natural disasters Crossword Puzzles

Natural Hazards 2013-04-03

Natural Hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. temporary submergence, partial or complete, of land that is normally dry. It is caused by an overflow of water from a river or stream
  2. fires fire that occurs well ahead of the fire front, caused when glowing embers are caught up in the convection column and carried ahead of the main fire by the wind
  3. swirling mass of air in the form of a column or spiral within an intense low-pressure system
  4. a heavy storm that drops small pieces of ice
  5. sudden movement of the earth’s crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geological faults or by volcanic activity
  6. eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
  7. huge sea wave caused by an earthquake
  8. wave an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  9. a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain
  10. a fire burning out of control; sometimes referred to as a wildfire
  11. relatively short period (usually no longer than a few days) of well above average temperatures
  12. scale a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake
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  1. prolonged period of below-average rainfall
  2. surge a rising of the sea as a result of wind and atmospheric pressure changes associated with a storm
  3. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  4. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail
  5. the flow of air, especially in the form of an air current flowing in a particulr direction
  6. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
  7. a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
  8. a strong, turbulent wind which carries clouds of fine dust, soil, and sand over a large area

20 Clues: huge sea wave caused by an earthquake • prolonged period of below-average rainfall • a heavy storm that drops small pieces of ice • a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain • a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff • the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another • ...

Natural World 2013-02-12

Natural World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Can be easily replaced in a short amount of time.
  2. Power of the sun.
  3. Breaking down of rock into sediment.
  4. The remains of ancient organisms that where buried millons of years ago.
  5. A variety of fish caught and the wild and grown in captivity.
  6. All the living and nonliving factors which an organism interacts.
  7. The most fertile soil.
  8. Renewable energy resource produced by turbines.
  9. Where a body of water meets the land.
Down
  1. Type of energy that comes from the heat of the center of the earth.
  2. A reptile that has a hard shell.
  3. Something that can be found in nature.
  4. Primary source of refined fuel.
  5. Occurs when you remove energy from the water cycle.
  6. A large ball of burning gas.
  7. Primary source of energy during the industrial revolution.
  8. Covers 80 percent of the earth.
  9. A push or a pull.
  10. Use of plant and animal material for fuels.
  11. The movement of sediments from one place to another.
  12. Large rivers of ice on land.

21 Clues: Power of the sun. • A push or a pull. • The most fertile soil. • A large ball of burning gas. • Large rivers of ice on land. • Primary source of refined fuel. • Covers 80 percent of the earth. • A reptile that has a hard shell. • Breaking down of rock into sediment. • Where a body of water meets the land. • Something that can be found in nature. • ...

Natural resources 2013-03-06

Natural resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. venado
  2. gasolina
  3. replantar
  4. masa
  5. calentamiento
  6. solicitar
  7. folecer
  8. bosque lluvioso
  9. ancho
  10. efecto invernadero
  11. garantizar
  12. amenazado
  13. bosque nublado
  14. cosecha
  15. medio
  16. circundante
  17. madera
  18. prohibir
  19. restaurar
  20. impuestos
  21. arrecife de coral
  22. atractivo
  23. crianza
  24. reino
  25. vida salvaje
Down
  1. leñador
  2. ganancias
  3. chacho de monte
  4. especies
  5. implicar
  6. manglar
  7. en peligro
  8. paso rapido
  9. pago
  10. laguna
  11. conocimiento
  12. rio abajo
  13. permitirse
  14. contrabando
  15. administradores forestales
  16. medio ambiente
  17. desperdicio
  18. rentable
  19. renacer
  20. lujo
  21. reforzar
  22. indolencia
  23. lodo
  24. deber
  25. daño
  26. falla
  27. prohibido
  28. sagrado
  29. permitido

54 Clues: masa • pago • lujo • lodo • daño • ancho • medio • deber • falla • reino • venado • laguna • madera • leñador • manglar • folecer • renacer • cosecha • sagrado • crianza • gasolina • especies • implicar • rentable • reforzar • prohibir • ganancias • replantar • solicitar • rio abajo • amenazado • restaurar • prohibido • impuestos • permitido • atractivo • en peligro • permitirse • garantizar • indolencia • paso rapido • contrabando • desperdicio • circundante • conocimiento • ...

