of Tsui Ning 2013-02-06
Across
- a funny saying or action; joke
- having to do with forces separate from or higher than natural laws
- those who are accomplished in scholarly or literary fields
- of, or relating to, workers or working-class people
- the process of growth or increase
- changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path
- skill used in a sly or tricky way
- of or pertaining to conversation, as opposed to formal writing
- a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, esp. for proper conduct
- to attack from all sides; besiege
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- river with nine bends
- of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied
- events causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disasters
- having to do with judges, courts, or their activities
- the great Way
- extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters
- a woman who cohabits with a man but is not married to him; mistress
17 Clues: the great Way • river with nine bends • a funny saying or action; joke • the process of growth or increase • skill used in a sly or tricky way • to attack from all sides; besiege • of, or relating to, workers or working-class people • having to do with judges, courts, or their activities • extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters • ...
Disasters for Experts 2021-06-16
Across
- New Zealand is sometimes called the ________.
- Unscramble: michelcac matnocinonait
- There are 3 stages of a Volcano: Active, ______ and Extinct.
- What does the 'K' stand for in FACKTS
- The 4 most common natural disasters are: Flooding, Windstorms, Earthquakes and D_______.
- What was the name of the survivor who stayed in the super dome during Hurricane Katrina?
- What is the name of the device which measures Earthquakes?
- What does VEI stand for?
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- An _____ is where oil has leaked out of a ship and has spread across the ocean, causing harm to animals
- How many volcanoes are there around the world?
- A cultural disaster is caused by_______.
- What is the name of the nuclear power plant which exploded in Russia?
- What type of Volcano is Mt. Taranaki?
- Hurricanes are mostly found along the....?
- What is the name of the cultural disaster where people cut down all the trees in the rainforests?
- The structure of a hurricane has an 'eye','rainbands', and ....?
- Volcanoes are commonly found around the _________.
17 Clues: What does VEI stand for? • Unscramble: michelcac matnocinonait • What type of Volcano is Mt. Taranaki? • What does the 'K' stand for in FACKTS • A cultural disaster is caused by_______. • Hurricanes are mostly found along the....? • New Zealand is sometimes called the ________. • How many volcanoes are there around the world? • ...
risk 2024-07-15
Across
- - JKL Financial Services detects unusual activity in its system, indicating a cyber-attack. What risk is this?
- - ABC Bank's loan portfolio is concentrated in real estate, and the market shows signs of a downturn. What risk is this?
- - GHI Insurance faces more claims due to frequent natural disasters. What risk is this?
- - XYZ Investment Firm uses insurance to manage foreign instability risk. What strategy is this?
- - XYZ Investment Firm faces losses due to instability in a foreign market. What risk is this?
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- - JKL Financial Services improves security to prevent cyber-attacks. What approach is this?
- - DEF Corporation enters an interest rate swap to manage rising rates. What strategy is this?
- - GHI Insurance buys reinsurance to manage natural disaster risk. What technique is this?
- - ABC Bank diversifies its loan portfolio to mitigate risk. What technique is this?
- - DEF Corporation's debt has variable interest rates, and rates are rising. What risk is this?
10 Clues: - ABC Bank diversifies its loan portfolio to mitigate risk. What technique is this? • - GHI Insurance faces more claims due to frequent natural disasters. What risk is this? • - GHI Insurance buys reinsurance to manage natural disaster risk. What technique is this? • - JKL Financial Services improves security to prevent cyber-attacks. What approach is this? • ...
C5L2: Adaptation and Extinction 2017-03-14
Across
- inherited helpful traits that increase an organism's chance of survival
- all of a species' population dies off
- few numbers in a species
- patterns of action that help organisms survive and reproduce
- coloring that blends with the environment
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- humans introduce a new species to an environment; the native species is "outcompeted" by the new species
- one species looks like another species in order to deceive a predator
- species does not have any members with genetic traits that would allow adaptation or survival in a new climate
- physical traits of the body that help organisms survive and reproduce
- humans and natural disasters have destroyed an organism's habitat
10 Clues: few numbers in a species • all of a species' population dies off • coloring that blends with the environment • patterns of action that help organisms survive and reproduce • humans and natural disasters have destroyed an organism's habitat • one species looks like another species in order to deceive a predator • ...
Tsunami 2024-05-03
Across
- plan a crucial aspect of emergency management to deal with natural disasters
- are landslides that occur underwater, typically on the seabed.
- refers to the highest point of a wave
- are extreme events caused by environmental factors,
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- are earthquakes that occur beneath the ocean floor.
- characterized by their long wavelengths, which can range from tens to hundreds of kilometers.
- the lowest point or level of something.
- are complex and dynamic phenomena that occur on the surface of the ocean.
- is a region in the Pacific Ocean known for its high volcanic and seismic activity.
- A large tidal wave caused by an underwater earthquake or landslide.
10 Clues: refers to the highest point of a wave • the lowest point or level of something. • are earthquakes that occur beneath the ocean floor. • are extreme events caused by environmental factors, • are landslides that occur underwater, typically on the seabed. • A large tidal wave caused by an underwater earthquake or landslide. • ...
Rise of Temasek 2022-04-13
5 Clues: ______ for spice has increased. • Temasek was located at the central of ____________. • Temasek was involved in the _____ trade with the Europeans. • it is important to have good _________ with other kingdoms. • There were no natural _______ in Temasek that made it a peaceful place.
Space 2015-10-25
Across
- What is the Milky Way
- What planet is a beautiful pale blue colour
- What is the galaxy Earth is part of
- The star that is very, very, very hot
- What happens to the moon when it turns black
- What is the belt made up of asteroids between the planets Mars and Jupiter
- What is Mickey Mouses dog called
- What sort of rock can create natural disasters
- What planet has rings that are visible
- What is the third planet from the sun
- What is the planet closest to the sun
- What flies through the sky on a starry night
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- What is the type of planet that Pluto is
- What planet's colour looks like sand
- What does something go in and disappears forever
- What is the disk-shaped region found in outer space past the orbit of Neptune
- What planet looks like the colour of the sea
- What is the planet that is also called a chocolate bar
- What comes out almost everyday at night time
- What is the biggest planet
20 Clues: What is the Milky Way • What is the biggest planet • What is Mickey Mouses dog called • What is the galaxy Earth is part of • What planet's colour looks like sand • The star that is very, very, very hot • What is the third planet from the sun • What is the planet closest to the sun • What planet has rings that are visible • What is the type of planet that Pluto is • ...
Unit 11 - Week 9 2013-10-02
Across
- birth, marriage, maturity, employment, retirement, death, and how these are treated
- mysterious
- impatient
- things which are considdered important to people and tend to guide their lives
- particular national public holidays, feast days, festivals etc.
- particular faith/belief systems
- the political system and type of government and/or monarchy, the legal system, education, financial system
- weather conditions in different seasons
- the general terrain and physical features
- hostile
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- (civil) wars, invasions, revolutions, fmaines, natural disasters etc.
- unspoken/unwritten ways of doing things, e.g. rules of etiquette and manners regarding how to eat, socialise, dress, drive, greet and address eachother; punctuality, tipping, the way people treat each other
- written and spoken means of communication used by a particular group of people
- lonely
- surprise
- activated
- characteristic styles of music, theatre, film, painting, opera, literature etc.
- characteristic style of buidldings and interior design; also common building materials used, ratio of old/new buildings, the built environment and its heritage
- stupid
- interesting
- a particular style of cooking; this will include specialities, unusual dishes and staple diet of a particular area
21 Clues: lonely • stupid • hostile • surprise • impatient • activated • mysterious • interesting • particular faith/belief systems • weather conditions in different seasons • the general terrain and physical features • particular national public holidays, feast days, festivals etc. • (civil) wars, invasions, revolutions, fmaines, natural disasters etc. • ...
