natural disasters Crossword Puzzles
National Acronyms 2022-02-25
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- Tracks down criminals operating world wide
- Merging of the department of War and Navy
- Oversee actions in six geographic areas
- The highest ranking members of the US military
- Oversees national infrastructure
- Leads federal response to natural disasters
- Awards competitive grants to research orgs
- Pools together FHA mortgages and sells them
- Charge fees to investors who buy FNMA packages
- co-ordinates intelligence gathering work
- Investigates threats of terrorism and intrigue
- private corporation that delivers packages
- Encourages homeownership, focusing on low and middle income families
- Checks the accuracy of tax returns
- Accounts for ¼ national spending, gives welfare benefits
- Collects statistics on diseases
- oversees manned and unmanned space programs and researches aerospace
- Protects wildlife in Alaska
- also called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- Certifies quality of food, drugs, and cosmetics
- Handles programs for veterans
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- Ensures that activities of federal officers are legal and within the budget
- Oversees practices of railroads, abolished 1995
- Enforces federal laws, prosecutes cases in court
- Inspects, grades foods that US farmers produce
- Insures some mortgages from private banks
- provides grants for artistic endeavors
- investigates and settles charges of unfair labor practices
- regulates communications, grants radio and television licenses
- Insures deposits that people have in banks
- Analyzes intelligence on potential terrorism
- delivers mail and maintains post offices
- ensures stocks dealers sell stocks honestly
- provides start-up loans for new businesses
- Created in 1953 to replace the Federal Security Agency
- Charge fees to investors who buy FNMA packages
- Issues weather forecasts and measures weather data
- Establishes rules for air traffic
- sets standards for granting loans
39 Clues: Protects wildlife in Alaska • Handles programs for veterans • Collects statistics on diseases • Oversees national infrastructure • Establishes rules for air traffic • sets standards for granting loans • Checks the accuracy of tax returns • provides grants for artistic endeavors • Oversee actions in six geographic areas • co-ordinates intelligence gathering work • ...
Cisneros family cross word 2023-07-09
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- what type of bench did Emma and Lacy break that they need tried to glue back together
- what did Bryan and Shane put down the slide in the basement in their minnesota house
- Sam is on a mission in the
- what kind of truck did Jill's almost kidnapper drive
- Dave's underwear color when he was baptized (hint: its the same as his sweat pant color when he proposed to Shannon)
- best evening activity when everyone is together involving a microphone
- who is hot
- What instrument did Poggy play in the boys club band
- Newest and littlest member of the whole enchilada
- Who was born first: Luke or Ezra?
- Poggy sends what in the whole enchilada chat
- Ben is on a mission in
- color carpet on the stairs at G and Ps
- release
- best donuts in Glendora
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- What kind of box does Steve dance about
- type of bird riley is named after
- who does Poggy need to ask for permission to eat pie
- where you go when you just need to "pick something up" aka ice cream
- who kills the most babies in Rawly Jaw
- a popular dr. pepper drink at thirst
- when jack was a kid, he wanted to grow up and be (had to do with natural disasters)
- Relaxation...
- what color shirts did we all wear with our jeans for family pics back in the day
- Jill entered the boys what at the high school to defend Steve
- who has broken the most bones
- What does grandma need when she says "grandma's have needs"
- the best magician around
- who is baking apple pie
- who showed up just in the nick of time in Steve's stories he told as a kid
30 Clues: release • who is hot • Relaxation... • Ben is on a mission in • who is baking apple pie • best donuts in Glendora • the best magician around • Sam is on a mission in the • who has broken the most bones • type of bird riley is named after • Who was born first: Luke or Ezra? • a popular dr. pepper drink at thirst • who kills the most babies in Rawly Jaw • ...
Government Acronyms 2024-02-20
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- This department enforces federal law and prosecutes cases in federal court
- This department provides assistance to veterans.
- Publishes articles under congressional oversight.
- Gather’s intelligence by finding out information that our government needs for our security.
- Provides public education about preventing terrorist attacks and issues appropriate advisories to the American public.
- Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in the US.
- This branch started overseeing railroads then oversaw telephone service until it was abolished in the 1990’s.
- Offers more than 50,000 grants to 300,000 researchrs at universities, medical schools, ect.
- The “P” doesn’t stand for postal, what does it stand for?
- You go to get your driver’s license and update your driver’s license every four years.
- Congress reorganized HEW into a separate function after education became a separate department.
- Preserves important documents and records created by the federal government since its founding.
- Leads the government’s response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
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- This was a program established during the Franklin Roosevelt presidency to develop resources in a certain area.
- The Pentagon is the headquarters of this Department
- The highest-ranking members of the US military
- This department was created to encourage homeownership.
- Regulates communications by radio, television, wire satellite and cable.
- Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level.
- This department inspects and grades through foods in the US
- Collects taxes
- Collects statistics on diseases.
- Each letter represents a different “section” that benefits Americans.
- HUD oversees this administration that insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
- This administration issues weather forecasts.
- This administration establishes air traffic rules.
26 Clues: Collects taxes • Collects statistics on diseases. • Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level. • This administration issues weather forecasts. • The highest-ranking members of the US military • This department provides assistance to veterans. • Publishes articles under congressional oversight. • This administration establishes air traffic rules. • ...
MIGRASYON 2018-10-15
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- NANIRAHAN NG PANSAMANTALA SA ISANG LUGAR O BANSA
- OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
- LUMIPAT DAHIL SA SAKUNA
- PAGPAPADALA NG MGA PILIPINO SA HAWAII
- DOMESTIC HELPER
- PAGDAYO NG ISANG TAO SA IBANG BAYAN O BANSA
- LUMIPAT PARA SA KALIGTASAN
- PAGDAYO NG MGA PILIPINO SA MEXICO
- NAKARARATING ANG MGA PILIPINO SA IBAT IBANG BANSA
- PAGLIPAT NG TIRAHA SA LOOB LAMANG NG BANSA
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- LUMIPAT DAHIL KAUNTI ANG TRABAHO SA BANSA
- PAGLIPAT NG TIRAHAN PATUNGO SA IBANG BANSA
- BANSANG MAY MATAAS NA REGISTERED FILIPINO EMIGRANTS
- PANDARAYUHANG PANSAMANTALA LAMANG
- HUMIHIKAYAT NG MGA PILIPINO NA MANDAYUHAN UPANG UMUNLAD ANG EKONOMIYA NG BANSA
- HINDI BUKAL SA LOOB NA PAGLIPAT
- LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG KALUSUGAN
- NANIRAHAN NA SA NILIPATANG LUGAR O BANSA
- LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG EDUKASYON
- LUMIPAT PARA SA TRABAHO
20 Clues: DOMESTIC HELPER • LUMIPAT DAHIL SA SAKUNA • LUMIPAT PARA SA TRABAHO • OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS • LUMIPAT PARA SA KALIGTASAN • HINDI BUKAL SA LOOB NA PAGLIPAT • PANDARAYUHANG PANSAMANTALA LAMANG • PAGDAYO NG MGA PILIPINO SA MEXICO • LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG KALUSUGAN • LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG EDUKASYON • PAGPAPADALA NG MGA PILIPINO SA HAWAII • ...
Environment 2020-04-15
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- when people cut down trees
- when people throw away trash
- when animals are hunted without a permit
- for example animal species of which few specimens already exist
- set of wild animals
- it is caused by environmental pollution
- you throw away the chocolate paper
- there are too many people because of this resources are running out
- it becomes usable again and again
- where living things live
- where the garbage is taken
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- for example you use the plastic bottle for something else
- it develops in the Arctic
- when the ground becomes dry sandy
- unexpected sad things
- such as paper
- they search for mineral resources in caves
- which people no longer need
- things that can still be used are thrown away
- which surrounds the planet
20 Clues: such as paper • set of wild animals • unexpected sad things • where living things live • it develops in the Arctic • when people cut down trees • which surrounds the planet • where the garbage is taken • which people no longer need • when people throw away trash • when the ground becomes dry sandy • it becomes usable again and again • you throw away the chocolate paper • ...
the environment 2021-02-10
7 Clues: A synonym of thaw • dangerous for something • to put something in danger • the fact of consuming too much • Someone who overrespects nature • an effect that warms up the atmosphere • an excess of water source of disasters
Climate Change 2023-11-08
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- The sum of greenhouse gasses emitted on an individual or societal level
- The process by which plants convert CO2 into oxygen, this process is a method of decreasing atmospheric CO2 levels
- The ____ layer is located in the stratosphere and protects organisms from the sun's harmful radiation
- This 2015 international treaty on the mitigation, adaptation, and financing of climate change solutions was signed in what city?
- Abbreviation for the proposed legislation that lays out a series of methods for solving the climate crisis through environmental, economic, and social changes in policy
- The primary greenhouse gas emission
- Coal, oil, and natural gas are all _____ ______
- Human land-use change causes forests to be cut down and replaced with land for _________
- A group of gasses that absorb solar radiation and prevent heat from escaping back to space, maintaining and increasing temperatures on Earth
- Air, water, and wind power are all examples of _____ energy
- Changes to the climate can occur naturally (ex: the Ice Age), but recent changes in climate are almost entirely ______
- Climate changes affects ____, which in turn lowers crop yields and can lead to droughts or flooding
- Companies such as BP are currently attempting to reach ____ ____ carbon emissions in order to offset their massive contributions to carbon emissions and thus climate change
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- A ___ degrees Celsius increase in global temperature is considered the critical threshold for climate change, anything above this could cause intense, irreversible damage
- Emissions of greenhouse gasses have increased significantly since this period in time
- Because of global warming, the tropics and deserts are ______
- Climate change disproportionately affects ______
- Warmer climate diseases (such as Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya) are now becoming worldwide due to climate change, because the ______ that carry these diseases used to be be killed by the lower temperatures, but can now thrive in these areas as well because temperatures have risen to liveable levels for them
- The atmospheric conditions of an area over a long period of time
- When cows burp, they release this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere
- The process of removing existing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in carbon sinks is referred to as carbon ________
- This geological feature releases massive amounts of ______ that reflect incoming sunlight and lower temperatures, acting as a natural form of climate intervention, but ultimately cannot be frequently or effectively used due to its impact on precipitation and visibility
- High amounts of snow and ice (which are both white) give polar regions a higher_____, causing the majority of solar radiation (and thus heat) to be reflected back to space, and result in lower temperatures
- As temperatures ____, so do sea levels, infection rates, and frequencies of droughts, forest fires, and other natural disasters
24 Clues: The primary greenhouse gas emission • Coal, oil, and natural gas are all _____ ______ • Climate change disproportionately affects ______ • Air, water, and wind power are all examples of _____ energy • Because of global warming, the tropics and deserts are ______ • The atmospheric conditions of an area over a long period of time • ...
ESL by Carolyn. Challenge 23 – mixed questions 2023-09-21
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- Before October.
- Checkout.
- ***** and conditions.
- Fast food, potato, yummy.
- A small programme on a computer or phone. There are many of them.
- Identical.
- **** I was young, I always thought…
- I waited until he *** ******** eating – and then I told him.
- ******* are so delicious. They are often served with ice-cream and strawberries.
- This causes climate-change.
- Easy.
- Never before, first time. It’s *************.
- Australia is a very ***** cultural country.
- Trousers. (Not underwear).
- Too much! There was ** much food, we couldn’t eat it all.
- Summer *** so humid this year.
- He has a very loud *****.
- My back hurts, so I have a **** ****. Two words.
- I always ****** ** learn English. (two words, past).
- This is a natural disaster.
- The capital of Australia.
- We often travel with one or two of these. Plural.
- The subject causes public disagreement, so it must be *************.
- Not high.
- We stayed there until we *** ***** all the food.
- A popular mobile device.
- ** home.
- We waited until the band *** ******* - and then we left.
- Most Latin Americans speak *******.
- Space or an area. A place in a house or apartment.
- Apple pies are usually ***** in the oven.
- Do you count *****?
- A broken heart. Two words.
- When we get old, we must think about this.
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- Question.
- I **** it would rain!
- My stomach hurts so I have a ******* ****. Two words.
- I woke up quite ***** this morning.