Natural Selection 2014-05-01

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. alleles of a population change due to immigration in or out of a population
  2. most individuals in a population die and the ones who survive determine future allele f frequencies
  3. theoretical scenario providing no evolution
  4. characteristics organisms have to help them be better suited for their environment
  5. a phenotype is directly selected for towards one pole
  6. organisms mutate due to radiation
  7. organisms are more likely to reproduce because they have an advantage in
  8. the study of evolution through the form of past or present taxonomic groups
  9. first genetic material
  10. two poles of a phenotype are selected for in a population
  11. all of the alleles in a population
Down
  1. due to a random chance that changes allele frequencies
  2. most of a species dies off in a relatively short period
  3. isolated individuals have their genetic makeup become dominant in a new population
  4. individuals best adapted to the environment will survive
  5. the scenario suck as with sickle-cell anemia and malaria when the person with an allele for each the dominant and recessive has the highest fitness
  6. the study of changes in allele frequencies in populations
  7. voyaged on the HMS Beagle/called evolution decent with modification
  8. extreme phenotypes are not selected for in a population
  9. the likelihood an organism will reproduce

20 Clues: first genetic material • organisms mutate due to radiation • all of the alleles in a population • the likelihood an organism will reproduce • theoretical scenario providing no evolution • a phenotype is directly selected for towards one pole • due to a random chance that changes allele frequencies • most of a species dies off in a relatively short period • ...

Natural selection 2013-11-08

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - well-supported testable explanation
  2. - islands that Darwin visited
  3. - pattern of evolution where a species is stable for a long time then rapidly changes equilibrium
  4. - proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
  5. - structures that have no current function
  6. - natural selection is also known as the survival of the
  7. - the name of Darwin's book; the of species
  8. - principle that states that living species are descended from ancient ones descent with
  9. - had different shaped beaks depending on the island they were from
  10. - when two unrelated organisms look alike (sharks & dolphins)
  11. - required for new species to form
  12. - change over time
Down
  1. - the study of the earth
  2. - when one species evolves into many adaptive
  3. - had different shaped shells depending on the island they were from
  4. - when organisms disappear from the earth
  5. - refers to the variety of living things
  6. - structures that are similar
  7. - process by which evolution occurs natural
  8. - when two species evolve together
  9. - a characteristic that helps an organism survive
  10. - formation of new species
  11. - the name of the ship that darwin traveled on
  12. - preserved remains of ancient organisms

24 Clues: - change over time • - the study of the earth • - formation of new species • - islands that Darwin visited • - structures that are similar • - when two species evolve together • - required for new species to form • - well-supported testable explanation • - refers to the variety of living things • - preserved remains of ancient organisms • ...

Natural Resources 2014-09-25

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. factory that separates crude oil into different products
  2. a non-renewable energy resource formed when the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly
  3. this kind of energy is produced in water dams
  4. solid substance found naturally in earth’s surface, has never been alive
  5. a low-growing crop planted to prevent erosion
  6. a solid, usually black, non-renewable energy resource; can be bituminous, anthracite, or lignite
  7. this forms when sea water freezes
  8. layer of sand, gravel, or bedrock that holds and moves ground water
  9. a radioactive mineral used to produce nuclear energy
  10. soft and easily shaped
  11. a floating ice sheet
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  1. a narrow, concentrated area of a specific mineral
  2. liquid rock, used to make gasoline and other products
  3. all of earth’s water found in lakes, oceans, rivers, soil, underground, and in the air
  4. the condition of a resting field that does not have a crop for a season
  5. chemicals produced from oil
  6. the path that recycles water from land to sky and back to land
  7. this kind of energy uses heat from the earth to produce steam
  8. this word means a resource can be replaced by natural means within a person’s lifetime
  9. coming from the sun

20 Clues: coming from the sun • a floating ice sheet • soft and easily shaped • chemicals produced from oil • this forms when sea water freezes • this kind of energy is produced in water dams • a low-growing crop planted to prevent erosion • a narrow, concentrated area of a specific mineral • a radioactive mineral used to produce nuclear energy • ...