Evolution 2014-02-16
Across
- the rise of two or more species form one existing species
- a group of organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring
- the study of fossils or extinct organisms
- evolution within a population
- a mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals
- forms new combinations of alleles
- the measure of survival ability and ability to produce more offspring
- changes in landforms result from slow changes over a long period of time
Down
- too many born to survive
- the biological change process by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors
- a random change in the DNA of a gene
- a difference in a physical trait
- geological processes that shape the earth uniform through time
- a feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment
- the elimination of a species
- natural disasters shaped earth's landforms and cause extinction
- the ability of a trait to be passed down
- the crossing of two different species
- evolutionary paths become connected
- study of structures and functions in the body
20 Clues: too many born to survive • the elimination of a species • evolution within a population • a difference in a physical trait • forms new combinations of alleles • evolutionary paths become connected • a random change in the DNA of a gene • the crossing of two different species • the ability of a trait to be passed down • the study of fossils or extinct organisms • ...
Water Cycle/Weather Review 2021-03-02
Across
- When water "runs" down surfaces due to gravity.
- How hot or cold it is outside.
- The movement of air.
- Turn from solid to liquid.
- The amount of water in the air.
- The temperature scale we use in the United States.
- The layer of air surrounding Earth.
- When water condenses in the atmosphere, it forms _____.
- Turn from liquid to gas.
- Weather that causes massive damage and risk to people is called _______ weather.
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- Turn from gas to liquid.
- Turn from liquid to solid.
- Water falling from the sky to Earth.
- The condition of the atmosphere at one point in time.
- About 96% of water on Earth is this type of water.
- The temperature scale in the metric system.
- Weather over time in an area.
- The scientific name of the water cycle is the ________ cycle.
- The main source of energy for the water cycle.
- The weight of the air in an area is called Atmospheric ________.
- Major events that cause loss of life in nature are called ______ disasters.
21 Clues: The movement of air. • Turn from gas to liquid. • Turn from liquid to gas. • Turn from liquid to solid. • Turn from solid to liquid. • Weather over time in an area. • How hot or cold it is outside. • The amount of water in the air. • The layer of air surrounding Earth. • Water falling from the sky to Earth. • The temperature scale in the metric system. • ...
Puzzle 1 2020-10-16
Across
- suggested that hydrogen atoms in the sun fused or combined to form helium atoms
- only moon in solar system with substantial atmosphere
- type of visible star is coolest
- magellanic cloud is a
- natural disasters happen on moon
- the sun
- Horsehead nebula is
- brightest star in southern constellation of carina
- pulsar is actually a
- a black hole of mass of earth would be of size of a
- Device that does not work on moon
- Saturn's moon has distinctive equatorial ridge
- class name that andromeda galaxy belongs to
- largest volcano
- two bright spots of light on opposite sides of a halo
- the dragon
- great red spot located at
- cool areas on the surface of earth
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- star closest to sun
- galaxy home to solar system
- unit measurement used to describe the expansion of universe
- rotation axis to most celestial bodies is
- astronomical event that made headlines in 1986
- only moon with active volcanoes
- asteroid type of heavenly body
- first rover to explore mars
- the hunter
- bright star in constellation Ursa major
28 Clues: the sun • the hunter • the dragon • largest volcano • star closest to sun • Horsehead nebula is • pulsar is actually a • magellanic cloud is a • great red spot located at • galaxy home to solar system • first rover to explore mars • asteroid type of heavenly body • type of visible star is coolest • only moon with active volcanoes • natural disasters happen on moon • ...
Mostly Random 2023-09-20
Across
- The Maori name for a boat
- A colour; also the colour of the sun
- A person who has had to flee their home for various reasons; war; natural disasters; etc
- A colour; also a name of a fruit
- A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
- A colour; also the colour of the night sky
- A voyage; trip; expedition
- A colour; the first colour on the colour spectrum
- How people choose a new government
- A colour; also a purple flower; also the name of our campaign group
- The movement of a person or a group of people from one place to another
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- A system of voting secretly
- A colour; also the colour of grass; leaves; etc
- A colour; also the colour of the sky
- Your close family; whanau
- The colour spectrum
- The Maori name for New Zealand
- Something that happened a long time ago; the past
- The way Maori people got across the ocean when they didn't have compasses
- The leader of the National Party
- The leader of the Labour Party
21 Clues: The colour spectrum • The Maori name for a boat • Your close family; whanau • A voyage; trip; expedition • A system of voting secretly • The Maori name for New Zealand • The leader of the Labour Party • A colour; also a name of a fruit • The leader of the National Party • How people choose a new government • A colour; also the colour of the sky • ...
Functions of Government (State vs. Federal) 2024-04-02
Across
- type of government where each _____ makes it own rules
- highest level of the judicial branch
- federal and state agencies work together to fight crime
- one responsibility for states, deals with colleges and universities
- state and federal governments work together to give money for healthcare, education, etc.
- function of the federal government to work with other countries
- responsibility of states to look after roads and highways
- health system where the state helps people get care they need
- the Constitution is the ________ law of the land
- system where states can challenge federal actions
- responsibility of states to handle crime in their state
- during natural disasters, states and federal government have a ________________.
Down
- issues where states and federal government work together to help animals/plants
- responsibility where states manage heath programs
- this document creates the three branches of government
- responsibility of the federal government to defend its people
- another word for federal
- type of government that is at the top level, known as national
- function of the federal government that deals with borders and citizenship
- the head of the executive branch
20 Clues: another word for federal • the head of the executive branch • highest level of the judicial branch • the Constitution is the ________ law of the land • responsibility where states manage heath programs • system where states can challenge federal actions • type of government where each _____ makes it own rules • this document creates the three branches of government • ...
Y7 End of topic crossword 2020-12-07
Across
- a type of volcano with a wide base and runny lava you can find it at constructive plate boundaries
- a building especially made to withstand earthquakes
- the cloud formed by all the volcanic ash
- the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another
- when hot magma reaches the surface it cools down and turns into this
- working out what might happen
- the place where the magma is held
- the point at which an earthquake originated in the crust
- how badly the earthquake shook the earth
- the epicenter of the Haiti earthquake
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- capital city of Belgium
- A long high see wave caused by an earthquake or other natural disasters
- capital city of Australia
- earthquakes are measured on this
- the plate boundary where the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate, causing volcanic eruptions or earthquakes
- a type of volcano also know as a composite volcano
- capital city of Bulgaria
- capital city of Italy
- the thin out layer (the earths surface)
- the point on the earths surface directly above the focus
20 Clues: capital city of Italy • capital city of Belgium • capital city of Bulgaria • capital city of Australia • working out what might happen • earthquakes are measured on this • the place where the magma is held • the epicenter of the Haiti earthquake • the thin out layer (the earths surface) • the cloud formed by all the volcanic ash • how badly the earthquake shook the earth • ...
World history Midterm 2022-12-12
Across
- the birthplace of Western civilization.
- having a centralized government and a bureaucracy
- a belief system that human life is one of suffering
- two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse
- love of wisdom
- capital and largest city of Italy aka Eternal City.
- a pattern to rise and fall of all the dynasties that ruled China
- Tables, earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law
- respect for parents and ancestors in societies influenced by Confucian thought.
- form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.
- military force mounted on horseback
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- The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy
- It was believed that natural disasters, famines, and astrological signs were signals that the emperor loosing this
- greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great.
- an ancient network of trade routes which connected Europe and Asia.
- a political system consisting of an independent city
- a collection of the religion, culture, and philosophy of ancient India.
- a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition.
- priests, ministers, or rabbis
- a warrior society in ancient Greece
20 Clues: love of wisdom • priests, ministers, or rabbis • a warrior society in ancient Greece • military force mounted on horseback • two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse • the birthplace of Western civilization. • The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy • having a centralized government and a bureaucracy • a belief system that human life is one of suffering • ...