- **** fires are common in Australia. Americans call then wildfires.
- Many Asians use these to eat their food with.
- I don’t **********.
- Now.
- Australia is a multi-cultural and ******* country.
- I need to buy a new ******. (furniture).
- **** home.
- My neighbour’s dog ****** all night.
- The answer.
- I’m a bit **** today. Feeling sad.
- What’s the *********** today? It feels hot.
- McDonalds in Australia.
- ** home.
- I can *** quite well. ***ing is a hobby for me. I have a good ***ing machine.
- Cold, sweet, delicious and so popular.
- My head hurts so I have a **** ****. Two words.
- An annoying and unwanted animal. (Sometimes children).
- Apple ***. Meat ***. Yummy.
- I have two sons and one ********.
- it’s ****! Let’s go home, I’m tired.
- Won.
- ******* disaster.
- Think.
- **** home.
- The **** was so strong today. It’s been very ****y all week.
- My neighbour’s *** barked all night.
- Over-******* is becoming a problem in the world. (related to travel).
- Cold, white, beautiful.
- Many people count this as they walk.
- Natural *********.
- We scan this to connect to a website. A code.
- Spring is a time where we see ******* everywhere.
70 Clues: Now. • Won. • Easy. • Think. • ** home. • ** home. • Question. • Checkout. • Not high. • Identical. • **** home. • **** home. • The answer. • Before October. • ******* disaster. • Natural *********. • I don’t **********. • Do you count *****? • I **** it would rain! • ***** and conditions. • McDonalds in Australia. • Cold, white, beautiful. • A popular mobile device. • Fast food, potato, yummy. • ...
ESL by Carolyn. Challenge 23 – mixed questions 2023-09-21
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- I can *** quite well. ***ing is a hobby for me. I have a good ***ing machine.
- Many Asians use these to eat their food with.
- Identical.
- Cold, white, beautiful.
- A small programme on a computer or phone. There are many of them.
- **** home.
- We waited until the band *** ******* - and then we left.
- Not high.
- Space or an area. A place in a house or apartment.
- An annoying and unwanted animal. (Sometimes children).
- McDonalds in Australia.
- A popular mobile device.
- When we get old, we must think about this.
- **** I was young, I always thought…
- My neighbour’s dog ****** all night.
- ******* are so delicious. They are often served with ice-cream and strawberries.
- The capital of Australia.
- My neighbour’s *** barked all night.
- **** fires are common in Australia. Americans call then wildfires.
- My stomach hurts so I have a ******* ****. Two words.
- I waited until he *** ******** eating – and then I told him.
- I don’t **********.
- Too much! There was ** much food, we couldn’t eat it all.
- My head hurts so I have a **** ****. Two words.
- The answer.
- ******* disaster.
- Do you count *****?
- Now.
- We often travel with one or two of these. Plural.
- The **** was so strong today. It’s been very ****y all week.
- I need to buy a new ******. (furniture).
- I woke up quite ***** this morning.
- Easy.
- ***** and conditions.
- Won.
- Never before, first time. It’s *************.
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- What’s the *********** today? It feels hot.
- Summer *** so humid this year.
- Question.
- Checkout.
- I always ****** ** learn English. (two words, past).
- My back hurts, so I have a **** ****. Two words.
- Australia is a multi-cultural and ******* country.
- Think.
- Fast food, potato, yummy.
- He has a very loud *****.
- Trousers. (Not underwear).
- Spring is a time where we see ******* everywhere.
- We scan this to connect to a website. A code.
- Cold, sweet, delicious and so popular.
- This is a natural disaster.
- The subject causes public disagreement, so it must be *************.
- We stayed there until we *** ***** all the food.
- Apple pies are usually ***** in the oven.
- **** home.
- Most Latin Americans speak *******.
- I **** it would rain!
- I have two sons and one ********.
- Natural *********.
- A broken heart. Two words.
- I’m a bit **** today. Feeling sad.
- ** home.
- Australia is a very ***** cultural country.
- it’s ****! Let’s go home, I’m tired.
- Over-******* is becoming a problem in the world. (related to travel).
- Many people count this as they walk.
- Before October.
- Apple ***. Meat ***. Yummy.
- ** home.
- This causes climate-change.
70 Clues: Now. • Won. • Easy. • Think. • ** home. • ** home. • Question. • Checkout. • Not high. • Identical. • **** home. • **** home. • The answer. • Before October. • ******* disaster. • Natural *********. • I don’t **********. • Do you count *****? • I **** it would rain! • ***** and conditions. • Cold, white, beautiful. • McDonalds in Australia. • A popular mobile device. • Fast food, potato, yummy. • ...
Environmental issues/disasters 2020-04-10
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- pollution that affects the air and is usually caused by smoke or other harmful gases
- rain mixed with acid
- destruction of forests
- the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities
- to release pollutant substances into air
- the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration
- fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas
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- protecting natural sources
- community of animals, plants living in an area which provides what they need to survive
- the process of transforming waste into new products
- synonym for garbage or trash
- noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.
- gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature
- absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays
14 Clues: rain mixed with acid • destruction of forests • protecting natural sources • synonym for garbage or trash • fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas • to release pollutant substances into air • absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays • gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature • the process of transforming waste into new products • ...
BTN Crossword 2018-12-06
Across
- What is the most popular cryptocurrency?
- It is very important to prevent a disease.
- This got sent to get data of the sun.
- _____________ became the new Prime Minister.
- Which country had a war with Syria?
- This includes droughts, bushfires etc.
- This country won the soccer world cup.
- What is the most popular dance in 2018?
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- This has a hundredth anniversary.
- This happens once each century.
- What was said at the end of the episode?
- What advertised a horse race?
- Who got rescued from a cave?
- What had pins put in it?
- He is the North Korean President.
- What do some people think is fake?
16 Clues: What had pins put in it? • Who got rescued from a cave? • What advertised a horse race? • This happens once each century. • This has a hundredth anniversary. • He is the North Korean President. • What do some people think is fake? • Which country had a war with Syria? • This got sent to get data of the sun. • This includes droughts, bushfires etc. • ...
Natural Selection 2018-03-12
Across
- Warm-blooded vertabrate
- Scientist who studies nature
- Groups of species living in the same area
- Individuals are better adapted to the environment, survive and reproduce better than others
- Trait that improves somethings ability to survive
- Ship Charles Darwin sailed on for five years
- Group of organisms
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- Remains of an organism
- Different populations become distinct species
- Period between birth of generations
- Species change over time
- Historical sequence of life
- Genetically determined characteristic
- Particles of sand, dust, or soil
14 Clues: Group of organisms • Remains of an organism • Warm-blooded vertabrate • Species change over time • Historical sequence of life • Scientist who studies nature • Particles of sand, dust, or soil • Period between birth of generations • Genetically determined characteristic • Groups of species living in the same area • Ship Charles Darwin sailed on for five years • ...
Natural features 2023-01-20
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- / a large area of water surrounded by land
- / a forest with a lot of tall trees where it rains a lot
- / is an endless area of water
- / an area of low land between hills or mountains
- / is a natural underground chamber, especially in a cliff or a hillside
- / a very wide waterfall
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- / is a large area that has very little water in it and very few growing plants. Many Deserts are covered with sand
- / a higher line of water that moves across the surface of the sea or a lake
- / is a small hill of sand in the desert
- / a very large hill
- / long, natural area of water that flows across the land
- / a mountain with a large hole at the top
- / a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea.
- / is a small elevation of the earth’s surface
14 Clues: / a very large hill • / a very wide waterfall • / is an endless area of water • / is a small hill of sand in the desert • / a large area of water surrounded by land • / a mountain with a large hole at the top • / an area of low land between hills or mountains • / is a small elevation of the earth’s surface • / a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. • ...
NATURAL RESOURCES 2020-05-10
Across
- natural world around us
- damage caused by harmful substances or waste
- the things you must have for a satisfactory life
- the material in which plants grow
- nature renews through its natural cycle
- are formed naturally in the ground
- excessive exploitation of a resource
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- we can get them from natural life
- they need water, soil and sunlight to grow
- it makes something move or transform
- they are living things that can move
- exists on Earth in a limited amount
- a substance that is used for heating or cooking
- petroleum
14 Clues: petroleum • natural world around us • we can get them from natural life • the material in which plants grow • are formed naturally in the ground • exists on Earth in a limited amount • it makes something move or transform • they are living things that can move • excessive exploitation of a resource • nature renews through its natural cycle • ...
natural resources 2021-02-24
Across
- another word for man-made
- Gas gas that's found
- train uses for fuel
- resources materials that can be replace
- energy energy from the Sun
- materials that cannot be replaced
- energy form from moving wind
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- used as fuel
- made from nature
- fuel made from fossil
- natural resources we get paper from
- power The Source of moving
- materials people make
- food we eat that's living
14 Clues: used as fuel • made from nature • train uses for fuel • materials people make • another word for man-made • Gas gas that's found • fuel made from fossil • food we eat that's living • power The Source of moving • energy energy from the Sun • materials that cannot be replaced • energy form from moving wind • natural resources we get paper from • ...
Natural resource 2021-02-25
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- black or brown rock
- any material made by plants and animals that can be converted into energy.
- two main natural resource.
- energy that comes from the earth.
- we use 60% of these each day
- Materials we use from nature.
- liquid underground
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- flowing water energy.
- release heat energy when used to create energy and electricity formed millions of years ago.
- moving air created as the sun heats.
- sun has produced energy in the form of light and heat.
- can always be replaced never run out.
- man made
- can not be replaced.
- found underground and is used for fuel.
15 Clues: man made • liquid underground • black or brown rock • can not be replaced. • flowing water energy. • two main natural resource. • we use 60% of these each day • Materials we use from nature. • energy that comes from the earth. • moving air created as the sun heats. • can always be replaced never run out. • found underground and is used for fuel. • ...
Natural Selection 2021-03-23
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- a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
- a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
- to receive genes from a parent
- a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- a specific characteristic of an individual organism
- an organism produced as a result of reproduction
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- a characteristic that all members of a species have
- any difference in traits between individual organisms
- the number of individuals with each trait in a population
- an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
- a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
- a group of organisms of the same kind, that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
- an instruction for making a protein molecule
14 Clues: to receive genes from a parent • an instruction for making a protein molecule • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • a characteristic that all members of a species have • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • any difference in traits between individual organisms • an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food • ...
Natural World 2016-11-09
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- A place where waste or garbage is left
- The act of polluting
- The natural world or ecosystem
- Not in danger; free from harm's reach
- Involving atomic energy
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism
- left after usage (nuclear....)
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- To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product
- The act of destroying.
- The people living within a country
- To set off an event or action.
- Not enough, not sufficient.
- An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords
- to continue to live; to remain alive
14 Clues: The act of polluting • The act of destroying. • Involving atomic energy • Not enough, not sufficient. • To set off an event or action. • The natural world or ecosystem • left after usage (nuclear....) • The people living within a country • to continue to live; to remain alive • Not in danger; free from harm's reach • A place where waste or garbage is left • ...
Natural Resources 2019-03-28
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- working or produced by machines or machinery
- liquid derived from petroleum, used for fuel
- electricity from the flow of water
- a natural fuel formed from the remains of past organisms
- relating to the internal heat of the Earth
- having to do with the Sun
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- not depleted when used
- depleted when used
- cutting of trees
- movement of air
- a supply or stock
- operating by electricity
- rock made from carbonized plant matter, used for fuel
- drilling into the Earth
14 Clues: movement of air • cutting of trees • a supply or stock • depleted when used • not depleted when used • drilling into the Earth • operating by electricity • having to do with the Sun • electricity from the flow of water • relating to the internal heat of the Earth • working or produced by machines or machinery • liquid derived from petroleum, used for fuel • ...
Natural Disaster 2023-06-29
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- A severe winter storm with heavy snow, strong winds, and very cold temperatures.
- A spinning column of air that touches the ground, causing strong winds and destruction.
- When an area becomes covered in water, often due to heavy rainfall or overflowing rivers.
- It releases lava, ash, and gases into the air.