Natural Disaster 2015-08-12

Natural Disaster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a powdery residue
  2. ...... lines
  3. a mountain or hill, that produces lava
  4. violent rotating winds
  5. outer layer of earths surface
  6. the second wave that comes after he main earthquake
  7. sudden affect that makes a dramatic impact
  8. instant powerful upward or forward movement
  9. the focus of an earthquake
  10. he great size or extent of something
  11. a sudden widespread occurrence
  12. high temperature
  13. system of winds rotating inwards
  14. the oxygen and nitrogen we breathe is known as
  15. storm with a violent wind
  16. makes up majority of continental crust
  17. makes up 75% of the earths surface
  18. a tropical storm
  19. overflow of a large amount of water
Down
  1. molten material
  2. layer between crust and mantle
  3. a danger or risk
  4. a small shake in the earths surface
  5. pile of snow running down the face of a hill
  6. layer that comes before the crust
  7. molten rock on the top of the earths surface
  8. lower layer of earths crust
  9. height of an object relating to sea level
  10. centre of a hurricane
  11. where does man exist
  12. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
  13. fires that get a bit out of hand
  14. a flow of mud and other material flowing down a hillside or slope
  15. a instrument used to measure earthquakes
  16. another name for a tornado
  17. giant sea wave
  18. low rainfall leading to a shortage of water
  19. ..... tectonics
  20. centre of the earth
  21. when a volcano bursts out all of its lava

40 Clues: ...... lines • giant sea wave • molten material • ..... tectonics • a danger or risk • high temperature • a tropical storm • a powdery residue • centre of the earth • where does man exist • centre of a hurricane • violent rotating winds • storm with a violent wind • the focus of an earthquake • another name for a tornado • lower layer of earths crust • outer layer of earths surface • ...

Natural Environment 2015-04-21

Natural Environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slow downhill movement of soil
  2. The distance over which wind has blown to form a wave
  3. caused by waves picking up material which is forced against the cliff face wearing it away
  4. waves break against cliff face and pressure of the breaking wave compresses air in cracks
  5. the strength of an earthquake, reflecting the amount of energy released.
  6. where stones and pebbles in the sea knock against each other causing them to become smoother and rounded
  7. the place where one tectonic plate sinks below another.
  8. a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment and their impact on climate change
  9. a sudden and often violent shaking of the earth's crust due to the release of energy in the form of seismic waves
  10. erosion at base of cliff may lead to rotational slipping of cliff above
Down
  1. marks the edge of a drainage basin
  2. an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, gas and ash erupts
  3. the point at which a smaller river joins the main river
  4. Disposal of rubbish by burying it and covering it over with soil
  5. domestic appliances such as washing machines and fridges
  6. Destruction by burning, e.g. of waste materials
  7. A wealthy society in which people tend to dispose of goods once they are finished with
  8. this is the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  9. occurs where salt water is able to dissolves some of minerals in the rock
  10. Processing waste materials so that they can be used again

20 Clues: slow downhill movement of soil • marks the edge of a drainage basin • Destruction by burning, e.g. of waste materials • The distance over which wind has blown to form a wave • the point at which a smaller river joins the main river • the place where one tectonic plate sinks below another. • domestic appliances such as washing machines and fridges • ...

Natural Selection 2021-03-13

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
  2. a specific characteristic of an organism
  3. biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
  4. drift the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population
  5. the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment
  6. an interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed
  7. type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes
  8. the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
  9. occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces
Down
  1. difference in characteristics among the individuals of the same species
  2. selection process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more
  3. provides living things with everything that is necessary to survive
  4. selection only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations
  5. product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents.
  6. the passing of traits
  7. change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
  8. means that each generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
  9. type of reproduction that involves two individuals
  10. Darwin best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
  11. a random change to genetic material

20 Clues: the passing of traits • a random change to genetic material • a specific characteristic of an organism • type of reproduction that involves two individuals • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents. • type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes • ...

Natural Selection 2021-03-13

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
  2. the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment
  3. how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
  4. occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces
  5. a random change to genetic material
  6. the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
  7. only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations
  8. biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
  9. type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes
  10. product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents.
Down
  1. means that each generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
  2. process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more
  3. provides living things with everything that is necessary to survive
  4. best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
  5. the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population
  6. a specific characteristic of an organism
  7. an interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed
  8. difference in characteristics among the individuals of the same species
  9. type of reproduction that involves two individuals
  10. the passing of traits

20 Clues: the passing of traits • a random change to genetic material • a specific characteristic of an organism • type of reproduction that involves two individuals • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents. • best known for his contributions to the science of evolution • ...