The Other Side of the Sky 2023-01-10
Across
- Farah's friend/mother figure in America
- The thing that hit Farah’s home
- Farah’s god
- Farah’s last name
- The place that took care of Farah for two years
- What Farah had to get for her leg
- The country where Farah was born
- The person who kept Farah company while she was in the hospital in Germany
- The narrator of the story
- What caused the terrible accident Farah had when she was seven
- The thing Farah wonders what is on the other side of
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- The reason Farah and her family had to flee Kabul
- Farah’s first car
- A term used for people who have to leave their country because of war, persecution, or natural disasters
- The country Farah and her mom crossed the border of
- Farah’s ethnic group
- The place Farah’s mother's cousin told them to meet her
- The city Farah and her mom were placed once allowed into America
- The sickness Farah's mother has
- What Farah was promised she could wear if she left for Germany
- Farah’s native language
21 Clues: Farah’s god • Farah’s first car • Farah’s last name • Farah’s ethnic group • Farah’s native language • The narrator of the story • The thing that hit Farah’s home • The sickness Farah's mother has • The country where Farah was born • What Farah had to get for her leg • Farah's friend/mother figure in America • The place that took care of Farah for two years • ...
B2 2021 Matthew Castonguay 2021-04-15
Across
- chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine.
- Created oxygen.
- Most common ghg created by humans.
- aurora borealis occur here.
- Layer of the atmosphere with weather.
- .8% of ghg.
- Also called northern lights.
- Rocks that burn up in the mesosphere.
- These mammals created new ghg's.
- 10% of ghg's.
- meteorites burn up here.
- Gases in our atmosphere like Co2 trap heat in the earth so that the earth keeps getting warmer.
Down
- These natural disasters admitted ghg's.
- Humans use these but they admit ghg's.
- 21% of atmospheric gases.
- Manmade structures that release ghg's.
- Most common ghg.
- the heating of the earth due to human activity.
- Surrounds our Earth in a bubble of gas.
- protects us from UV rays.
- 1% of atmospheric gas.
- Layer with the ozone layer.
- 6% of ghg.
- Outermost layer, past the thermosphere.
- In the stratosphere, the temperature ____ as you increase altitude.
- Most abundant atmospheric gas.
- Gases that warm up our planet.
27 Clues: 6% of ghg. • .8% of ghg. • 10% of ghg's. • Created oxygen. • Most common ghg. • 1% of atmospheric gas. • meteorites burn up here. • 21% of atmospheric gases. • protects us from UV rays. • aurora borealis occur here. • Layer with the ozone layer. • Also called northern lights. • Most abundant atmospheric gas. • Gases that warm up our planet. • These mammals created new ghg's. • ...
CH. 19 Influences on Japan 2023-01-30
Across
- musical instrument shaped like a mythical phoenix (19.10)
- One of the most destructive natural disasters that threatens Japan (Setting the Stage)
- the spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures is cultural ________ (19.2)
- Built in 710 as the capital city (19.4)
- nature based spirits (19.5)
- Borrowed letters (fusion of Chinese and Japanese) (19.6)
- 5-7-5 Poetry style (19.7)
- Japan has nearly 4000 of these (Setting the Stage)
- Buddhism sees life as full of pain and ____. (19.5)
- The way to achieve wisdom (19.5)
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- Ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion (19.2)
- Founder of Buddhism (19.5)
- Japan's closest neighboring country (19.2)
- Architecture design of tiled roofs with multiple stories (19.8)
- Most of Japan was this kind of society (19.2)
- State of gaining spiritual knowledge (19.5)
- Japan is located in this ocean (Setting the Stage)
- Chinese style of court music (19.10)
- 5-7-5-7-7 Poetry style
- Chinese writing (19.6)
- Unique Japanese religion based on love and respect for nature (19.5)
- This form of Buddhism came to Japan in 552 (19.5)
22 Clues: 5-7-5-7-7 Poetry style • Chinese writing (19.6) • 5-7-5 Poetry style (19.7) • Founder of Buddhism (19.5) • nature based spirits (19.5) • The way to achieve wisdom (19.5) • Chinese style of court music (19.10) • Built in 710 as the capital city (19.4) • Japan's closest neighboring country (19.2) • State of gaining spiritual knowledge (19.5) • ...
Space 2015-10-25
Across
- What is the Milky Way
- What is the disk-shaped region found in outer space past the orbit of Neptune
- What planet is a beautiful pale blue colour
- What is the galaxy Earth is part of
- What is the third planet from the sun
- What does something go in and disappears forever.
- What is the type of planet that Pluto is called
- What planet looks like the colour of the sea
- What comes out almost everyday at night time
- What flies through the sky during a starry night
- The star that is very, very, very hot
Down
- What is the belt made up of asteroids between the planets Mars and Jupiter
- What is the planet closest to the sun
- What planets colour looks like sand
- What is the biggest planet
- What is Micky Mouse's dog called
- What sort of rock can create natural disasters
- What happens to the moon when it turns black
- What planet has rings that are visible
- What is the planet that is also called a chocolate bar
20 Clues: What is the Milky Way • What is the biggest planet • What is Micky Mouse's dog called • What planets colour looks like sand • What is the galaxy Earth is part of • What is the planet closest to the sun • What is the third planet from the sun • The star that is very, very, very hot • What planet has rings that are visible • What planet is a beautiful pale blue colour • ...
Life in the 30s 2024-02-13
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- This was one type of entertainment families enjoyed
- President Roosevelt had ___ chats on the radio
- one kid comic book popular during this time
- President Roosevelt started these programs to help the suffering of millions
- A game families played to help distract them
- Whole _____ moved around during this time
- By 1932, nearly 85,000 businesses had failed and 5,000 of these closed
- Radio earned revenue for what sport?
- Two of the biggest forms of entertainment were miniature golf and ___
- Society was ______.
- Farmer suffered ___ disasters
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- One place people lived
- These people were called to the roads or railroad looking for work.
- All people of all levels had trouble buying _____.
- Newspaper subscriptions went down. Public __ use went up.
- ___ and children traveled in small groups for safety
- "Brother, can you spare a ___?" was a popular song on the radio
- She was a famour movie star during this time
- One popular movie during this time.
- African Americans were often last hired and ____ fired.
- Among those who did have jobs, they only worked ____ time.
21 Clues: Society was ______. • One place people lived • Farmer suffered ___ disasters • One popular movie during this time. • Radio earned revenue for what sport? • Whole _____ moved around during this time • one kid comic book popular during this time • A game families played to help distract them • She was a famour movie star during this time • ...
Acronym 2021-10-26
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- Provides grants for artistic endeavors
- Has the power to oversee the activities of banks and insures the deposits that people have in them.
- Conducts the legal business of the United States government
- Issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites
- Oversees the infrastructure of roads, bridges, rail lines, airports, and ports
- Services that it provides are start-up loans for new businesses and recovery loans to businesses that suffer losses from natural disasters
- Investigates threats of terrorism and foreign intrigue against the country as well as alleged violations of federal criminal law
- Oversees actions in six geographic areas of the world plus the work of the specific task commands of Transportation, Special Operations, and Strategic Commands
- Carries out the delivery of mail and maintains thousands of post offices around the country
- The works of this department that affect the most people are Medicare and Medicaid
- Leads the federal government’s response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods
- A watchdog agency that ensures that the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and within budget guidelines
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- It investigates and attempts to settle charges of unfair labor practices by employers
- Protects our country and our vital interests from attack and to provide a military response when enemies do attack
- Establishes rules for air traffic
- The highest ranking members of the U.S. military
- Provides public education about preventing terrorist attacks and issues appropriate advisories to the American public
- A New Deal program best known for providing relatively inexpensive electricity to poor rural areas of the South
- Sets standards for granting loans and makes sure that local farm credit associations operate according to the government
- Grades foods that U.S. farmers produce and that importers bring into the country
- Involves finding out information that the government needs to maintain our security
- Competition to the Postal Service in the delivery of packages
- Ensures that financial security dealers sell stocks and bonds in an open and honest manner
- Replaced the Federal Security Agency and after Education became a separate executive branch split into the Department of Health and Human Services.