- A storm with thunder, lightning, rain, and sometimes hail or strong winds.
- A fast-spreading fire that burns trees, plants, and other vegetation in forests or grasslands.
- A mass of snow that slides down a mountain, often causing danger to people and buildings.
- A large-scale, rotating storm with strong winds, often referred to as a hurricane or typhoon.
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- When rocks, soil, or debris move quickly down a slope or hillside.
- A giant wave in the ocean, usually caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano eruption.
- A very strong storm with powerful winds and heavy rain, usually occurring in coastal areas.
- A long period of time with little or no rain, which can lead to dry and parched land.
- A prolonged period of extremely hot weather, with high temperatures and little relief.
- A shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth's crust.
14 Clues: It releases lava, ash, and gases into the air. • A shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth's crust. • When rocks, soil, or debris move quickly down a slope or hillside. • A storm with thunder, lightning, rain, and sometimes hail or strong winds. • A severe winter storm with heavy snow, strong winds, and very cold temperatures. • ...
Natural disaster 2023-05-30
Across
- hot liquid coming out of the hole in a rock
- Burning in animals habitat
- makes the ground shake
- Glaciers and snow falling
- Big sea wave
- over filling water
- A short storm with light streaks
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- Dry land over a period of time
- cyclone a rotating storm in warm areas
- cavity in the ground
- Dust and grit flying around
- A spiral cone made by warm and cool air combining
- Wind during a snow storm
- ice particles falling from the sky
14 Clues: Big sea wave • over filling water • cavity in the ground • makes the ground shake • Wind during a snow storm • Glaciers and snow falling • Burning in animals habitat • Dust and grit flying around • Dry land over a period of time • A short storm with light streaks • ice particles falling from the sky • cyclone a rotating storm in warm areas • ...
Natural Wonders 2023-09-03
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- Falls Massive waterfall on the U.S.-Canada border.
- Everest Earth's highest peak.
- Barrier Reef World's largest coral reef system.
- Rainforest Vast South American jungle.
- Canyon Iconic Arizona chasm.
- Falls Majestic African waterfall.
- Dead Sea Extremely salty water body.
- Volcano that emerged in a Mexican cornfield.
- First national park in the world.
- Islands Darwin's inspiration for evolution.
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- Alpine mountain on the Swiss-Italian border.
- Borealis Northern lights.
- Greek island with a famous caldera.
- Falls World's highest uninterrupted waterfall.
- Falls Known as "The Smoke that Thunders."
15 Clues: Borealis Northern lights. • Canyon Iconic Arizona chasm. • Everest Earth's highest peak. • Falls Majestic African waterfall. • First national park in the world. • Greek island with a famous caldera. • Dead Sea Extremely salty water body. • Rainforest Vast South American jungle. • Falls Known as "The Smoke that Thunders." • Islands Darwin's inspiration for evolution. • ...
Natural Resources 2024-01-28
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- ______ consumption of products.
- This energy is captured by and converted into electricity.
- Technological development can discover more _______ uses of natural resources so that environmental footprint can be reduced.
- Turns used materials into new and useful ones.
- Management and use of a resource or an environment in a responsible and efficient way
- Materials that replenish naturally, more or less within the same time period they are used.
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- Reduces the need to buy new ones.
- A resource is a material that is identified by people to be _______.
- ________ and technology which shapes our views on whether a material or object is useful
- Converts waste we produce into useful materials.
- _______-fuels takes millions of years to form.
- Availability of renewable resources is considered to be _________.
- Meeting the needs to the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- ___-renewable resources may or may not replenish naturally or it takes a long time to replenish.
14 Clues: ______ consumption of products. • Reduces the need to buy new ones. • _______-fuels takes millions of years to form. • Turns used materials into new and useful ones. • Converts waste we produce into useful materials. • This energy is captured by and converted into electricity. • Availability of renewable resources is considered to be _________. • ...
natural resources 2024-04-25
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- (heat within the earth.)
- sedimentary deposit composed predominantly of carbon that is readily combustible.)
- (contains stored chemical energy from the sun that is produced by plants through photosynthesis.)
- (a byproduct from nuclear reactors, fuel processing plants, hospitals and research facilities.)
- (resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time)
- (a fossil fuel formed from the remains of plants and animals)
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- (the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity)
- (a form of renewable energy that harnesses the power of the wind to generate electricity.)
- (a substance that is used up more quickly than it can replace itself.)
- ( An energy source formed in the Earth's crust from decayed organic material.)
- ( a renewable source of energy that generates power by using a dam or diversion structure to alter the natural flow of a river or other body of water.)
- naturally occurring liquid found beneath the earth's surface that can be refined into fuel)
- (The capacity or power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object)
- (energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy. )
14 Clues: (heat within the earth.) • (a fossil fuel formed from the remains of plants and animals) • (a substance that is used up more quickly than it can replace itself.) • (the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity) • (The capacity or power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object) • ...
Natural Resources 2024-05-02
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- A gas that comes from the earth
- Biproducts of generating energy from Fission.
- Energy that is obtained from the sun
- Energy that comes from the Earth's natural gas
- The potential to do something
- Energy that is generated by water spinning a turbine
- A liquid that can be burned to power something
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- A resource that can not be replenished in our lifetime
- A power source from fossils
- Energy that is generated from the wind
- Energy generated from the burning of plants
- A resource that can be replenished in our lifetime
- The burning of hardened fossils to generate energy
- Energy generated from Fission
14 Clues: A power source from fossils • The potential to do something • Energy generated from Fission • A gas that comes from the earth • Energy that is obtained from the sun • Energy that is generated from the wind • Energy generated from the burning of plants • Biproducts of generating energy from Fission. • Energy that comes from the Earth's natural gas • ...
Natural Disaster 2024-09-05
14 Clues: потоп • спека • лавина • ураган • цунамі • сильний • землетрус • спричиняти • виверження • відбуватися • лісова пожежа • very beautiful • out спалахнути • випадкова зустріч
Natural Selection 2019-11-16
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- provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease
- a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
- a natural process that results in the survival and reproductive success of an organism best adapted to survive in their environment
- a chemical substance that can cure bacterialinfections
- a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other
- single-celled rod-shaped organisms that reproduce by fission
- any preserved evidence of an organism
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- the process whereby the earth’s life changes over time
- the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- an epidemic that is geographically widespread
- refers to a population of organisms that are separated
- of or relating to a disease
- the process in which new genetically distinct species evolve
- a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.
14 Clues: of or relating to a disease • any preserved evidence of an organism • an epidemic that is geographically widespread • a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease • the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the process whereby the earth’s life changes over time • refers to a population of organisms that are separated • ...
natural capital 2019-11-02
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- Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level
- Translations of energy and/or matter.
- The magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
- An EVS which implies relying on progress and strong belief in human capabilities.
- The way of dealing with a situation or problem that scientists adopt. (e.g. holistic or reductionist ... ).
- Science that studies the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
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- Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point.
- This type of system implies no exchange of energy and matter across the boundary.
- This adjective means something that has value in its own rights.
- The law that concerns the conservation of energy is the first law of ... .
- They can be renewable or non-renewable
- A category of nuclear plants, to which belonged both Fukushima and Tchernobyl
- Worldview in other words.
- Kyoto Protocol divided countries in two categories according to their economical development. To which category of countries belonged China, India and Bhutan?
14 Clues: Worldview in other words. • Translations of energy and/or matter. • They can be renewable or non-renewable • Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point. • This adjective means something that has value in its own rights. • Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level • ...
Natural Resources 2021-02-25
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- one type of resource
- why do we need natural resources
- what goes in solar panels
- crops, animal dung and wood
- resources that come from nature
- artificial resources
- heat from the core that we use
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- energy,make products and to fuel our bodies
- what synthetic resources are made of
- coal, oil and natural gas
- what windmills take in
- made from metal
- what dams use flowing water for
- made from wheat
- another type of resource
15 Clues: made from metal • made from wheat • one type of resource • artificial resources • what windmills take in • another type of resource • what goes in solar panels • coal, oil and natural gas • crops, animal dung and wood • heat from the core that we use • resources that come from nature • what dams use flowing water for • why do we need natural resources • ...
Natural Selection 2021-10-07
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- how well adapted an organism is to its environment.
- something that helps an organism get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce.
- different characteristics between organisms of the same species.
- hard-shelled reptile from the Galapagos that can live to be over 100 years old.
- ______ adaptation describes how organisms act in order to survive.
- ______ behavior is something organisms obtain by interacting with their environment.
- a bird that Darwin studied in the Galapagos Islands.
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- _____ adaptations are physical features that help organisms survive.
- ______ behavior that is something organisms do without having to learn it.
- organisms with traits better suited for their environment are more likely to survive.
- a specific characteristic of an organism.
- an organism's color/pattern helps it blend in to its environment.
- _____ dart frogs are brightly colored to warn off other creatures.
- an organism copies another, more dangerous organism to protect itself.
14 Clues: a specific characteristic of an organism. • how well adapted an organism is to its environment. • a bird that Darwin studied in the Galapagos Islands. • different characteristics between organisms of the same species. • an organism's color/pattern helps it blend in to its environment. • ______ adaptation describes how organisms act in order to survive. • ...
Natural Resources 2021-12-14
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- the energy of moving particles
- Organic matter such as dried sludge from a sewage system plant that can be used as fuel
- natural resources that are unlimited or are replaced by nature as quickly as people use them
- type of energy of moving objects
- type of energy stored in the bonds that hold atoms together
- natural resources that cannot be replaced by nature as quickly as they are used by people
- any energy source, organism, or substance found in nature that people use
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- can be harmful to human health if not disposed of properly
- energy that travels as waves through space
- a nonrenewable source of energy formed from ancient plants and animals buried in the earth
- to decrease seriously or to exhaust the abundance of supply
- type of energy that is moving electrons
- type of energy formed by splitting radioactive atoms
- the ability to move, do work, or cause change
14 Clues: the energy of moving particles • type of energy of moving objects • type of energy that is moving electrons • energy that travels as waves through space • the ability to move, do work, or cause change • type of energy formed by splitting radioactive atoms • can be harmful to human health if not disposed of properly • ...
Natural Selection 2023-05-30
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- loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population
- the type of structures which no longer serve a function.
- an alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA
- rapid bursts of change followed by long periods of no change
- preserved remains, or traces of remains, of ancient organisms
- a diagram that shows relationships and common ancestry
- idea that live species are descendants of ancestral day ones also defined more narrowly as a change is the genetic composition of population form generation
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- the type of speciation that occurs when there are no physical barriers preventing any members of a species from mating with another, and all members are in close proximity to one another
- disruptive selection selects AGAINST the ____________.
- survival of the_______.
- the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures.
- change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population due to random sampling of organisms.
- the type of speciation that involved a legit physical geographical barrier
- an alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA
- Charles
15 Clues: Charles • survival of the_______. • disruptive selection selects AGAINST the ____________. • a diagram that shows relationships and common ancestry • the type of structures which no longer serve a function. • rapid bursts of change followed by long periods of no change • preserved remains, or traces of remains, of ancient organisms • ...
natural resources 2022-10-31
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- substance that pollutes something especially water or the atmosphere
- process of removing salts or other minerals and contaminants from seawater, brackish water, and wastewater effluent
- commercially valueless material in which ore is found
- extraction level of the resource which does not exceed the growth
- water containing less than 1000 miligrams per liter of dissolved solids,most often salt
- naturally occurring solid material from which a materiel or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted
- biomass energy such as ethanal,hydropower,geothermal power,wind energy,and solar energy
- rock or bolder that differs from the surronding rock brought from a distance by glacial action
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- oil,natural gas and nuclear energy.
- contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical,physical, or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmousphere
- raw materials that are produced from natural sources and extracted from pits and quarries,include gravel,crushed stone,and sand
- raw materials and sources of energy that we use
- land degradation in arid,semi arid,and dry sub humid areas
- solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium
14 Clues: oil,natural gas and nuclear energy. • raw materials and sources of energy that we use • commercially valueless material in which ore is found • land degradation in arid,semi arid,and dry sub humid areas • solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium • extraction level of the resource which does not exceed the growth • ...
natural resources 2022-11-04
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- of or found in fresh water; not of the sea.