Natural Resources 2021-12-04

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Adenosine ________ ; energy produced by living organisms
  2. What covers the majority of the atmosphere
  3. A bacteria that helps in the nitrogen cycle
  4. Unburnt carbon substance
  5. A process of both water and carbon cycle
  6. A type of plant whose seed contains two cotyledons
  7. Majority of the atmosphere of Venus and Mars
  8. Percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere
  9. A poisonous gas located high in the atmosphere
  10. Living things on earth
Down
  1. A form of carbon
  2. The majority of water on earth
  3. A fossil fuel
  4. The process of formation of NO₃
  5. The process of formation of NH₃
  6. One of the main causes of pollution
  7. Visibility-reducing pollution
  8. A substance that causes soil and water pollution
  9. A type of gas in the atmosphere
  10. It helps in preventing soil erosion
  11. Decayed living organisms in soil

21 Clues: A fossil fuel • A form of carbon • Living things on earth • Unburnt carbon substance • Visibility-reducing pollution • The majority of water on earth • The process of formation of NO₃ • The process of formation of NH₃ • A type of gas in the atmosphere • Decayed living organisms in soil • One of the main causes of pollution • It helps in preventing soil erosion • ...

Natural Selection 2022-03-03

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Describes how animals, plants, and other living organisms manage to successfully survive changes to their environment or fail.
  2. the ability of an organism to pass on its genetic material to its offspring.
  3. 2pq
  4. The seasonal movement of animals from one habitat to another in search of food, better conditions, or reproductive needs.
  5. p
  6. Any reason for organisms with certain phenotypes to have either a survival benefit or disadvantage.
  7. When a population is greatly reduced in size.
  8. the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals, and the steps taken to enhance and perpetuate those traits in future generations.
Down
  1. The process whereby distantly related organisms independently evolve similar traits to adapt to similar necessities.
  2. q
  3. The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
  4. States that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.
  5. The set of observable characteristics of an individual.
  6. The reduced genetic diversity which results when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.
  7. The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations.
  8. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
  9. Popularized the theory of evolution.
  10. A different or distinct form or version of something.
  11. A subset of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area.
  12. the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
  13. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

21 Clues: q • p • 2pq • Popularized the theory of evolution. • When a population is greatly reduced in size. • A different or distinct form or version of something. • The set of observable characteristics of an individual. • The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations. • the ability of an organism to pass on its genetic material to its offspring. • ...

Natural World 2022-02-27

Natural World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Long living pond sliders
  2. A Queenly butterfly
  3. Reduce, Reuse, ...
  4. The highest point on Earth
  5. The bear who runs across the sky
  6. A mermaid's favorite shade of pink
  7. Construction inclined shark
  8. Carnivorous plant named for the goddess of Love
  9. Birds of prey found in Monmouth
  10. NJ state tree
  11. Shark movie that takes place in NJ
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  1. Nemo's house in Finding Nemo
  2. The largest of the great apes
  3. Darwin's favorite birds
  4. The longest river in the world
  5. The fastest lang animal
  6. The most common gas in the atmosphere
  7. A prideful King
  8. A jungle trap often seen in cartoons
  9. Eg: Kangaroos, Opossum, Wombats

20 Clues: NJ state tree • A prideful King • Reduce, Reuse, ... • A Queenly butterfly • Darwin's favorite birds • The fastest lang animal • Long living pond sliders • The highest point on Earth • Construction inclined shark • Nemo's house in Finding Nemo • The largest of the great apes • The longest river in the world • Eg: Kangaroos, Opossum, Wombats • The bear who runs across the sky • ...