- It grants licenses for radio and television stations, makes sure that cable and satellite rates are reasonable, and sets standards for broadcast decency
- Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics in America and approves new prescription drugs
26 Clues: Establishes rules for air traffic • Provides grants for artistic endeavors • The highest ranking members of the U.S. military • Conducts the legal business of the United States government • Competition to the Postal Service in the delivery of packages • Oversees the infrastructure of roads, bridges, rail lines, airports, and ports • ...
What is Ag? 2022-09-20
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- The plant and animal materials used to make fabric and clothing.
- One event to cause our population to decrease is a natural ___________.
- The two animal fibers we discussed in class were __________ and silk.
- In 1776, what percentage of the population farmed? (hint: for this answer, you are going to need to spell the number out.)
- number out.)
- One event to cause our population to increase is modern ___________.
- Something, such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that is found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans.
- There are 4 main universal crops. Those crops are wheat, oats, rice, and ________. Which crop is missing?
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- The total number of human beings on our planet.
- Does agriculture look different around the world?
- The total number of human beings on our planet.
- The production of many different types of food and fiber, utilizing a variety of methods.
- Today, ______________________ leads in plant-based fiber production
- True or False: Agriculture is the largest industry in the U.S. employing over 20 million people.
- True or False: Natural resources exist in an unlimited supply.
- The diet of people around the world, both direct items like fruits and vegetables, to livestock feed which in turn provides meat for people.
- How many U.S. farmers does it take to feed 155 people? (hint: you are going to need to spell
17 Clues: number out.) • The total number of human beings on our planet. • The total number of human beings on our planet. • Does agriculture look different around the world? • True or False: Natural resources exist in an unlimited supply. • The plant and animal materials used to make fabric and clothing. • Today, ______________________ leads in plant-based fiber production • ...
Isabella- Crossword 2021-08-23
1.3 Aryan Migrations (148-149) 2023-05-11
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- this religion became powerful because priests established relationships with kings
- this means "noble ones"
- four sacred texts that were probably composed between 1500 and 1200 B.C.
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- what natural disasters do historians believe contributed to the end of the Harappan?
- The Aryan hierarchy developed into a rigid ___________ that could never be changes (two words)
- this is the name for Aryan priests
- what became more difficult as the flow of the river no longer nearing Harappan?
7 Clues: this means "noble ones" • this is the name for Aryan priests • four sacred texts that were probably composed between 1500 and 1200 B.C. • what became more difficult as the flow of the river no longer nearing Harappan? • this religion became powerful because priests established relationships with kings • ...
Mycenaean Civilization 2023-12-05
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- this and wars made Mycenaean kings rich.
- Built high on a hill the city was surrounded by thick _____ that protected them
- the Mycenaean's spoke an early version of ________
- because they stopped writing things down little was known about them for __________ years (two words)
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- One theory of their decline was that a series of natural ________ destroyed them.
- The Mycenaeans had an _________ streak that they eventually used against the Minoans
- at the end the Greeks stopped keeping written _______
7 Clues: this and wars made Mycenaean kings rich. • the Mycenaean's spoke an early version of ________ • at the end the Greeks stopped keeping written _______ • Built high on a hill the city was surrounded by thick _____ that protected them • One theory of their decline was that a series of natural ________ destroyed them. • ...
Plate Movement Causing Natural Disasters 2022-02-04
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- relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust
- a slight earthquake
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
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- the processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time
- volcanic locales thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle
- the most common measure of an earthquake's size
- the motion of molten rock in the mantle as radioactive decay heats up magma, causing it to rise and driving the global-scale flow of magma
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
10 Clues: a slight earthquake • the most common measure of an earthquake's size • relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance • the processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time • ...
extreme weathers and natural disasters 2024-05-03
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- happens when ice falls out of the sky
- twisting wind that destroys everything it goes through
- happens when there is too much water
- a powerful tropical storm
- super low temperatures
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- comes with a lot of thunder and lightnings
- happens when there is no water
- happens when heatwave sets a forest on fire
- happens when rain makes the land weak
- super high temperatures
10 Clues: super low temperatures • super high temperatures • a powerful tropical storm • happens when there is no water • happens when there is too much water • happens when ice falls out of the sky • happens when rain makes the land weak • comes with a lot of thunder and lightnings • happens when heatwave sets a forest on fire • twisting wind that destroys everything it goes through
african migration 2021-05-03
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- people work for this to make money
- causes of migration include natural disasters such as flooding
- moving to escape political persecution or war
- moving to another place
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- migration that had about five million sourthen blacks to the north between 1915 and 1960
- moving to find work or follow a particular career path
- moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends
- american an american from africa
- the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money
9 Clues: moving to another place • american an american from africa • people work for this to make money • moving to escape political persecution or war • moving to find work or follow a particular career path • causes of migration include natural disasters such as flooding • moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends • ...
Migration 2021-03-21
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- Factors War and natural disasters are the example of which factor
- what is an official permission that allows us into a specific country
- Which migration is also known as circular migration
- what is the movement of people from one place to another
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- what is an official document issued by a national government
- factor which is the factor of reasons for immigrating because of something desirable
- which migration is within the borders of a nation
7 Clues: which migration is within the borders of a nation • Which migration is also known as circular migration • what is the movement of people from one place to another • what is an official document issued by a national government • Factors War and natural disasters are the example of which factor • ...
ROME Mission- Places 2023-11-08
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- previously Byzantium, currently Istanbul
- the volcano that destroyed Pompeii
- this amphitheater could seat 50,000 spectators of the gladiator games
- This luxurious Villa was one example of the large estates of wealthy Romans
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- place where citizens gathered to attend performances, athletic games, and other religious/economic activities
- the city that experienced multiple natural disasters and was buried in volcano ash
6 Clues: the volcano that destroyed Pompeii • previously Byzantium, currently Istanbul • this amphitheater could seat 50,000 spectators of the gladiator games • This luxurious Villa was one example of the large estates of wealthy Romans • the city that experienced multiple natural disasters and was buried in volcano ash • ...
The Judicial Murder of Tsui Ning 2013-02-06
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- a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, esp. for proper conduct
- skill used in a sly or tricky way
- having to do with forces separate from or higher than natural laws
- a woman who cohabits with a man but is not married to him; mistress
- a funny saying or action; joke
- having to do with judges, courts, or their activities
- of, or relating to, workers or working-class people
- extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters
- those who are accomplished in scholarly or literary fields
- changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path
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- events causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disasters
- of or pertaining to conversation, as opposed to formal writing
- of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied
- to attack from all sides; besiege
- the great Way
- the process of growth or increase
- river with nine bends
17 Clues: the great Way • river with nine bends • a funny saying or action; joke • skill used in a sly or tricky way • to attack from all sides; besiege • the process of growth or increase • of, or relating to, workers or working-class people • having to do with judges, courts, or their activities • extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters • ...
The Judicial Murder of Tsui Ning 2013-02-06
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- a woman who cohabits with a man but is not married to him; mistress
- a funny saying or action; joke
- of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied
- to attack from all sides; besiege
- of, or relating to, workers or working-class people
- the process of growth or increase
- river with nine bends
- of or pertaining to conversation, as opposed to formal writing
- a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, esp. for proper conduct
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- skill used in a sly or tricky way
- extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters
- having to do with judges, courts, or their activities
- having to do with forces separate from or higher than natural laws
- changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path
- events causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disasters
- the great Way
- those who are accomplished in scholarly or literary fields
17 Clues: the great Way • river with nine bends • a funny saying or action; joke • skill used in a sly or tricky way • to attack from all sides; besiege • the process of growth or increase • of, or relating to, workers or working-class people • having to do with judges, courts, or their activities • extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters • ...