- a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
- refers to total fellings and not only to timber removed for own consumption and use
- solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.
- a rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock
- materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
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- a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- a natural substance that is not replenished with the speed at which it is consumed
- resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used.
- a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted
- the presence in or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
- to move awkwardly or ungracefully
- a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
- situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects
14 Clues: to move awkwardly or ungracefully • of or found in fresh water; not of the sea. • a rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock • solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium. • a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. • a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements. • ...
NATURAL WORLDv2 2023-03-27
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- growing a huge number of livestock in small spaces
- hunt
- to abound or swarm
- irrational desire
- to result in or contain
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- something that dissuades & prevent
- to commit to a certain cause
- to ascend or sprint fast
- to consume pastures grass
- drill, unearth
- to roar is to make a deep, powerful animal yell.
- to concern or be unhappy
- an epidermal eruption
- to stray or go about aimlessly
14 Clues: hunt • drill, unearth • irrational desire • to abound or swarm • an epidermal eruption • to result in or contain • to ascend or sprint fast • to concern or be unhappy • to consume pastures grass • to commit to a certain cause • to stray or go about aimlessly • something that dissuades & prevent • to roar is to make a deep, powerful animal yell. • ...
Natural phenomena 2024-03-30
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- An atmospheric phenomenon is stormy bad weather with thunder and lightning.
- Precipitation in the form of water droplets.
- the drought"
- The absence of rain, which leads to the drying of the soil and the death of vegetation.
- Atmospheric precipitation in the form of small ice balls.
- A flame that spread wide and destroyed something.
- A strong storm at sea.
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- Instant discharge of accumulated atmospheric electricity in the air
- Precipitation in the form of white flakes representing ice crystals
- Masses of snow, snow blocks falling from the mountains.
- A thin layer of snow formed by evaporation on a cooling surface on cold nights
- Movement, the flow of air in the horizontal direction.
- Opaque air saturated with water vapor
- A multicolored arc-shaped stripe on the firmament
14 Clues: the drought" • A strong storm at sea. • Opaque air saturated with water vapor • Precipitation in the form of water droplets. • A multicolored arc-shaped stripe on the firmament • A flame that spread wide and destroyed something. • Movement, the flow of air in the horizontal direction. • Masses of snow, snow blocks falling from the mountains. • ...
Natural Selection 2024-06-12
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- Therapy When doctors inject healthy DNA to replace a persons damaged DNA
- Has a positive affect on an organisms health
- A group of organisms that can breed and produce a offspring
- A certain group of living things in a specific area
- A change of genetic makeup over time
- A mistake or change in a living things DNA
- Any difference between the same species
- Has a negative affect on an organisms health
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- A molecule that carries out the instructions from DNA
- Something that carries your traits
- Has no affect on an organisms health
- A structure that doesn't serve any person
- Traits seen in a certain person but not in any of their ancestors
- A trait developed naturally to help them survive longer
- A particular characteristic of a living thing
15 Clues: Something that carries your traits • Has no affect on an organisms health • A change of genetic makeup over time • Any difference between the same species • A structure that doesn't serve any person • A mistake or change in a living things DNA • Has a positive affect on an organisms health • Has a negative affect on an organisms health • ...
natural-mente 2024-07-01
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- piccoli, pelosi e colorati, li abbiamo usati per decorare gli insetti
- pianta che attira le farfalle
- allevano gli afidi e ne mangiano la melata
- gli insetti ne hanno sei
- lo abbiamo usato per costruire la mangiatoia per uccelli
- lo sono le api che non vivono in società
- arte giapponese di piegare la carta
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- mangiano i parassiti delle piante
- li abbiamo attaccati sulla faccia degli insetti
- strumento usato per cucire
- le abbiamo usate nell'hotel per insetti
- materiale con cui abbiamo costruito fiori ed insetti
- Materiale trasparente usato per conservare insetti
- ne abbiamo costruite due con legno e filo di ferro
14 Clues: gli insetti ne hanno sei • strumento usato per cucire • pianta che attira le farfalle • mangiano i parassiti delle piante • arte giapponese di piegare la carta • le abbiamo usate nell'hotel per insetti • lo sono le api che non vivono in società • allevano gli afidi e ne mangiano la melata • li abbiamo attaccati sulla faccia degli insetti • ...
Planning a holiday 2024-09-16
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- A dangerous situation.
- The place at the border where they check you and your luggage.
- Money
- A little book you show at the border.
- A paper allowing you to enter the plane.
- A financial protection against disasters.
- Putting things into your suitcase.
- What you need to do with a car if you don't have one.
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- A detailed plan of your journey.
- An injection that protects you from disease.
- The end of your journey where you want to get.
- A special permit to enter the country.
- Reserving a vacancy.
- The place where you drop your luggage.
14 Clues: Money • Reserving a vacancy. • A dangerous situation. • A detailed plan of your journey. • Putting things into your suitcase. • A little book you show at the border. • A special permit to enter the country. • The place where you drop your luggage. • A paper allowing you to enter the plane. • A financial protection against disasters. • ...
Movie genre 2 2023-09-29
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- What genre features characters with extraordinary abilities who fight for justice and combat villains?
- What genre is suitable for audiences of all ages and often includes themes of love friendship and growth?
- Noir What genre is known for its dark and atmospheric style often featuring crime corruption and moral ambiguity?
- What genre showcases martial arts skills combat and discipline as central themes?
- What genre focuses on the personal growth and development of its young characters?
- What genre includes films produced during the silent film era characterized by the absence of synchronized sound?
- What genre explores political themes ideologies and power struggles?
- What genre often includes magical or supernatural elements and takes place in imaginary worlds?
- What genre revolves around sports competitions athletes and their personal journeys?
- What genre often involves characters embarking on a journey or adventure?
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- What genre involves paranormal or supernatural elements including ghosts vampires and supernatural forces?
- What genre incorporates singing and dancing as integral parts of the storytelling?
- What genre often depicts catastrophic events such as natural disasters or accidents?
- What genre focuses on meticulously planned robberies thefts or capers?
- What genre often centers around legal proceedings trials and the pursuit of justice?
- What genre incorporates singing and dancing as integral parts of the storytelling?
- What genre includes films created through the use of animation techniques such as hand-drawn or computer-generated animation?
- What genre is known for its dark and atmospheric style often featuring crime corruption and moral ambiguity?
- What genre features espionage secret agents and covert operations as central elements?
19 Clues: What genre explores political themes ideologies and power struggles? • What genre focuses on meticulously planned robberies thefts or capers? • What genre often involves characters embarking on a journey or adventure? • What genre showcases martial arts skills combat and discipline as central themes? • ...
Day 1 Factors Redefining Management 2024-08-25
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- This is the result of increasing numbers of organizations extending past national borders, creating more competition
- The heterogeneous mix of people in an organization is called its workplace _____
- the nature of communication among and between managers and employees is changing due to data _____
- This term refers to the presence of digital transformation, focus on sustainability, gigs/service economy, emphasis on ethical behaviour, and the rise of stakeholder capitalism
- driven The rise of buying and selling of information about individuals and groups is called _____-_____ decision-making
- These result from changes in the business cycle as well as international problems
- Automation and _____ can take away some jobs but create others
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- With customer-_____, customers and clients have more and increasing access to information such as reviews and warnings, empowering their decision-making
- Reliance on data networks can leave organizations vulnerable to political and natural disasters
- When consumers expect businesses to keep up with the latest technology, organizations must emphasize _____
- Generational differences also bring _____ in values and expectations to the workplace
- Economic pressures arise when an organization is struggling with its _____.
- managers need to be agile and adaptable in times of _____
- Customer-centricity is also affected by the new _____ economy causing changes in buyer trends
- Sometimes competing means _____ for cheap labour
- Employees don't set aside their _____ values and lifestyle preferences when they go to work
- To compete internationally, Canadian businesses have had to reduce _____, increase productivity, improve quality, and even merge with others
- Algorithms and _____ have impacted marketing and increased buyer suspicion
18 Clues: Sometimes competing means _____ for cheap labour • managers need to be agile and adaptable in times of _____ • Automation and _____ can take away some jobs but create others • Algorithms and _____ have impacted marketing and increased buyer suspicion • Economic pressures arise when an organization is struggling with its _____. • ...
Natural Hazards_2022 2022-09-11
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- a long period when there is little or no rain
- a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
- an occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it
- a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
- a severe snow storm with strong winds
- a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
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- the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number or times
- a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
- the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in our present-day scientific observations have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe
- a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
- small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
- a fire that is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes in the countryside
- to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems
- an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
14 Clues: a severe snow storm with strong winds • a long period when there is little or no rain • a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain • small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain • a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction • a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope • ...
Natural Selection 2022-11-03
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- Selection: organisms adapting to changes
- isolation: two populations separated
- the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly
- Species: those that live in a limited area
- an organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition
- Succession: when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
- natural disasters
- a process or strategy to adapt
- Species: the species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance
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- the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution
- a course of evolution
- adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other
- limits: a limit
- Community: in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
- home to organisms
15 Clues: natural disasters • home to organisms • a course of evolution • limits: a limit • a process or strategy to adapt • isolation: two populations separated • Selection: organisms adapting to changes • Species: those that live in a limited area • adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other • ...
natural disaster 2022-07-04
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- When natural disaster occurs, people living in the affected area are usually asked to _____
- Earthquake that happens soon after the first one
- Sudden and violent shaking of the earth's surface
- We can tell the _____ of an earthquake using Richter scale
- Huge rotating storm
- Magma that has left the vent
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- Help us track typhoons
- The innermost layer of earth
- The outermost layer of earth
- Rock that has melted due to the high temperature inside the earth
- Mountain that has an opening for molten rock beneath the earth to escape
- A crack in the earth's crust
- Instrument to predict volcanic eruption
- Series of giant wave that comes from the ocean
14 Clues: Huge rotating storm • Help us track typhoons • The innermost layer of earth • The outermost layer of earth • A crack in the earth's crust • Magma that has left the vent • Instrument to predict volcanic eruption • Series of giant wave that comes from the ocean • Earthquake that happens soon after the first one • Sudden and violent shaking of the earth's surface • ...
Natural capital 2019-11-02
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- This adjective means something that has value in its own rights.
- the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
- Kyoto Protocol divided countries in two categories according to their economical development. To which category of countries belong China; India and Bhutan?
- Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level
- This type of system implies no exchange of energy and matter across the boundary.
- A category of nuclear plants, to which belonged both Fukushima and Tchernobyl
- Worldview in other words
- They can be renewable or non-renewable
- Science that studies the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
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- Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point.
- Translations of energy and/or matter.
- an EVS which implies relying on progress and strong belief in human capabilities.
- The law that concerns the conservation of energy is the first law of ... .
- The way of dealing with a situation or problem that scientists adopt. (e.g. holistic or reductionist ... ).
14 Clues: Worldview in other words • Translations of energy and/or matter. • They can be renewable or non-renewable • Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point. • This adjective means something that has value in its own rights. • Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level • ...
NATURAL DISASTER 2020-03-30
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- a crack in the earth's surface where the rock has divided into two parts that move against each other
- the ocean that surounds the north pole
- a tectonic ______ is one of the parts of the earth's surface that move in relation to each other
- melted rock
- an opening in the earth's crust through which melted rock, ash, and gases are forced out
- animals of a particular place, period, or environment
- one of the cardinal points
- in, to, from, or having to do with the west
- the number of continents in our planet
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- it is both a country and a continent
- it was the first supercontinent
- plants collectively, esp. those of a particular area, period, or environment
- a shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface
- huge wave caused by marine earthquake
14 Clues: melted rock • one of the cardinal points • it was the first supercontinent • it is both a country and a continent • huge wave caused by marine earthquake • the ocean that surounds the north pole • the number of continents in our planet • in, to, from, or having to do with the west • animals of a particular place, period, or environment • ...