Natural Selection 2022-05-10

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
  2. change in activity of an organism in response to a stimulus
  3. traits that benefit an organism in their environment
  4. proved that the theory of evolution was by natural selection
  5. webbed feet, sharp claws, whiskers for example
  6. rivalry between or among living things for territory,resources, goods, mates, etc.
  7. study of organisms, their functions, and their "parts"
  8. the ability to pass down its genetic material to offspring
Down
  1. chromosomes are made up of these
  2. a resource or environmental condition that limits the growth, distribution or abundance of an organisms population
  3. rapid increase in number or rapid growth
  4. changes in characteristics of a species over time
  5. when owls hunt mice, or foxes hunt rabbits. Owls and foxes are examples of this
  6. the "ruling" allele
  7. there are many of these on a pedigree chart
  8. change in DNA sequence
  9. the process in which the instructions in our DNA are converted to a functional part, such as a protein
  10. variation mutation or "crossing over" is an example of this
  11. helps in studying the external features of an individual, including the size, shape, and structure of an individual
  12. selection in specific environments, finches with certain beaks survive better than those with other beaks

20 Clues: the "ruling" allele • change in DNA sequence • chromosomes are made up of these • rapid increase in number or rapid growth • there are many of these on a pedigree chart • webbed feet, sharp claws, whiskers for example • changes in characteristics of a species over time • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • ...

Natural Resources 2022-05-25

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ has the least amount of oil in the world
  2. Diamonds are found in ancient _____
  3. ______ is energy from inside the Earth's core
  4. _______ energy is a nonrenewable resource
  5. A ______ resource is a resource that can be replaced
  6. _______ is when you manage the use of a resource wisely
  7. _______ has eight percent of the total oil on Earth
  8. _______ energy comes from the sun
  9. Biodiversity is richest in tropical ____
Down
  1. ___________ is electricity from water
  2. _______ use is when you use a resource in a way that it stays for a long period of time
  3. A _____ resource is a resource that will run out and can't be replaced
  4. _______ is a nonrenewable resource
  5. _______ has seven percent of the total oil on Earth
  6. _______ energy comes from wind
  7. A variety of life is called a ______
  8. _______ is a renewable resource
  9. _______ is the energy for everything
  10. _______ East has the most amount of in the world
  11. ______ forms at locations where marine life is buried
  12. _______ forms at locations that were ancient swamps

21 Clues: _______ energy comes from wind • _______ is a renewable resource • _______ energy comes from the sun • _______ is a nonrenewable resource • Diamonds are found in ancient _____ • A variety of life is called a ______ • _______ is the energy for everything • ___________ is electricity from water • Biodiversity is richest in tropical ____ • ...

Natural Resources 2021-12-06

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Decaying organic material, such as leaves, twigs, grass and animals
  2. in the this type of logging operation only mature trees are removed
  3. this method of mining uses a large hole that is dug for the purposes of extracting ore found near the earth's surface
  4. When some seed bearing trees are left to reseed an area
  5. used to recover deep mineral deposits
  6. this source of energy requires water to rise and fall in the ocean
  7. this is known as using an item that was used by someone else when they no longer want the item
  8. neither purchasing or producing an item, in the first place
  9. these are used in the construction industry
  10. when refined, these yield a group of materials that we know as metals
  11. this source of energy requires the splitting of atoms
  12. these are resources that do no fit into the other three categories
  13. water leaking from a landfill
  14. Takes place in the warmer months and comprises the majority of the labour force in fishing
  15. this source of energy requires moving air
  16. resources that are limited and cannot be replaced once used up
  17. this occurs when pollution from nutrient runoff from animal waste, fertilizer use and urban runoff end up in lakes/rivers
  18. this occurs when an item is destroyed when it is no longer needed, but the material in the item is recovered for reuse
  19. When every tree is removed and a barren landscape is left behind
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  1. this is also known as the "fear of missing out" on something
  2. this type of farming requires large areas of land and small amounts of labour
  3. the number of days during which crops can ripen
  4. these are resources that are replaced by natural actions and must be used when and where they occur or they will be lost
  5. this type of fishery if operated by large companies and occurs year round
  6. this is the movement of water into the atmosphere from the soil in the plants
  7. this source of energy involves burning natural products or waste
  8. these are naturally occurring, pure, non-living, substances found in rock
  9. these are minerals that are burned to produce energy
  10. This method of mining is used to recover mineral deposits located near the surface of the earth
  11. these are resources that can be regenerated if used carefully
  12. this type of farming is often located near large urban areas and produces food for the nearby population
  13. When companies prey on consumer morals by slapping vague terms on products like "natural" or "green
  14. this marketing technique is used by exposing you to a higher price, for an item, first and then you see a lower price for the same item

33 Clues: water leaking from a landfill • used to recover deep mineral deposits • this source of energy requires moving air • these are used in the construction industry • the number of days during which crops can ripen • these are minerals that are burned to produce energy • this source of energy requires the splitting of atoms • ...