The Judicial Murder of Tsui Ning 2013-02-06
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- having to do with judges, courts, or their activities
- changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path
- a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, esp. for proper conduct
- having to do with forces separate from or higher than natural laws
- those who are accomplished in scholarly or literary fields
- of or pertaining to conversation, as opposed to formal writing
- events causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disasters
- river with nine bends
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- of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied
- the great Way
- extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters
- of, or relating to, workers or working-class people
- the process of growth or increase
- a funny saying or action; joke
- a woman who cohabits with a man but is not married to him; mistress
- to attack from all sides; besiege
- skill used in a sly or tricky way
17 Clues: the great Way • river with nine bends • a funny saying or action; joke • the process of growth or increase • to attack from all sides; besiege • skill used in a sly or tricky way • of, or relating to, workers or working-class people • having to do with judges, courts, or their activities • extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-10
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- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
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- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Population and Migration 2018-12-04
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- one of the push factors of migration is _____ and violence - example 2018 caravan
- _____ opportunity is a pull factor to migration where money or a job pulls people to move there
- The worldwide _____ rate is a 8 per 1000 population
- someone who is moving to a different country
- _____ reunification is a pull factor to migration which reunites a family
- after the _____ famine many Irish people moved to the united states
- The _____ rate, which is the number of births per each death is 2 births per death
- could be a displaced person or asylum seeker
- seeker someone who has left their homes for political reasons or social reasons
- education ______ is a pull factor for migration where a person goes for school
- in search for higher paying _____ Mexican residents began to migrate to the U.S.
- backlash to _____ migration was barred citizenship for this group of people
- person someone forced to leave their home because of war or natural disasters
- one of the push factors of migration is _____ disasters, disease, famine
- The worldwide _____ rate is at 19 per 1000 population
- type of migration where people move from the country side to the city
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- developed countries have _____ Populations because there are less kids being born and the adults are living longer
- Backlash to _____ migration was racism and an increasing difficulty to immigrate legally into the U.S.
- type of migration where people go back to their original homes
- The current world ______ is at 7.6 billion
- someone who leaves a country to go to another
- one of the push factors of migration is _____ rights abuses
- because of a(n) _____ population the Chinese were pushed from their country
- ____ countries have high population growth rates because of Income/wealth inequality, Inadequate education, Low rates of contraception (medical access, affordability, education, and cultural reasons) Focus on having larger families (cultural views and economic need
- type of migration where people are in a place temporarily because of bad conditions in home country
- one of the push factors of migration is _____ resettlement
- type of migration where people move usually to follow crops
- someone who moves to a different country to live permanently
- developed countries have ____ birth rates because of an increase in women working as well as higher education and people using contraception
- the backlash of _____ migration was an unskilled population of unwanted people who were no longer needed after the jobs died down and were seen not to conform to american standards
30 Clues: The current world ______ is at 7.6 billion • someone who is moving to a different country • could be a displaced person or asylum seeker • someone who leaves a country to go to another • The worldwide _____ rate is a 8 per 1000 population • The worldwide _____ rate is at 19 per 1000 population • one of the push factors of migration is _____ resettlement • ...
Natural disasters ZS ES HP 2020-11-18
10 Clues: tree remove. • water overflow. • downfar no more. • swirling air quickly. • volcanic is exploding. • phhenomenon of strong wind. • is subide from top of the mountain. • tectonics plates are attacking each other. • climat when peoples are pollut environment. • forest when sun shine very strong and there
Grade 4-Topic5-Natural Disasters 2023-02-24
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- An _____ is the sudden sliding of snow, ice, and rock down a slope.
- Skiers, _____ , and snowmobilers look forward to new snow.
- These designs include new buildings that _____ and adjust to the shaking from earthquakes.
- Scientists try to _____ when a natural hazard will happen.
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- For volcanoes, scientists use _____ to track the movement of magma toward Earth's surface.
- The ash provides the soil with _____.
- One lightning strike can cause a _____, a fire that burns out of control.
- A _____ is the sliding of rock and soil down a slope.
- Weather _____ track hurricanes from when they first form.
- While lava moves slowly, the ash cloud moves _____.
10 Clues: The ash provides the soil with _____. • While lava moves slowly, the ash cloud moves _____. • A _____ is the sliding of rock and soil down a slope. • Weather _____ track hurricanes from when they first form. • Skiers, _____ , and snowmobilers look forward to new snow. • Scientists try to _____ when a natural hazard will happen. • ...
Unit 7 Project 2018-11-02
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- This department deals with inadequate housing
- This administration establishes the rules for air traffic
- This department oversees the Secret Service, the Customs Service, the Coast Guard, The Transportation Security Administration, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- The highest ranking members of the U.S military
- This service collects taxes within the United States
- This agency ensures that the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and within the budget guidelines
- This department was a non-Cabinet level agency of the government, buit was then turned into the a Executive Department in 1889
- An international alliance that consists of 29 member states from North America and Europe
- This commission ensures that companies the sell stock tell the truth about their profit and losses
- This commission oversees the practices of railroads
- This administration certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in america, it also approves prescription drugs
- The headquarters of this administration is the pentagon
- This cooperation makes profit be charging fees to the investor who buy the loan packages
- This program develops the resources of the area in and around Tennessee
- This cooperation makes profit be charging fees to the investor who buy the loan packages
- The Department of Health,Education,and Welfare
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- This administration insures some mortgages that private banks make to home owners
- United Parcel Service
- This department conducts the legal business of law and prosecutes cases in federal court
- This agency leads the federal government's response to natural disasters such as urchins and floods
- This corporation replaced the U.S Postal Service in 1971
- This Department is in charge of Medicare and Medicaid
- This organisation tracks down criminals that operate on a world wide scale
- This organisation oversees the six geographic areas of the world
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- This administration provides start-up loans for new businesses and recovery loans to businesses the suffer losses form natural disasters
- This corporation ensures the deposits that people have in banks
- This administration issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that is gathered from other satellites and other sources
- This department oversees the infrastructure of the roads, bridges, rail lines, airports, and ports
- This association pools together the FHA's mortgage loans and sells these large packages to investors, who expect to make a profit in the long run
- This administration is known for its system of healthcare faculties across the U.S for veterans
- This institution oversees the Department of Disease Control
32 Clues: United Parcel Service • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • This department deals with inadequate housing • The Department of Health,Education,and Welfare • The highest ranking members of the U.S military • This commission oversees the practices of railroads • This service collects taxes within the United States • This Department is in charge of Medicare and Medicaid • ...
Fussing over wetlands 2021-02-18
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- The only continent without wetlands.
- This type of wetland absorbs 30% of all land carbon (plur.).
- The largest wetland in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 times larger than Hutovo Blato.
- Contrary to popular beliefs, healthy wetlands are not home to uncontrolled populations of this pesky insect (sing.).
- Wetlands play an essential role in fighting this global crisis.
- One of the main causes for the disappearance of wetlands (plur.).
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- A type of wetland.
- World’s largest wetland.
- Wetlands are important habitats for this group of animals (plur.).
- If wetlands were an organ in the human body, they would be this, due to their filtering capacity (plur.).
- Natural disasters that can be prevented by healthy wetlands (plur.).
- A city in Iran that lent its name to a convention on wetlands.
12 Clues: A type of wetland. • World’s largest wetland. • The only continent without wetlands. • This type of wetland absorbs 30% of all land carbon (plur.). • A city in Iran that lent its name to a convention on wetlands. • Wetlands play an essential role in fighting this global crisis. • One of the main causes for the disappearance of wetlands (plur.). • ...
Human Environment–Settlement, Transport and Communication 2013-12-09
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- Roads made of cement are called _____.
- Newspaper help in communicating with a ________ number of people.
- People who move from one place to another are called ______ .
- ________ are cheapest for carrying heavy goods over long distances.
- They are ______ means of transport.
- _______ helps in weather forecasting and disasters warning.
- Houses on ___ are found in heavy rainfall regions.
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- _______ is the only transport that helps in receiving people in times of disasters.
- Civilization near the _________ of rivers.
- Indian railways are the _____ in Asia.
10 Clues: They are ______ means of transport. • Roads made of cement are called _____. • Indian railways are the _____ in Asia. • Civilization near the _________ of rivers. • Houses on ___ are found in heavy rainfall regions. • _______ helps in weather forecasting and disasters warning. • People who move from one place to another are called ______ . • ...