Natural history 2020-04-20
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- Sea of Serenity landscape
- Bark makes medicine used to treat malaria
- Aloe of rocky bushland
- River below escarpment Jackson's Hornbills and Yellow-billed Shrike are found
- Dolphins and termites have this in common
- migrants now rare due to farming practices
- Bushes favored by the genus Belenois
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- Add another bird to this list: White Stork, Norther Lapwing, Sand Martin
- Swahili for coastal forest bird species
- Account of Kenya's plants 1949-2012
- Fruit dries naturally on the branch
- Most diverse group of insects
- Acacia species harvested for gum arabic
- Semi-acquatic rodent
14 Clues: Semi-acquatic rodent • Aloe of rocky bushland • Sea of Serenity landscape • Most diverse group of insects • Account of Kenya's plants 1949-2012 • Fruit dries naturally on the branch • Bushes favored by the genus Belenois • Swahili for coastal forest bird species • Acacia species harvested for gum arabic • Bark makes medicine used to treat malaria • ...
Natural resources 2021-02-24
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- any material made by plants and animals that can convert into natural energy
- Takes a short time
- power energy created by wind
- grainy, dirty rock found underground
- won't be gone for a long time
- Energy made from water
- thick black liquid found underground
- Energy made from the sun
- Takes a long time to form again
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- Man made resources
- Resource found in nature
- Made a long time ago from dead organisms
- Energy made from heat from the earths core
- gas found under ground
14 Clues: Man made resources • Takes a short time • gas found under ground • Energy made from water • Resource found in nature • Energy made from the sun • power energy created by wind • won't be gone for a long time • Takes a long time to form again • grainy, dirty rock found underground • thick black liquid found underground • Made a long time ago from dead organisms • ...
Natural Resources 2021-03-16
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- the calculation of what natural
- useful or valuable
- a way that does not use them up or destroy them for
- a resource that can regrow or reproduce as long as it is not overused
- such as oil from oil reserves
- are needed to support someone’s daily living
- describes an approach to using resources
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- a resource that is limited and cannot be replaced if it is used up.
- something found in nature that people
- a resource that must be used up when and
- to remove natural resources from the natural
- it is found or it is lost
- Earth
- long time
14 Clues: Earth • long time • useful or valuable • it is found or it is lost • such as oil from oil reserves • the calculation of what natural • something found in nature that people • a resource that must be used up when and • describes an approach to using resources • to remove natural resources from the natural • are needed to support someone’s daily living • ...
Natural Resources 2021-10-26
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- This fossil fuel is in the form of a liquid.
- The practice of growing crops and livestock to produce food, fibre, and fuel is called.
- This fossil fuel is in the form of a rock.
- Plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat.
- The process of turning raw materials into finished products in a factory.
- Materials such as minerals, trees, and water that occur naturally and can be used.
- Careful use of resource that used hot magma or hot, dry rock from below Earth's surface to generate electricity.
- Conservation method in which old materials are processed to make new ones.
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- Power generated from harnessing wind energy through the use of wind mills and turbines is known as.
- The impact of a person or community on the environment.
- The warming of the earth's atmosphere due to build-up of carbon dioxide and methane is known as the.
- Include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy.
- Alternative energy source that based on atomic fission.
- Release of harmful stuff into the environment as a result of human activities is known as.
14 Clues: This fossil fuel is in the form of a rock. • This fossil fuel is in the form of a liquid. • The impact of a person or community on the environment. • Alternative energy source that based on atomic fission. • Plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat. • The process of turning raw materials into finished products in a factory. • ...
Natural Resources 2023-03-03
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- Coal, oil, and gas are all examples of this natural resource
- Resources found in nature (like sun, wind, soil, wildlife, etc)
- The two natural resources that are essential for life are water and _____________.
- A ___________ and wind turbine harness wind power to generate electricity
- This natural resource is the layer of gases that blanket the Earth
- Resources like coal, oil, and gas are called __________________ resources
- Gold, graphite, and quartz are all examples of this type of natural resource
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- This natural resource consists of plants and animal that live in the wild
- The sun provides us with this type of energy
- A resource that does not run out or can be replenished within time
- This natural resource is air movement across the surface of the Earth
- pollution Any substance introduced into the atmosphere that has damaging effects
- The only natural resource found in all three forms (solid, liquid, and gas)
- The outer layer of the earth's surface that supports plant life
14 Clues: The sun provides us with this type of energy • Coal, oil, and gas are all examples of this natural resource • Resources found in nature (like sun, wind, soil, wildlife, etc) • The outer layer of the earth's surface that supports plant life • A resource that does not run out or can be replenished within time • ...
Natural Resources 2023-03-16
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- resources that we can easily replace during our lifetimes
- a renwable resource that is good for growing things
- a non-renwable resource that can be used in gasoline, oil, and plastic products, but its limited amounts can be dangerous and difficult to access
- using resources responsibly so that they will not run out
- made from decomposing plants and animals and removing it damages the environment
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- a renewable resource that could run out by over-farming
- resources we only have a limited supply of OR that takes millions of years to replace
- the act of buying and selling goods and services
- resources that we can never use up or run out of
- found naturally in Earth's crust and has to be extracted from the ground
- natural places underground where water can collect
- an inexhaustible resource BUT irresponsible use can lead to contamination and lack of clean ____
- they are unevenly distributed because found where there were once shallow seas, formed from dead organisms millions of years ago
- a renwable resource often burned to make energy, but could run out if overused
14 Clues: the act of buying and selling goods and services • resources that we can never use up or run out of • natural places underground where water can collect • a renwable resource that is good for growing things • a renewable resource that could run out by over-farming • resources that we can easily replace during our lifetimes • ...
natural disaster 2023-06-19
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- of ice fall from the sky like rain.
- spread quickly and burn the forest.
- ground slides down like a giant slope.
- and ice tumble down the mountainside.
- powerful twister twists through the air.
- waves crash into the shore with force.
- land becomes dry and cracks appear.
- winds spin like a giant whirlpool.
- lava erupts from the mountain.
- booms echo through the sky.
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- fall and cover everything white.
- storm
- bolts of light streak across clouds.
- flows like a river everywhere.
- ground shakes like a giant's footsteps.
- blows dust and dirt everywhere.
16 Clues: storm • booms echo through the sky. • flows like a river everywhere. • lava erupts from the mountain. • blows dust and dirt everywhere. • fall and cover everything white. • winds spin like a giant whirlpool. • of ice fall from the sky like rain. • spread quickly and burn the forest. • land becomes dry and cracks appear. • bolts of light streak across clouds. • ...
Natural Hazards 2013-06-10
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- Cause of most diseases.
- The substance that Hail is made of.
- Affects many people but death rate is usually quite low.
- The natural hazard caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called.
- What Cyclones need to sustain.
- The natural hazard that commonly occurs in Victoria.
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- Australia's least threatening natural disaster.
- The natural hazard that causes extremely high rain.
- The scale Earthquakes are measured.
- The cause of most Bushfires.
- This natural hazard causes massive damage to infrastructure, especially to cars.
- Type of flood that usually causes major damage.
- Many flat areas are isolated due to this natural hazard.
14 Clues: Cause of most diseases. • The cause of most Bushfires. • What Cyclones need to sustain. • The substance that Hail is made of. • The scale Earthquakes are measured. • What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called. • Australia's least threatening natural disaster. • Type of flood that usually causes major damage. • The natural hazard that causes extremely high rain. • ...
Natural Hazards 2013-06-06
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- Isolates many flat areas.
- Commonly occurs in Victoria.
- Cause of most diseases.
- Type of flood that usually causes major damage.
- Causes massive damage to infrastructure, especially to cars.
- What Cyclones need to sustain.
- The scale Earthquakes are measured.
- Australia's least threatening natural disaster.
- Causes extremely high rain.
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- Affects many people but death rate is quite low usually.
- Caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called.
- The cause of most Bushfires.
- The substance that Hail is made of.
14 Clues: Cause of most diseases. • Isolates many flat areas. • Causes extremely high rain. • Commonly occurs in Victoria. • The cause of most Bushfires. • What Cyclones need to sustain. • The scale Earthquakes are measured. • The substance that Hail is made of. • Caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called. • ...
Natural Selection 2014-05-27
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- Preserved remains found in the ground
- Natural selection is also known as the survival of the_
- selection Evolutionary change occurs through variation between individuals
- When animals disappear from the earth
- Evolutionary change occurs through incremental small changes within populations
- An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
- descent Organisms are descended from one, or several common ancestors referred to as_
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- The different physical forms a trait may have
- selection The selection of traits based on their role in courtship and mating
- Change over time
- selection Selection by humans for desired traits
- darwin Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
- A particular characteristic of an individual plant or animal
- A characteristic that helps an organism survive
14 Clues: Change over time • Preserved remains found in the ground • When animals disappear from the earth • The different physical forms a trait may have • A characteristic that helps an organism survive • selection Selection by humans for desired traits • Natural selection is also known as the survival of the_ • An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form • ...
NATURAL SCIENCE 2016-06-15
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- an organism that eats other organisms - animals
- a hollow part or piece for receiving electricity
- mills that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy
- a single living thing
- superlative of fast
- incandescent light globe
- Everything that surrounds an organism and influences it.
- it's the past of have
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- A group of the same type of organisms living in an area.
- bouncing of light off a surface
- it's the past of run
- a group of populations living and interacting with each other
- Gasoline it's a typo of it
- energy that can travel through space
14 Clues: superlative of fast • it's the past of run • a single living thing • it's the past of have • incandescent light globe • Gasoline it's a typo of it • bouncing of light off a surface • energy that can travel through space • an organism that eats other organisms - animals • a hollow part or piece for receiving electricity • A group of the same type of organisms living in an area. • ...
Natural phenomena 2017-02-27
14 Clues: grad • burza • powódź • lawina • huragan • niszczyć • osuwisko • szukać ludzi • wybuch wulkanu • trzęsienie ziemi • ratować ocalonych • ocaleć z katastrofy • grzmoty i błyskawice • szybko rozprzestrzeniający się pożar
Natural Disaster 2023-07-22
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- Blizzards are severe snowstorms with strong winds and reduced visibility, causing transportation disruptions and snow accumulation.
- Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that spread quickly through vegetation, posing risks to wildlife and human settlements.
- Sinkholes are depressions in the ground caused by the collapse of underground voids, sometimes swallowing buildings or roads.
- Earthquakes are sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements, resulting in damages to buildings and landscapes.
- Avalanches are rapid movements of snow down a mountain slope, posing threats to mountain climbers and skiers.
- Heatwaves are extended periods of extremely hot weather, potentially leading to health hazards and heat-related illnesses.
- Droughts are prolonged periods of dry weather, leading to water shortages and agricultural challenges.
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- Floods occur when water overflows onto land, submerging areas and disrupting communities and transportation.
- Blizzards are severe snowstorms with strong winds and reduced visibility, causing transportation disruptions and snow accumulation.
- Landslides are the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope, posing risks to properties and infrastructure.
- Tsunamis are massive ocean waves triggered by undersea earthquakes, potentially leading to devastating coastal destruction.
- Tornadoes are violent rotating columns of air, capable of causing severe damage to buildings and infrastructure.
- Hurricanes are powerful storms with strong winds and heavy rain, causing flooding and destruction along coastal areas.
- Thunderstorms are storms with lightning, thunder, and heavy rainfall, sometimes leading to flash floods and hailstorms.
- Eruption Volcanic eruptions release lava, ash, and gases from volcanoes, impacting surrounding areas with volcanic hazards.
15 Clues: Droughts are prolonged periods of dry weather, leading to water shortages and agricultural challenges. • Floods occur when water overflows onto land, submerging areas and disrupting communities and transportation. • Avalanches are rapid movements of snow down a mountain slope, posing threats to mountain climbers and skiers. • ...
Natural Element 2023-09-03
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- Sandy shoreline where ocean meets land.
- Mountain that erupts with lava.
- Hot, sandy area with little vegetation.
- Deep, narrow valley with steep walls.
- Dense area of trees and vegetation.
- Land surrounded by water, often small.
- Cascading water from a height.
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- Massive ice formation that moves slowly.
- Flowing water that winds through land.
- Underground hollow, dark and mysterious.