Natural History 2022-10-11

Natural History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. substances that are formed naturally in the Earth
  2. of the five kingdoms of life, these use photosynthesis and don't move around
  3. the study of any living plant or animal in the sea
  4. the study of matter, and all forces and their effects
  5. cold blooded vertebrates that that live on land after they hatch and grow in water, but some always live in water
  6. something made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art of general archaeological interest
  7. space rock that has reached Earth's surface
  8. branch of science that deals with chemical elements and compounds
  9. explains movement of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle)
  10. a naturally occurring solid made of crystallized minerals or other mineral-like substances
  11. animal that does not have a spinal column or backbone
  12. the study of how people lived in the past
  13. the study of everything outside the atmosphere of Earth
  14. an animal with a spinal cord surrounded by cartilage or bone
  15. the study of the nonliving things that the Earth is made of
  16. the science that focuses on the Earth's atmosphere
  17. rock that has been changed
  18. the remains or trace of an ancient living thing
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  1. the study of human beings
  2. vertebrates that are cold blooded, have scaly skin and lay eggs and live on land
  3. the study of plants
  4. also called "marine science"
  5. vertebrates that are warm blooded, have feathers, wings, and lay eggs
  6. the science of insects
  7. the study of fossils of living things, and their evolutionary relationships
  8. rock that has been made from sediment
  9. the study of animals
  10. vertebrates that live and breathe underwater with gills, most have scales, lay eggs and are also cold blooded
  11. may also be called "geoscience"
  12. the study of the Earth and its features, its inhabitants, and its phenomena
  13. studies weather conditions averaged over a period of time
  14. the science of life and living things
  15. vertebrates that give live birth, and produce milk for their young
  16. rock that has been made by volcanic action
  17. complex, with many eukaryotic cells, do not use sunlight to make food

35 Clues: the study of plants • the study of animals • the science of insects • the study of human beings • rock that has been changed • also called "marine science" • may also be called "geoscience" • rock that has been made from sediment • the science of life and living things • the study of how people lived in the past • rock that has been made by volcanic action • ...

Natural Hazards 2021-01-20

Natural Hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where carbon dioxide is collected from burning fossil fuels and stored in the ground (6, 7)
  2. The cause of bending trade winds due to the Earth spinning on its axis (8, 6)
  3. Type of margin when plates move away from each other (12)
  4. A county in the UK hit by bad flooding in 2014 (8)
  5. A low lying country that could be hugely effected by rising sea level (10)
  6. One of the rivers that contributed to Somerset floods (4)
  7. A huge wave caused by an earthquake under the sea (7)
  8. Plate margin when plates move towards each other and one goes under the other (11)
  9. A storm with strong winds formed over the sea (9)
  10. A very cool way of looking at the Earth’s climate over the last 800,000 years (3,5)
  11. Dealing with the cause of climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere (10)
  12. When two plates slide past each other (12)
  13. A category 5 typhoon that hit the Philippines (6)
  14. This greenhouse gas comes mainly from farming cattle, rice and decaying organic matter (7)
  15. Taking sediment out of rivers (8)
Down
  1. When a population aims to cope with the impacts of climate change (10)
  2. Mountains in South America (5)
  3. When liquid rock comes out of the crust (7)
  4. This greenhouse gas mainly comes from cars and deforestation (6, 7)
  5. The gentle sloped volcano formed by runny lava (6)
  6. This crust type is made of basalt (7)
  7. An increase in the height of sea level due to low pressure of a tropical storm (5,5)
  8. A Serbian physicist who worked on natural causes of climate change (12)
  9. This causes plates to move (10,7)
  10. Other than monitoring, predicting and protecting, what else can you do to reduce hurricane impacts (PPPM) (8)
  11. Looking at the width of tree rings to determine past climate (11)
  12. The layer beneath the crust (6)
  13. The steep volcano formed by viscous lava (9)
  14. This crust type is less dense (11)