Disaster Readiness & Risk Reduction Crossword Puzzle 2019-11-15
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- People, property, systems and other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential loss.
- Movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.
- Hazards caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical, hydrological, climatological, meteorological, or biological.
- The knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.
- The adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects.
- Local storms produced by cumulonimbus clouds and are always accompanied by lightning and thunder, usually with strong wind gusts, heavy rain and sometimes with hail and/or tornado.
- Disaster risk factor that includes state of mental capacity and health of a person.
- Phenomenon in which fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, usually because a door or window is opened.
- Disaster risk factor that includes government structure, diplomatic issues, etc.
- A type of hazard that includes tropical cyclones, thunderstorms, hailstorms, etc.
- Outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.
- A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.
- Rapidly flowing thick mixture of volcanic sediments and water.
- A process that transforms the behavior of a body of sediments from that of a solid to that of a liquid when subjected to extremely intense shaking.
- A feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacement of rocks or rock materials below the earth’s surface.
- A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
- A type of natural hazard that includes internal earth processes.
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- A series of giant sea waves commonly generated by under-the-sea earthquakes.
- The characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
- An unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action.
- Interaction between exposure to natural hazards including the adverse effects of climate changes and the vulnerability of societies.
- The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe.
- Measures that ensure the ability of affected communities and/or areas to restore their normal level of function .
- Combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community, society or organization that can be used to achieve agreed goals.
- Displacement on the ground due to movement of fault .
- Type of hazard that includes industrial pollution, nuclear radiation, toxic wastes, dam failures, transport accidents, factory explosions, fires, and chemical spills.
- Preventative, anticipatory actions in order to be safe.
- The art of making or displaying fireworks.
- An event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- Lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.
30 Clues: The art of making or displaying fireworks. • Displacement on the ground due to movement of fault . • Preventative, anticipatory actions in order to be safe. • Movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. • Rapidly flowing thick mixture of volcanic sediments and water. • A type of natural hazard that includes internal earth processes. • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-10
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- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
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- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-10
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- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
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- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-10
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- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
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- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-10
Across
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
Down
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-10
Across
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
Down
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-17
Across
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
Down
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Food Supply - A Hungry World and Feeding India's People p. 6-16 2021-05-06
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- This is a major reason why crops fail and famine is created.
- Lack of healthy food can cause this.
- A movement in the 1960's aimed at helping India's farmers to raise more food.
- The scarcity of food is called __________.
- A long period without rain.
- Groups that provide food and resources to those in need from drought and natural disasters all around the world.
- One of the poorest countries in South America.
- Poor health due to inadequate food.
- Food that is intended for the poor and hungry in India is sometimes _________.
- Deep water wells in India contained ________ which poisoned the crops.
- The Green Revolution taught farmers how to use fertilizer and ___________.
- The raising of food.
- The vitamins and minerals that enable you to survive and stay healthy.
- One of the poorest countries in the world
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- Bad farming practices do this to the land.
- The number of people that go hungry each day
- Water that lies below the earth's surface.
- A mineral eaten by Indian childerian that causes kidney failure.
- These are created when it is difficult to get nutritious food or it is too far to reach.
- The average pay for a tea laborer.
- The wise use of natural resources allows for this.
- This is mixed with wheat to make a more nutritious bread.
- Being able to have a continued access to sufficient and nutritious food.
23 Clues: The raising of food. • A long period without rain. • The average pay for a tea laborer. • Poor health due to inadequate food. • Lack of healthy food can cause this. • One of the poorest countries in the world • Bad farming practices do this to the land. • Water that lies below the earth's surface. • The scarcity of food is called __________. • ...
Vocab Project 2023-02-24
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- The final profit after expenses have been subtracted
- When the government controls the prices and other aspects of companies
- When companies sell their products at lower prices than other companies
- A risk management tactic that involves avoiding the issue completely
- A risk that is related to making an investment, currency changes, or policy changes
- A type of financial gain
- Any problem that will lead to a loss in profit
- The desire for financial gain as an incentive
- A situation when two or more businesses sell very similar projects
- Consequences that stem from natural events, such as natural disasters
- Difference between total revenue and total cost of goods
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- Movement of assets, funds, or ownership rights from one place to another
- Decreasing a company's expenses to maximize profits
- The exclusive control over an industry, good, or service
- The direct cost of producing a product
- A risk that can be taken on and could result in either profit or gain
- When a company tries to distinguish its product from others
- A contest between organizations in the same industry
- Risks that are beyond human control
- The way different industries are classified based on their products and services
- A company's ability to get and maintain customers over time
- The amount spent on something
- Damages caused to a company through the actions/decisions of others
- Money received
- When the market is shared by a small number of producers/sellers
25 Clues: Money received • A type of financial gain • The amount spent on something • Risks that are beyond human control • The direct cost of producing a product • The desire for financial gain as an incentive • Any problem that will lead to a loss in profit • Decreasing a company's expenses to maximize profits • The final profit after expenses have been subtracted • ...
Evolutionary! 2014-02-17
Across
- The physical movement of particular alleles from one population, to another.
- Study of embryos, used to find similarities between species during development.
- A form of evolution between unrelated species, that result in similar characteristics, due to similar environmental conditions.
- The gradual biological process of change by which descendants begin to greatly differ from their ancestors.
- The complete elimination of an entire species .
- The measure of survival ability and ability to produce for offspring.
- The total number of genes of every individual in a population
- The idea that geologic processes that shape the earth remain constant over time.
- The ability for a trait to be passed down.
- The theory that natural disasters shaped the earth's landforms and caused extinction.
- A natural mechanism by which a species, or member of that species inherits a beneficial adaptation that allows it to produce more offspring than others.
- An observable change in the allele frequencies in a population.
Down
- Producing more offspring than will likely survive.
- A feature that an organism develops to better survive in its environment.
- A difference in a physical trait.
- Structure or organ that are similar structure, but different in purpose.
- The process by which humans select traits through breeding.
- A form of evolution between similarly related species, into more different species, due to differing environmental conditions.
- The process in which multiple species evolve in response to the changes in each other.
- A preserved trace of an organism from the past.
20 Clues: A difference in a physical trait. • The ability for a trait to be passed down. • The complete elimination of an entire species . • A preserved trace of an organism from the past. • Producing more offspring than will likely survive. • The process by which humans select traits through breeding. • The total number of genes of every individual in a population • ...
Year 8 Humanities 2023-11-20
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- A system in which people can exchange goods and services.
- Our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups.
- What happens with the Earth's tectonic plates slide against each other.
- The Black Death.
- Law developed by judges on a case-by-case basis.
- In this type of migration, people move to another country to live.
- A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders.
- A type of business where two or more business owners share the costs, profits and responsibilities.
- Programs and policies to stop people being injured by natural disasters.
- Any natural feature of the Earth's surface.
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- Written law passed by a parliament.
- hazards - Volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, landslide, avalanche
- In this type of migration, people move to somewhere else within the same country.
- The movement of people from one place to another, to live.
- Laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people based on their culture.
- A system of political organisation in Europe during the Middle Ages.
- A system of government that is ruled by the people, typically through elected representatives.
- A period of history in Europe between about 500 and 1500 CE (AD).
- The trend of people living in cities rather than being more spread out.
- A large company with shareholders.
- A building made for living in and for defence during the Middle Ages.
- A group formed to influence laws and policies on a particular issue.
22 Clues: The Black Death. • A large company with shareholders. • Written law passed by a parliament. • Any natural feature of the Earth's surface. • Law developed by judges on a case-by-case basis. • A system in which people can exchange goods and services. • The movement of people from one place to another, to live. • A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders. • ...
Year 8 Humanities 2023-11-20
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- A building made for living in and for defence during the Middle Ages.
- A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders.
- A group formed to influence laws and policies on a particular issue.
- Any natural feature of the Earth's surface.
- hazards - Volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, landslide, avalanche
- A type of business where two or more business owners share the costs, profits and responsibilities.