- Cascading water from a height.
- Tall, rocky landform, often with snow.
- Early morning appearance of the sun.
- Large, calm body of fresh water.
- Colorful arc in the sky after rain.
15 Clues: Cascading water from a height. • Cascading water from a height. • Mountain that erupts with lava. • Large, calm body of fresh water. • Dense area of trees and vegetation. • Colorful arc in the sky after rain. • Early morning appearance of the sun. • Deep, narrow valley with steep walls. • Flowing water that winds through land. • Tall, rocky landform, often with snow. • ...
Natural Selection 2024-01-18
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- long term pattern of weather
- to receive from ancestors
- modification of an organism for its survival
- group of living organisms with same genes
- in taxonomy the classification of living things
- in biology the process of offspring being produced from parents
- predator and prey relationship
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- process where DNA is altered in the lab
- the process by which organisms adapt and change
- all the offspring that are at the same stage
- variety
- a molecule that carries genetic information
- genetically determined characteristic
- change in characteristics over time
14 Clues: variety • to receive from ancestors • long term pattern of weather • predator and prey relationship • change in characteristics over time • genetically determined characteristic • process where DNA is altered in the lab • group of living organisms with same genes • a molecule that carries genetic information • all the offspring that are at the same stage • ...
Natural Selection 2024-02-29
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- Organisms better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce.
- Gradual change in a species over time.
- Organisms that can mate with each other AND produce fertile offspring.
- Organisms have more offspring than can survive.
- A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
- A trait that helps a population/organism survive
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- A group organisms of the same species living in a particular area at the same time.
- Human breed organisms for desired traits.
- Body parts that indicate common or similar ancestry.
- Any change in DNA sequence.
- Any difference between individuals of the same species.
- Organisms fight over limited resources
- Only caused by Sexual Reproduction and Mutation.
- When the last of a species dies.
14 Clues: Any change in DNA sequence. • When the last of a species dies. • Organisms fight over limited resources • Gradual change in a species over time. • Human breed organisms for desired traits. • Organisms have more offspring than can survive. • Only caused by Sexual Reproduction and Mutation. • A trait that helps a population/organism survive • ...
Natural Selection 2024-03-05
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- The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule
- The biological and chemical methods that change the arrangement of DNA the makes up a gene
- The process of making a protein from RNA
- a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
- The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits
- A permanent change in the sequence of DNA
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- An inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment
- The process of making mRNA from DNA
- The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, a reproduce more than those that do not have the variation
- Ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
- An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with it's environment
- An adaptation in which one species looks like another species
- The abbreviation for dioxyribonucleic acid, and organisms genetic material
- A slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species
14 Clues: The process of making mRNA from DNA • The process of making a protein from RNA • A permanent change in the sequence of DNA • The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits • An adaptation in which one species looks like another species • The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule • ...
Weather disasters 2013-08-26
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- In dry climates in the middle of the summer, windy conditions make conditions ideal for the onset of which natural disaster?
- Cyclones are officially known as '...' Cyclones.
- What is the name given to a violently rotating column of air over land?
- Which cyclone occurred in Darwin in 1974?
- Severe prolonged rainfall may lead to which natural disaster?
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- In the USA, a cyclone are better known as ...?
- Which cyclone occurred in North Queensland in 2011?
- An area that has not had any rainfall for a sustained period may be impacted by which weather disaster?
- In Asia, a cyclone are better known as ...?
9 Clues: Which cyclone occurred in Darwin in 1974? • In Asia, a cyclone are better known as ...? • In the USA, a cyclone are better known as ...? • Cyclones are officially known as '...' Cyclones. • Which cyclone occurred in North Queensland in 2011? • Severe prolonged rainfall may lead to which natural disaster? • ...
natrual disasters 2017-12-05
9 Clues: cure • a automobile • something bad • need assistance • Man's best friend • person a person with out a • something you wear on your feet • spinning air that is very distructive • a structure that protects you and is sturdy
3.1 disasters 2020-11-30
9 Clues: (v)see • (n)harm or injury • (v)became aware of • (adj)covered with water • (phr)result in loss of life • (adj)making you feel scared • (phr)very big raised mass of water • (phr) windows where the glass is broken • (phr)use a loud voice in an uncontrolled or extreme way
disasters & deaths 2021-04-26
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- Underground Paris holding remains of 6 million
- High School massacre on April 20, 1999
- Caribbean country earthquake of 2010 killing 200,000
- 4,6 Killed by Mark Chapman
- 3,5 2017 shooting during Harvest music festival from a high rise hotel USA.
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- Large wave
- 7,6 American female actress 1962 (suicide)
- 1995 USA city bombing. Also American musical film
- 4,6 World Trade Center
9 Clues: Large wave • 4,6 World Trade Center • 4,6 Killed by Mark Chapman • High School massacre on April 20, 1999 • 7,6 American female actress 1962 (suicide) • Underground Paris holding remains of 6 million • 1995 USA city bombing. Also American musical film • Caribbean country earthquake of 2010 killing 200,000 • ...
Dahmer's Disasters 2022-05-31
10 Clues: how did he die? • when did he die? • who killed Dahmer? • what was his age at death? • one of the men who escaped? • what did he keep as trophies? • who was Dahmer's first victim? • what was found in his apartment? • who was his last intended victim? • how many life sentences did he receive?
Disaster Preparedness 2022-03-18
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- you should have about one gallon of this prepared per person to last for a few days
- type of disaster involving tropical storms and is commonly seen in coastal towns
- Act of leaving home safely and quickly in event of disaster
- two words; you received this today and will take it home with you and use in event of a hurricane, fire, tornado, etc.; contains essential items
- general term for papers, such as social security card, birth certificate, etc. needed to be taken in the event of a disaster
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- Abbreviation for organization with mobile app helping guide individuals in event of disaster
- it is important to have extras of these with you in the event that your flashlight, phone, etc. dies
- this item in your disaster kit makes noise and can allow you to signal for help
- a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response
- this type of health can be negatively affected by life events and disasters, making it important to use lavender kits, deep breathing exercises, etc.
- type of natural disaster involving funnel-shaped vortex
11 Clues: type of natural disaster involving funnel-shaped vortex • Act of leaving home safely and quickly in event of disaster • this item in your disaster kit makes noise and can allow you to signal for help • type of disaster involving tropical storms and is commonly seen in coastal towns • ...
Environmental issues/disasters 2020-04-10
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- destruction of forests
- the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration
- synonym for garbage or trash
- gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature
- the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities
- the process of transforming waste into new products
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- to release pollutant substances into air
- protecting natural sources
- rain mixed with acid
- pollution that affects the air and is usually caused by smoke or other harmful gases
- noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.
- fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas
- absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays
- community of animals, plants living in an area which provides what they need to survive
14 Clues: rain mixed with acid • destruction of forests • protecting natural sources • synonym for garbage or trash • fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas • to release pollutant substances into air • absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays • gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature • the process of transforming waste into new products • ...
Environmental issues/disasters 2020-04-10
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- synonym for garbage or trash
- destruction of forests
- rain mixed with acid
- community of animals, plants living in an area which provides what they need to survive
- protecting natural sources
- absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays
- noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.
- pollution that affects the air and is usually caused by smoke or other harmful gases
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- the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration
- gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature
- the process of transforming waste into new products
- to release pollutant substances into air
- fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas
- the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities
14 Clues: rain mixed with acid • destruction of forests • protecting natural sources • synonym for garbage or trash • fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas • to release pollutant substances into air • absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays • gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature • the process of transforming waste into new products • ...
Kiera - Geography Notes 2022-10-04
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- grouping of languages based on a parent language (or branch) that share a common origin
- languages that no longer are spoken
- mutually understood and commonly used language between native languages
- Identity of groupings of people who share specific traits, often cultural
- areas with high amounts of an ethnic group, distinct from those around it
- Belief that divinities do not exist
- shared defining traits among those in cultural groupings
- languages related through an ancestral line long before recordings of history
- religious journey to a place considered sacred
- languages related through an ancestral line proven by archaeology
- A collection of sounds with meanings, commonly understood by a grouping of people
- languages used in places of work/education
- A religion which works off a hierarchy
- belief divinities cannot be proven empirically
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- non-hierarchical religion
- loyalty/devotion to one's nation/nationality
- mass killing of a group in attempt to remove
- policy designed to forcibly exclude other groups, made by a single ethnic/religious group
- beliefs that natural disasters have spirits behind them
- one who has been sent on a religious mission
- languages that are unrelated/unattached to any other
- A religion that attempts to appeal to all
- commonly used languages with uncommonly distributed literary tradition
- belief that one(+) race(s) are better/worse than others
- Literal interpretation and strict adherence for the basic principles of a religion
- categorization of a group of people based on appearance
- Beliefs pertaining to multiple divinities
- one who practices racism
- identity of those who have legal attachment(s) to a specific nation
- beliefs pertaining to one divinity
30 Clues: one who practices racism • non-hierarchical religion • beliefs pertaining to one divinity • languages that no longer are spoken • Belief that divinities do not exist • A religion which works off a hierarchy • A religion that attempts to appeal to all • Beliefs pertaining to multiple divinities • languages used in places of work/education • ...
Bureaucracy & Foreign Policy 2021-04-20
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- Giving or loaning money to other countries
- Military aid can be used to help fight these
- What can be supplied as a form of "military aid"
- Agencies set up to perform the business of the federal government
- In your teacher's opinion, probably the coolest executive agency
- chamber of congress that approves presidential cabinet nominations
- Nickname for agencies whose job is to protect consumers
- What government corporations do with private businesses
- Economic alliance treaty signed between Mexico, Canada, and the US
- Type of treaty designed to help each other for economic, scientific, etc. reasons
- A country that receives a lot of military aid
- The type of aid usually provided for natural or man-made disasters
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- Most citizens agree military invention is necessary when this exists
- Economic aid plan to assist after World War II
- Federal organizations created to regulate certain aspects of the nation's economy and exercise authority to protect consumers
- What the Department of State hopes to promote around the world
- Nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate to act as the chief people involved in diplomacy
- Informal advisory committee to advise the president
- What can be supplied as a form of "military aid"
- The act of dealing with other nations through negotiation and discussion
- Department primarily responsible for carrying out diplomacy
- Formal agreements ratified by countries
- A state's international goals and strategies
- Where most diplomacy occurs
- A country that receives a lot of military aid
- A threatened penalty for disobeying a law
- Not part of the president's Cabinet but have extremely important public tasks
- A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization
- Recipient of Marshall Plan
- A country the US has had an embargo against for 50+ years
- A country that receives a lot of military aid
31 Clues: Recipient of Marshall Plan • Where most diplomacy occurs • Formal agreements ratified by countries • A threatened penalty for disobeying a law • Giving or loaning money to other countries • Military aid can be used to help fight these • A state's international goals and strategies • A country that receives a lot of military aid • ...
The Perfect Storm 2023-05-23
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- Tyne The captain of the Andrea Gail
- Preserver What they used to throw at the men who go overboard
- What happened to Murph that pulled him overboard
- What the men received after catching all the fish
- The thing you drink to survive
- Natural disasters and rain are all types of
- What you put on the hook to attract fish to bite
- The part of a line that grabs the fish and catches it
- Pirates used these to travel
- He replaced Adam Randall after Randall backs out of the Andrew Gail's last voyage.
- The reason all the men died
- A key essential to all the men on the Andrea Gail
- The men were this because they decided to go through the storm instead of waiting it out
- The bait they used to catch swordfish
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- commercial fishing angling technique that uses a long main line with baited hooks attached at intervals via short branch lines called snoods or gangions.
- Place where all the guys went to drink
- Gail The name of the boat Billy had
- Type of storm that form from warm air over water
- He is 30 years old and from Bradenton Beach, Florida. His ex-wife is Debra
- These things crash in from the ocean on the beach
- He was raised by his mother, Ethel, and grew up in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
- Line You set these out to catch fish, its clear
- These fish are named after a weapon and have a long bill
- a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship
- Fish live here
25 Clues: Fish live here • The reason all the men died • Pirates used these to travel • The thing you drink to survive • Tyne The captain of the Andrea Gail • Gail The name of the boat Billy had • The bait they used to catch swordfish • Place where all the guys went to drink • Natural disasters and rain are all types of • What happened to Murph that pulled him overboard • ...
Migration 2023-11-08
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- that involves crossing state borders[international migration]
- type of international migration with the purpose of labour or recruitment[labour migration]
- type of international migration with the purpose of using your acquired skills in workplaces or schools[skill based migration]
- will decrease at the source region and population will increase at the destination point[demographic impact]
- person staying in a country without the full documentation[irregular migrant/illegal migrant]
- conditions at the point of origin which encourage population movement/migration[push factors]
- within the same region[inter-regional migration]
- health services at the destination point will be better than the health services at the source region[health impact]
- labour force at the destination point will be stronger than the one at the source region[economic impact]
- conditions at the point of destination which encourage population movement/migration[pull factors]
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- because of immediate displacement/war or job scarcity[forced migration]
- within the same country[intraregional migration]
- who migrate to to natural disasters and conflict[refugees]
- of people across a specified region whether national or international in order to establish a new permanent place of residence[migration
- person staying in a country under a specific time scale that is not meant to be permanent[temporary migrant]
- with a timescale less than a year[circulatory movement]
- person entering a country[immigrant]
- within a country[internal migration]
- person exiting a country[emigrant]
- of different ideas due to adapting to the new environment[social impact]
- person with job qualifications and university qualification[high skilled migrant]
21 Clues: person exiting a country[emigrant] • person entering a country[immigrant] • within a country[internal migration] • within the same country[intraregional migration] • within the same region[inter-regional migration] • with a timescale less than a year[circulatory movement] • who migrate to to natural disasters and conflict[refugees] • ...
Industrial Revolution and Reform Movement Review 2024-02-09
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- Movement to end the over consumption (use) of alcohol
- The plantation economy expanded because of the increased demand for slaves after this invention by Eli Whitney
- Factories were mostly located in the _________ because of the fast moving rivers and larger population
- The abolition movement was trying to end what practice?
- New methods of ________ allowed people to move around the country easier and decreased the cost to transport goods
- Irish and Chinese immigrants worked building the _____________ to connect one side of the country to the other
- The free enterprise system led to innovative ways of mass ________
- Irish immigrants moved to the USA to escape famine caused by the failure of this crop
- Movement of people from one country to another
- Factories were located along _____ to take advantage of their power before electricity
- Push for increased rights for women in the country and workforce
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- This invention helped people travel faster along the rivers and decreased the cost to transport goods and materials
- Invention that used Morse Code to transmit messages instantly across long distances
- Revolution The name of the time period which saw the rise of the manufacturing industry and new forms of technology that made people’s lives easier
- The rapid growth of cities caused by an increase in manufacturing
- The amount of people living in the country is known as _________, this increased in America in the 1800s because of the high amounts of immigration
- This immigrant group experienced discrimination due to their practice of Catholicism
- Movement to end slavery
- These immigrants moved to the USA to escape natural disasters and the collapse of the rural economy in their homeland
- _____ at factories led people to move from the countryside into the cities
20 Clues: Movement to end slavery • Movement of people from one country to another • Movement to end the over consumption (use) of alcohol • The abolition movement was trying to end what practice? • Push for increased rights for women in the country and workforce • The rapid growth of cities caused by an increase in manufacturing • ...
Government Acronyms 2024-02-20
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- Each letter represents a different “section” that benefits Americans.
- Preserves important documents and records created by the federal government since its founding.
- Provides public education about preventing terrorist attacks and issues appropriate advisories to the American public.
- Publishes articles under congressional oversight.
- This department enforces federal law and prosecutes cases in federal court
- Leads the government’s response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
- Collects statistics on diseases.
- Congress reorganized HEW into a separate function after education became a separate department.
- This branch started overseeing railroads then oversaw telephone service until it was abolished in the 1990’s.
- This department provides assistance to veterans.
- This department inspects and grades through foods in the US
- Collects taxes
- You go to get your driver’s license and update your driver’s license every four years.
- This administration issues weather forecasts.
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- Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in the US.
- HUD oversees this administration that insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
- Offers more than 50,000 grants to 300,000 researchrs at universities, medical schools, ect.
- The Pentagon is the headquarters of this Department
- This administration establishes air traffic rules.
- The highest-ranking members of the US military
- Regulates communications by radio, television, wire satellite and cable.
- Gather’s intelligence by finding out information that our government needs for our security.
- This department was created to encourage homeownership.
- The “P” doesn’t stand for postal, what does it stand for?
- Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level.
- This was a program established during the Franklin Roosevelt presidency to develop resources in a certain area.
26 Clues: Collects taxes • Collects statistics on diseases. • Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level. • This administration issues weather forecasts. • The highest-ranking members of the US military • This department provides assistance to veterans. • Publishes articles under congressional oversight. • This administration establishes air traffic rules. • ...
Spelling List 9 2024-09-04
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- Different types of currency, like coins and bills.
- Calm and peaceful, like a quiet lake on a sunny day.
- Available spaces, like rooms in a hotel that can be booked.
- Enough to meet the needs, like having just the right amount of cake for a party.
- Treatments for problems, like medicine for a cold.
- Animals known for their playful behavior, like the ones you see at the zoo.
- Simple machines used to lift things, like those in a flagpole.
- To send out or arrange, like setting up troops for a mission.
- To hold someone back, like keeping someone from leaving a room.
- Danger or risk, like walking on a slippery ice patch.
- A line of people waiting, like the line at the movie theater.
- The ordinal number for 90, like the 90th birthday celebration.
- To give up or reject, like deciding not to eat sweets anymore.
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- A paper advertisement, like a leaflet for a local event.
- Serious, distressing events, like natural disasters or personal losses.
- Comfort in times of trouble, like finding peace in a warm blanket during a storm.
- Low areas between mountains, like the scenic valleys you see on a hike.
- Recollections of past events, like the good times you remember from childhood.
- Made easier, like breaking down complex instructions into simpler steps.
- Using something for a purpose, like applying a new technique in a project.
- A state of peace, like relaxing in a quiet garden.
- Loyal and firm, like a friend who always stands by your side.
- Items that are put in a list or competition, like submissions for a contest.
23 Clues: Different types of currency, like coins and bills. • Treatments for problems, like medicine for a cold. • A state of peace, like relaxing in a quiet garden. • Calm and peaceful, like a quiet lake on a sunny day. • Danger or risk, like walking on a slippery ice patch. • A paper advertisement, like a leaflet for a local event. • ...
Stress 2024-01-18
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- part of the sympathetic nervous system which arouses us
- one of the three categories of stress; large-scale disasters
- phase 3 of GAS
- phase 2 of GAS
- 1929, unified mind-body system
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- a stress hormone
- the response to a a threatening event
- alarm reaction, resistance, reaction
- phase 1 of GAS
- part of the sympathetic nervous system which arouses us (II)
- psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect our immune system and resulting health
11 Clues: phase 1 of GAS • phase 3 of GAS • phase 2 of GAS • a stress hormone • 1929, unified mind-body system • alarm reaction, resistance, reaction • the response to a a threatening event • part of the sympathetic nervous system which arouses us • one of the three categories of stress; large-scale disasters • part of the sympathetic nervous system which arouses us (II) • ...
Natural Hazard 2013-06-06
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- The cause of most Bushfires.
- Causes massive damage to infrastructure, especially to cars.
- Cause of most diseases.
- Commonly occurs in Victoria.
- Australia's least threatening natural disaster.
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- What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called.
- What Cyclones need to sustain.
- Isolates many flat areas.
- Caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- The substance that Hail is made of.
- Affects many people but death rate is quite low usually.
- The scale Earthquakes are measured.
- Causes extremely high rain.
- Type of flood that usually causes major damage.
14 Clues: Cause of most diseases. • Isolates many flat areas. • Causes extremely high rain. • The cause of most Bushfires. • Commonly occurs in Victoria. • What Cyclones need to sustain. • The substance that Hail is made of. • The scale Earthquakes are measured. • Caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called. • ...
Natural capital 2019-11-02
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- The way of dealing with a situation or problem that scientists adopt. (e.g. holistic or reductionist ... ).
- Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point.
- the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
- an EVS which implies relying on progress and strong belief in human capabilities.
- Translations of energy and/or matter.
- Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level
- A category of nuclear plants, to which belonged both Fukushima and Tchernobyl
- Science that studies the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
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- This adjective means something that has value in its own rights.
- Kyoto Protocol divided countries in two categories according to their economical development. To which category of countries belong China; India and Bhutan?
- They can be renewable or non-renewable
- The law that concerns the conservation of energy is the first law of ... .
- This type of system implies no exchange of energy and matter across the boundary.
- Worldview in other words
14 Clues: Worldview in other words • Translations of energy and/or matter. • They can be renewable or non-renewable • Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point. • This adjective means something that has value in its own rights. • Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level • ...
Natural Resources 2020-04-23
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- decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
- Energy from a source other than the conventional fossil fuel sources
- The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change
- Elements of nature which replenish themselves
- convert waste into reusable material
- The basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work
- When the nutritional needs of a country or population are met consistently
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- The natural features of a place
- An increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures
- The natural home or environment of a plant, animal or other organism
- This leads to environmental and economic benefits through the use and protection of natural resources
- Everything available in our environment which satisfy our needs
- a clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum
- Is the power from sources such as electricity and coal that makes machines work or provides heat
14 Clues: The natural features of a place • convert waste into reusable material • Elements of nature which replenish themselves • decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • a clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum • An increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures • Everything available in our environment which satisfy our needs • ...
Natural Hazards 2020-06-16
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- When a center of low pressure develops within an area of high pressure
- A long period without any rain
- hazards that are caused by the Earth's moving crust are called...?
- This mountain spews lava when it erupts
- How often a hazard occurs within a year?
- rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.
- immediate action taken after the event
- Caused when a mass of snow that slides rapidly down an inclined slope
- When lots of pressure is released under the earth's surface
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- Does a disaster have a pattern?
- How strong a hazard is?
- hazards that occur during a certain weather condition are called...?
- When an earthquake occurs underneath a water body
- to be ready for a natural disaster
14 Clues: How strong a hazard is? • A long period without any rain • Does a disaster have a pattern? • to be ready for a natural disaster • immediate action taken after the event • This mountain spews lava when it erupts • How often a hazard occurs within a year? • When an earthquake occurs underneath a water body • When lots of pressure is released under the earth's surface • ...
Natural Resources 2020-12-20
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- A flammable black hard rock used as a solid fuel
- You will never see it,but die without it.
- Fossil fuel in the form of gas.
- Resources that can be replenished in the same or less time as it is used.
- The process of extracting metal from ore.
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- An organic matter that can be used as an energy source.
- Fossil fuel in the form of liquid.
- An energy formed by ancient plants and animals.
- Smallest soil particles.
- Heat energy stored inside the Earth.
- The energy earth receives from the sun.
- What grows when it eats but dies when it drinks.
- A ability to do work or bring about a change.
- In humble amounts i give,in multitudes i am death.
14 Clues: Smallest soil particles. • Fossil fuel in the form of gas. • Fossil fuel in the form of liquid. • Heat energy stored inside the Earth. • The energy earth receives from the sun. • You will never see it,but die without it. • The process of extracting metal from ore. • A ability to do work or bring about a change. • An energy formed by ancient plants and animals. • ...
Natural Resources 2021-03-04
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- preventing wasteful use of a resource
- hazardous by-product of nuclear power
- energy in visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum
- made from polymers (a petroleum product)
- energy that uses gears, pulleys, and shafts…
- long-term rise in Earth's temperature
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- man-made fabric to imitate natural material
- combines hydrogen to oxygen to create electricity
- dead and decaying ancient living things
- energy made of vibrations
- CO2
- solid mineral material forming earth’s crust
- taking care of forests
- energy in the bonds of molecules
14 Clues: CO2 • taking care of forests • energy made of vibrations • energy in the bonds of molecules • preventing wasteful use of a resource • hazardous by-product of nuclear power • long-term rise in Earth's temperature • dead and decaying ancient living things • made from polymers (a petroleum product) • man-made fabric to imitate natural material • ...