- Law developed by judges on a case-by-case basis.
- In this type of migration, people move to another country to live.
- The movement of people from one place to another, to live.
- The Black Death.
- The trend of people living in cities rather than being more spread out.
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- A large company with shareholders.
- Written law passed by a parliament.
- Programs and policies to stop people being injured by natural disasters.
- A system of government that is ruled by the people, typically through elected representatives.
- What happens with the Earth's tectonic plates slide against each other.
- Laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people based on their culture.
- A system of political organisation in Europe during the Middle Ages.
- A period of history in Europe between about 500 and 1500 CE (AD).
- In this type of migration, people move to somewhere else within the same country.
- A system in which people can exchange goods and services.
- Our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups.
22 Clues: The Black Death. • A large company with shareholders. • Written law passed by a parliament. • Any natural feature of the Earth's surface. • Law developed by judges on a case-by-case basis. • A system in which people can exchange goods and services. • The movement of people from one place to another, to live. • A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders. • ...
Insurance Terms Crossword 2022-02-15
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- Property protects home contents
- coverage for your entire life with the policy growing like a savings account, yet more expensive
- a percentage of the health care service you pay AFTER the deductible is paid
- Liability protects from lawsuits of people injured on property
- the amount charged for an insurance policy
- protects home from theft and natural disasters (except floods and earthquakes)
- coverage for a shorter time frame and less expensive
Down
- the maximum amount reimbursed by the insurance policy to cover a loss
- the amount paid out-of-pocket, before insurance is paid, when filing a claim
- of Use protects from expenses when home is uninhabitable (staying at hotel)
10 Clues: Property protects home contents • the amount charged for an insurance policy • coverage for a shorter time frame and less expensive • Liability protects from lawsuits of people injured on property • the maximum amount reimbursed by the insurance policy to cover a loss • of Use protects from expenses when home is uninhabitable (staying at hotel) • ...
Lucy, Maureen 2022-11-15
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- Canada's remarkable victory at this ridge is one of the best known battles in our country's military history.
- Where was the Red River floods
- This war started in 1950
- In addition to helping maintain a military presence, these rangers also assist during rescue operations and natural disasters
Down
- Kam Len Douglas was born here
- William Hall was the third Canadian To receive the Victoria _____
- Sam made contact with this _____ resistance for help to evade being captured by the Germans
- This gate was unveiled 95 years ago
- 80 years after this raid the French still remember all of our brave soldiers who fought there
9 Clues: This war started in 1950 • Kam Len Douglas was born here • Where was the Red River floods • This gate was unveiled 95 years ago • William Hall was the third Canadian To receive the Victoria _____ • Sam made contact with this _____ resistance for help to evade being captured by the Germans • ...
Ecological Succession 2019-03-08
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- Natural disasters that destroy climax forests
- Succession, Beginning in a place with bare rock without any soul
- A simple slow growing plant that usually forms on damaged forests, very common
- Species, Organisms, usually plants that are the first to colonize damaged forest areas
- Community , A community that has reached a stable stage of ecological succession
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- Succession , Starting in an area where soil is already present
- Organism that is commonly everywhere and also forms on damaged forests
- Type of yeast that also forms on damaged forests
- Succession, Changes that occur in the types of species that live in an area over time
9 Clues: Natural disasters that destroy climax forests • Type of yeast that also forms on damaged forests • Succession , Starting in an area where soil is already present • Succession, Beginning in a place with bare rock without any soul • Organism that is commonly everywhere and also forms on damaged forests • ...
Sudden Geological Changes 2013-02-09
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- The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
- adjective of geology
- a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement
- the effect of a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust
- a series of waves caused by the displacement of a large body of water
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- if these move, geological natural disasters happen
- the greatest of highest degree
- the most rapid and fluid type of downhill mass wasting
- a rapid flow of snow down a slope
9 Clues: adjective of geology • the greatest of highest degree • a rapid flow of snow down a slope • if these move, geological natural disasters happen • the most rapid and fluid type of downhill mass wasting • the effect of a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust • a series of waves caused by the displacement of a large body of water • ...
Limiting Factors Crossword Puzzle 2020-04-19
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- Factors, Living organisms in an ecosystem.
- Compete for food, water, space, sunlight.
- A substance within an environment that is needed for a organism for growth and reproduction.
- Evolved not to compete.
- Controlled by both density dependent and independent factors.
- Factor, Environmental factor that has the ability to restrict the growth, distribution, and abundance of a population.
- Group of organisms that belong to the same species and live in a given area.
- The development of a organism increases and reproduces faster which increase the population.
- Parasites that live off their hosts and weaken them which causes diseases.
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- When one species eats another.
- A community of living organisms and non living parts that are apart of the environment.
- Controlled by limiting factors.
- Crowding and stress example.
- Factors, Non-living parts in an ecosystem.
- Disasters, Density-Independent Limiting Factor Example.
- Dependent LF, Factors that operate more strongly on the larger populations.
- A environmental limiting factor.
- Population size does not affect the factor.
- Capacity, The number of organisms that an ecosystem can sufficiently support
- and Stress, Certain amount of space needed and can lead to a low birth rate.
20 Clues: Evolved not to compete. • Crowding and stress example. • When one species eats another. • Controlled by limiting factors. • A environmental limiting factor. • Compete for food, water, space, sunlight. • Factors, Living organisms in an ecosystem. • Factors, Non-living parts in an ecosystem. • Population size does not affect the factor. • ...
Ch 9 Vocab 2018-02-01
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- A factor that threatens or is harmful to human health.
- _________ diseases are caused by a pathogen.
- A(n) _________ disease is disease that has appeared for the first time or has reemerged.
- Environmental _______ is the study of how environmental factors affect human health.
- A chemical that affects the nervous system.
- Is a chemical that harms embryos and fetuses.
- The amount of a substance an organism is exposed to.
- The process where the concentration of a toxin grows as it flows through the food web.
- A colorless highly toxic gas found in some houses.
- The type of hazard that results from how or where we live.
Down
- Risk _________ is the process of measuring a risk.
- is a harmful mineral that was once used as insulation.
- The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response.
- A chemical that causes cancer.
- A disease causing agent.
- The type of hazard that involves natural disasters.
- The type of hazard that involves a disease or virus.
- The study of disease in human populations.
- The study of how poisonous substances affect an organism's health.
19 Clues: A disease causing agent. • A chemical that causes cancer. • The study of disease in human populations. • A chemical that affects the nervous system. • _________ diseases are caused by a pathogen. • Is a chemical that harms embryos and fetuses. • Risk _________ is the process of measuring a risk. • A colorless highly toxic gas found in some houses. • ...
Unit 1: River Valley Civilizations 2023-08-13
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- City made in a gird-like pattern in the Indus river valley
- Shang Priests would communicate with the Gods by looking at these.
- Natural disasters that hurt Mesopotamian civilizations
- relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age
- Made the first codified sets of laws
- ________ of Heaven was a Chinese philosophy that was used to legitimize the rule of the Emperor of China
- Sumerian writing, using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
- A society with organized religion, government, regular food supply, job specialization, unique culture, and social classes.
- Paleolithic people were nomadic while Neolithic people were __________.
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- Located at Giza, these are temples designed to preserve Egyptian Rules
- Ancient Civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- system where people exchanged land for service
- Rectangular tiered temples found in centers of Mesopotamian city-states.
- Egyptian Rulers
- form of government ruled by religious figures
- Lifestyle where early humans had no permanent home, wandering from place to place
- This river flooded at regular intervals
- The Fertile _________ was home to one of the earliest civilizations.
- Fertile soil
19 Clues: Fertile soil • Egyptian Rulers • Made the first codified sets of laws • This river flooded at regular intervals • form of government ruled by religious figures • system where people exchanged land for service • relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age • Natural disasters that hurt Mesopotamian civilizations • ...
Climate 2023-04-16
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- can block, reflect, or capture heat
- a tool that climatologists send into the atmosphere to collect information
- what carries warm and cool air around?