NATURAL DISARSTERS 2016-06-19
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- A COLLAPSE OF A MASS OF EARTH OR ROCK FROM A MOUNTAIN OR CLIFF
- THE OVERFLOWING OF WATER ONTO LAND
- A STORM WITH HEAVY HAIL
- A MASS OF SNOW ICE AND ROCK FALLING DOWN THE FACE OF A MOUNTAIN
- A FIRE IN A SCRUB OR A FOREST
- A VIOLENT DISTURBANCE OF THE ATMOSPHERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND USUALLY RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTNING OR SNOW
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- A SUDDEN VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE GROUND
- THE OCCURRENCE OF A NATURAL ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE FOR A VERY SHORT DURATION
- DRIPS FROM BLADES OF GRASS IN THE MORNING
- ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR FROZEN INTO ICE CRYSTALS AND FALLIN IN WHITE LIGHT FLAKES
- A LONG HIGH SEA WAVE, THAT ARE CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES
- A PERIOD OF ABNORMALLY LOW RAINFALL
- A SLOWLY MOVING MASS OR RIVER OF ICE FORMED BY THE ACCUMULATION AND COMPACTION OF SNOW ON MOUNTAINS OR NEAR THE POLES
- PELLETS OF FROZEN RAIN WITCH FALL IN SHOWERS FROM CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS
14 Clues: A STORM WITH HEAVY HAIL • A FIRE IN A SCRUB OR A FOREST • THE OVERFLOWING OF WATER ONTO LAND • A PERIOD OF ABNORMALLY LOW RAINFALL • A SUDDEN VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE GROUND • DRIPS FROM BLADES OF GRASS IN THE MORNING • A LONG HIGH SEA WAVE, THAT ARE CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES • A COLLAPSE OF A MASS OF EARTH OR ROCK FROM A MOUNTAIN OR CLIFF • ...
Natural Nature 2018-11-10
14 Clues: grows on trees • cone-shaped storm • a dog is a(n)____ • can blow you away • noise of lightning • a major snow storm • the area around us • we are____(species) • a plant with a trunk • what we mainly drink • the air we breathe in • hold evaporated water • fall is one of the 4____ • a large wave usually caused by an earthquake
Natural Resources 2021-11-05
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- an unlimited amount.
- A resource that never runs out.
- The ability to do work. It comes in many forms like heat and electricity.
- Something found in nature that can be used by people.
- The process of saving natural resource by using it sparingly.
- Natural substances found in the Earth.
- A name given to group of energy sources found deep within the earth that are made from organic matter.
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- A resource that has a fixed amount and could run out.
- A fossil fuel that is used to make gasoline for cars.
- Having to do with the sun.
- a limited amount.
- A fossil fuel that is a gas, commonly used as a heat source in homes.
- Power coming from water.
- The process of getting natural resources out of the earth through a mine.
14 Clues: a limited amount. • an unlimited amount. • Power coming from water. • Having to do with the sun. • A resource that never runs out. • Natural substances found in the Earth. • A resource that has a fixed amount and could run out. • A fossil fuel that is used to make gasoline for cars. • Something found in nature that can be used by people. • ...
Natural selction 2021-12-07
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- DNA that codes specific traits
- change over time
- selection human controlled process to produce individuals with certain traits
- dissaperence in species
- heritable trait that increases likelihood
- reproduce successfully in its environment
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- drift evolution that occurs by chance
- survival rate
- acid protein found in most living cells
- change in DNA
- process by which new species are generated
- laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics
- cellular process chromosomes and produces two identical nucleic in preparation for cell division
- selection improves organisms chances for survival more frenetically
14 Clues: survival rate • change in DNA • change over time • dissaperence in species • DNA that codes specific traits • drift evolution that occurs by chance • acid protein found in most living cells • heritable trait that increases likelihood • reproduce successfully in its environment • process by which new species are generated • ...
Natural Selection 2022-10-07
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- A random and permanent change to a gene.
- A trait that decreases the likelihood of survival and reproduction.
- A trait that does not affect the likelihood of survival and reproduction.
- A trait that increases the likelihood of survival and reproduction.
- Sequence of DNA that determines structure of protein
- The way in which traits are shared in the population.
- Changes in a species over generations; due to changes in environment.
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- The process by which individual organisms with traits that are beneficial in their environment are more likely to survive and produce more offspring.
- When a trait is able to be passed from parent to offspring.
- Complex molecules that are responsible for traits
- The four letters A,T,C,G make up this part of our DNA.
- When a trait becomes the most common trait within a population.
- The ability to be unaffected by something usually harmful.
- A trait that an organism learns/develops throughout its life.
14 Clues: A random and permanent change to a gene. • Complex molecules that are responsible for traits • Sequence of DNA that determines structure of protein • The way in which traits are shared in the population. • The four letters A,T,C,G make up this part of our DNA. • The ability to be unaffected by something usually harmful. • ...
Natural disaster 2023-05-25
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- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- eruption When a volcano erupts, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- fires occur naturally in grasslands and forests and are caused by lightning and humans
- storm a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- A long period of dry weather
- hole a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- storm a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
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- cyclone A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- A heavy snowstorm with strong windssand
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
14 Clues: A long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong windssand • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • storm a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • storm a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor • ...
Natural disaters 2023-05-24
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- eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
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- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
14 Clues: great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • ...
Natural disaster 2023-05-24
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- eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
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- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
14 Clues: great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • ...
Natural selection 2024-06-17
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- Molecule that carries out the DNA
- in an unborn human in early stages.
- breeding Process where humans breed 2 things with a desired trait together
- mutations Has a negative effect on a organism's overall health
- tightly bond of DNA
- An error in DNA
- engineering High tech process that alters the DNA of an organisms.
- structure that are left behind.
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- therapy When doctors inject healthy DNA to replace a persons damaged DNA.
- Selection Process where humans decide what traits they want an organism to have.
- A small part of DNA that codes for a special trait
- mutations Has an effect on an organisms traits.
- Mutation Has a positive effect on an organism's survival
- an organ, system, or body part that shared a common part.
- characteristics of an person's code.
15 Clues: An error in DNA • tightly bond of DNA • structure that are left behind. • Molecule that carries out the DNA • in an unborn human in early stages. • characteristics of an person's code. • A small part of DNA that codes for a special trait • mutations Has an effect on an organisms traits. • an organ, system, or body part that shared a common part. • ...
Natural Selection 2024-03-04
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- The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations (two words, no spaces)
- The number of individuals with each trait in a population
- A group of the same type of organism living in the same area
- A characteristic that all members of a species have, which varies between organisms
- A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment (two words, no spaces)
- A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- An event or process that leads to a result or change
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- A group of individuals born and living at about the same time
- Any difference in traits between individual organisms
- A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment (two words, no spaces)
- Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
- An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
- A specific characteristic of an individual organism
- A result or change that happens because of an event or process
14 Clues: A specific characteristic of an individual organism • An event or process that leads to a result or change • Any difference in traits between individual organisms • The number of individuals with each trait in a population • Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism • A group of the same type of organism living in the same area • ...
Natural Selection 2024-03-01
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- the basic unit of heredity carried by the chromosomes; codes for proteins which determine the traits of an organism
- well-tested explanation of natural phenomena
- a thing that gives rise to an event "because of this, there is a result."
- inherited trait or behavior that increases an organism’schance of surviving long enough to reproduce
- the range of expression of a trait within a population
- an explanation or assumption that people make based on their knowledge, experiences, or opinions
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- an event or result
- process by which the individuals best adapted to their environment tend to survive and pass their traits to subsequent generations.
- theory that all species are descended from common ancestors who have changed over time by means of natural selection
- the process responsible for a phenomenon; explains how we join the cause and effect together
- Any random error in an organism's DNA
- a set of components working together
- a vertebrate with four limbs
- populations whose members do not interbreed with members of other populations
14 Clues: an event or result • a vertebrate with four limbs • a set of components working together • Any random error in an organism's DNA • well-tested explanation of natural phenomena • the range of expression of a trait within a population • a thing that gives rise to an event "because of this, there is a result." • ...
NATURAL WONDERS 2024-04-10
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- water falling from the sky
- a stream of water that runs through the land
- steep rock falling into the sea
- minerals
- area covered trees and vegetation
- a place to walk through
- land surrounded by water
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- large body of salty water
- person who kills animals
- a mountain with a crater and lava
- animal with a long tail
- are covered with trees
- an area which is higher than another
- animal that flies
14 Clues: minerals • animal that flies • are covered with trees • animal with a long tail • a place to walk through • person who kills animals • land surrounded by water • large body of salty water • water falling from the sky • steep rock falling into the sea • a mountain with a crater and lava • area covered trees and vegetation • an area which is higher than another • ...
Natural Resources 2024-04-17
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- alternative energy that uses falling water
- energy from the sun
- coal is considered a ________ resource
- fossil fuels are a more popular source of energy because they're _____.
- renewable resources do not cause ___________
- solar energy is ________
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- an increase in green house gasses affects the earth's _______
- materials in the environment that are useful to people
- energy from living or once-living things
- a resource that cannot be easily replaced is a __________ resource
- another word for petroleum
- how we obtain our fossil fuels
- coal, natural gas, and petroleum
- energy produced by the heat within Earth
14 Clues: energy from the sun • solar energy is ________ • another word for petroleum • how we obtain our fossil fuels • coal, natural gas, and petroleum • coal is considered a ________ resource • energy from living or once-living things • energy produced by the heat within Earth • alternative energy that uses falling water • renewable resources do not cause ___________ • ...
Natural Disaster Vocabulary 2022-06-01
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- a shaking of a part of the Earth's surface that often causes great damage
- a storm that has very strong winds and usually very little rain or snow
- a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)
- a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long time
- storm a very strong wind that carries clouds of dust across a large area
- a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain
- having a high atmospheric pressure
- a large amount of snow and ice or of dirt and rocks that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain
- melted rock from a volcano
- an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around an area of low pressure
- hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
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- a controlled occurrence of fire created by burning something (such as wood or gas) in a special area
- wave a period of unusually hot weather
- a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land
- a storm that produces hail or small balls of ice
- a shaking movement of the ground before or after an earthquake
- a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry
- disasters a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths
- the flashes of light that are produced in the sky during a storm
- a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point
20 Clues: melted rock from a volcano • having a high atmospheric pressure • wave a period of unusually hot weather • hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth • a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long time • a storm that produces hail or small balls of ice • a shaking movement of the ground before or after an earthquake • ...
inventions/innovations 2022-10-19
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- show a large scale object before actually making it to save money and see changes
- provide light for us to see
- helped space exploration come true because of the advanced system this has
- provide grounds for development
- it is a faster and cheaper way to transport goods
- they are able to sensor or make into ultrasonic energy
- able to make, take apart objects
- it provides mobility for people who can’t on their own
- makes sure the technology is correct before releasing it to the world
- they meet all the needs that an animal need to survive (just right)
- they create resistance to open and shut doors
- able to extract oil from the ground
- wrap, can provide insulation or protection for any small items
- destruction within a significant amount of time (wars)
- taking this can improve your bodies sickness and improve lifespan
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- painless way to diagnose someone with a disease or break
- it helps us in LOTS of ways (heating, cooling, computers and lighting)
- it cleans out our water from any diseases to make it safe to use
- allows airplanes to run so we have easy travel
- for electricity generation at nuclear power plants
- provide a ‘like structure” of a lost limb to get/work around easier (prosthetic leg)
- have an overview look after natural disasters to locate missing victims, locate the disaster and deliver aid
- can clear off precipitation so you can see while driving to avoid crashing
- panels, renewable energy
- connected to show in real life
- allow people or cargo to go over a water obstacle
26 Clues: panels, renewable energy • provide light for us to see • connected to show in real life • provide grounds for development • able to make, take apart objects • able to extract oil from the ground • they create resistance to open and shut doors • allows airplanes to run so we have easy travel • it is a faster and cheaper way to transport goods • ...