- the idea that gases released by human activity is warming the Earth
- the coldest climates
- the weather found in certain places over a long period of time
- ________ impacts climate by hitting Earth unevenly
- someone who studies climate
Down
- _______ satellites in space that send data to climatologists back on Earth
- many things impact climate including _________ activities
- climate determines what kinds of _______ can live in an area
- can block the movement of air
- climates that are found either north or south of tropical climates
- climates that are found high in the mountains and have hot daytime temperatures and cold nighttime temperatures
- land near a _______ has a milder climate than areas in-land
- the part of the Earth that receives sunlight the most directly and the strongest
- climates that are warm all year round
- the study of climates
- people use information about climate to prepare for natural _______
19 Clues: the coldest climates • the study of climates • someone who studies climate • can block the movement of air • can block, reflect, or capture heat • climates that are warm all year round • what carries warm and cool air around? • ________ impacts climate by hitting Earth unevenly • many things impact climate including _________ activities • ...
Agencies and corporations 2024-08-09
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- York Police Department One of the most famous abbreviations for a police department in the east coast, also in one of the biggest cities in America.
- Service The people who let trumps ear get shot off (almost).
- corps A group for people wanting to volunteer for the Gov't
- JFK wanted to defund these guys in the 60's, bad decision
- Scientists in charge of putting people in space
- The people in charge of cleaning up natural disasters.
- Science for the public funded by the public
- People in charge of environmental security.
- Patrol The people in charge of manning our weak points for immigrants to get in.
Down
- The scary people with scary weapons and tactics.
- Incharge of disease control
- park security They provide security for national parks
- They deliver mail
- The people in charge of taking down drug lords like Heisenberg
- Oversees the security industries
- Involved in some of the most disastrous raids including, The Ruby Ridge incident, and the burning down of mount Carmel
- Security Council National defense and security
- Bureau of Investigation Moto is "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"
- Civilizes national aviation.
- Produces the presidents budget
20 Clues: They deliver mail • Incharge of disease control • Civilizes national aviation. • Produces the presidents budget • Oversees the security industries • Science for the public funded by the public • People in charge of environmental security. • Security Council National defense and security • Scientists in charge of putting people in space • ...
Natural Disasters N, M, J 2023-09-12
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- Measures air pressure
- quickly from a high to low pressure
- high pressure causes what weather
- gravity pulls air downward and presses against surface below
- the height above sea level
Down
- Barometer reading of 28.95 Hg
- unit of measurement for air pressure
- Barometer reading of 28.9 Hg
- Barometer reading of 30.5 hg
- Low pressure causes what weather
10 Clues: Measures air pressure • the height above sea level • Barometer reading of 28.9 Hg • Barometer reading of 30.5 hg • Barometer reading of 28.95 Hg • Low pressure causes what weather • high pressure causes what weather • quickly from a high to low pressure • unit of measurement for air pressure • gravity pulls air downward and presses against surface below
History of the Red Cross 2014-12-11
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- : June 1859, saw an unforgettable scene and organized local villagers at the __________
- :The founder of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- We serve people, but not systems
- :There are more than 25,000 are the heart of the Canadian Red Cross
- :We care for the victims and aggressors alike
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- :Violence and Abuse Prevention
- in December 2005 the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement added this symbol
- in 1901 Henri Dunant was the first to win this prize for starting the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements
- :We have many talents, but a single idea
- The Canadian Red Cross works in other countries and Canada to help people affected by wars and _______ disasters.
- We respect nations, but our work knows no bounds
11 Clues: :Violence and Abuse Prevention • We serve people, but not systems • :We have many talents, but a single idea • :We care for the victims and aggressors alike • We respect nations, but our work knows no bounds • :The founder of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement • :There are more than 25,000 are the heart of the Canadian Red Cross • ...
Roman Emperors 2023-01-18
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- Pax Romana means a time of ________.
- March 15th, 44 BC when Caesar was killed is also known as the _______ ____ _________.
- Built the Flavian Amphitheater also known as the Colosseum.
- killed Antony and Cleopatra. Became first Emperor of Rome.
- Which civilization created the first republic, had a constitution and a triumvirate government.
- The 1st Roman Triumvirate was Caesar, Pompey and _________.
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- Where was Hadrian's Wall built?
- He was Emperor during Rome's 2 greatest natural disasters (1. Volcano Eruption at Pompeii and 2. Great fire in Rome).
- First Emperor to persecute the Christians and blamed for burning 75% of Rome.
- man who named himself dictator for life and created the 12 month calendar
- ___________ tribes continued to invade Rome during Marcus Aurelius' rule and started the fall of Rome.
11 Clues: Where was Hadrian's Wall built? • Pax Romana means a time of ________. • killed Antony and Cleopatra. Became first Emperor of Rome. • Built the Flavian Amphitheater also known as the Colosseum. • The 1st Roman Triumvirate was Caesar, Pompey and _________. • man who named himself dictator for life and created the 12 month calendar • ...
CHAPTER 10 2018-01-10
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- uncut forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for years
- are unfenced grasslands in temperate and tropical climates that supply forage, or vegetation, for grazing (grass-eating) and browsing (shrub-eating) animals.
- Replacing a degraded ecosystem with another type of ecosystem.
- large areas of undeveloped land
- Turning of a degraded ecosystem into a functional or useful ecosystem without trying to restore it to its original condition.
- temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest
- occurs when too many animals graze for too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area
- extremely hot fire that leaps from treetop to treetop
- managed tract with uniformly aged trees of one or two genetically uniform species
- a tree-dwelling monkey found in the forest of East Arc Mountain.
- It is the process of repairing damages caused by humans to the biodiversity and dynamics of natural ecosystem.
- one of the biggest problems for many parks
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- Conservancy with more than 1 million members worldwide has created the world’s largest system of private natural areas and wildlife sanctuaries in 30 countries
- corridors helps to support more species and allows migration by vertebrates that need large ranges.
- zone protecting an inner core of a re-serve by usually establishing two buffer zones in which local people can extract resources sustainably without harming the inner core.
- managed grasslands or enclosed meadows usually planted with domesticated grasses or other forage.
- strategy where governments or private conservation organizations pay nations for concessions to preserve their natural resources.
- where absence of grazing for long periods (at least 5 years) can reduce the net primary productivity of grassland vegetation and grass cover.
- stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession
- main herbivores in the Yellow stone system, are the primary food source for the wolves, but wolves also kill some moose, mule deer, and bison
- most efficient way for a logging operation to harvest trees
- A process wherein a degraded habitat or ecosystem is being returned to a condition as similar as possible to its natural state.
- A new form of conservation biology suggested by Rosenzweig.
- along with highly valuable ecological services, forests provide us with raw materials, especially ___
- is classified as one of the world’s leading failing states because of fuelwood crisis
25 Clues: large areas of undeveloped land • one of the biggest problems for many parks • extremely hot fire that leaps from treetop to treetop • temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest • most efficient way for a logging operation to harvest trees • A new form of conservation biology suggested by Rosenzweig. • ...
The Red Cross 2013-04-03
Across
- Disaster A disaster that is caused by the Earth. (Earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.)
- Something that covers your wounds
- A big earthquake in California in 1906.
- Something that lessons pain or makes you healthy
- This disaster was caused by a break down of a neglected dam. It is also known as The Great Flood of 1889.
- An organization that nurses in wars and other disasters.
- Something that was very popular at one time.
- Somebody who starts a business or organization.
Down
- The founder of Red Cross In America
- A President who supported The Red Cross and Clara Barton.
- One of Clara Barton's friends who strongly believed in woman's rights.
- A nickname Clara Barton was called.
- A war between the same country
- skirts They were a fad in the early nineteen hundreds. They are like a dress only the bottom is very big.
14 Clues: A war between the same country • Something that covers your wounds • The founder of Red Cross In America • A nickname Clara Barton was called. • A big earthquake in California in 1906. • Something that was very popular at one time. • Somebody who starts a business or organization. • Something that lessons pain or makes you healthy • ...