29 Clues: Mountains in South America (5) • The layer beneath the crust (6) • This causes plates to move (10,7) • Taking sediment out of rivers (8) • This crust type is less dense (11) • This crust type is made of basalt (7) • When two plates slide past each other (12) • When liquid rock comes out of the crust (7) • The steep volcano formed by viscous lava (9) • ...

natural hazards 2020-11-19

natural hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
  2. the amount of moisture in the air
  3. the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain
  4. a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
  5. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
  6. the layer of gases surrounding Earth
  7. a long period of unusually dry weather
  8. an instrument for measuring temperature
  9. the process where water vapour becomes liquid
Down
  1. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
  2. the kind of weather experienced by a place over a long period
  3. the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather
  4. a severe snowstorm with high winds.
  5. a fire in scrub or a forest, especially one that spreads rapidly
  6. an overflow of water that covers land that is usually dry
  7. vapour, water in the form of gas
  8. a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions
  9. pressure, the downward force caused by the weight of the air pressing on the surface of Earth
  10. a tropical storm over the north Atlantic ocean, the Caribbean sea, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Northeast Pacific Ocean
  11. to change from liquid into vapour

20 Clues: vapour, water in the form of gas • the amount of moisture in the air • to change from liquid into vapour • a severe snowstorm with high winds. • the layer of gases surrounding Earth • a long period of unusually dry weather • an instrument for measuring temperature • the process where water vapour becomes liquid • an overflow of water that covers land that is usually dry • ...

Natural Products 2023-11-11

Natural Products crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Omega-3 fatty acids are also known as:
  2. Fulyzaq (crofelemer) is used for diarrhea in HIV/AIDS patients and is isolated from dragon's:
  3. metabolites used in adaptive functions or defense from predators
  4. semi-synthetic anticholinergic agent derived from atropine
  5. This product is isolated from the African calabar bean and treats glaucoma
  6. semi-synthetic drug (brand) isolated from artemisinin and used for malaria
  7. This drug (brand) is semi-synthetic and indicated in Parkinson's
  8. topoisomerase I inhibitors are derived from this natural product
  9. SGLT-2 inhibitors used in T2DM are isolated from this:
  10. Zostrix (capsaicin) is isolated from chilli peppers and produces a burning sensation to be used for:
  11. This is an M3 muscarinic receptor agonist used in glaucoma and xerostomia (Dry mouth)
  12. Opioids are derived from this natural product that consists of morphine and codeine
  13. This product is isolated from tobacco leaves and can be used as smoking cessation therapy
Down
  1. a vinca alkaloid that inhibits tubulin polymerization
  2. Ergotamine is a hallucinogenic that induces:
  3. This drug (brand) is an anticancer agent isolated from the bark of a Pacific yew tree
  4. Dimethyltryptamine can be isolated as a drug that treats this condition:
  5. This drug is isolated from fox glove and is used for heart failure and Afib
  6. semisynthetic compounds reduce toxicity and increase
  7. metabolites directly involved in growth of the origanism
  8. Atropine and hyoscamine are found in leaves as tropane
  9. This drug treats gout and is isolated from autumn crocus
  10. This drug was banned in 2004 for weight loss
  11. Teniposide and etoposide are semi-synthetic:
  12. Aspirin is derived from this product isolated from bark and leaves
  13. stimulant laxative isolated from leaves and fruit
  14. This class of drugs is isolated from red yeast rice
  15. Warfarin was isolated from this product that causes hemorrhages in cattle

28 Clues: Omega-3 fatty acids are also known as: • Ergotamine is a hallucinogenic that induces: • This drug was banned in 2004 for weight loss • Teniposide and etoposide are semi-synthetic: • stimulant laxative isolated from leaves and fruit • This class of drugs is isolated from red yeast rice • semisynthetic compounds reduce toxicity and increase • ...

Natural resources 2023-10-26

Natural resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. animal resource that is a really fancy fabric
  2. natural resource that is used for fresh water
  3. yellow vegetable that grows in crops
  4. mineral that is a very useful metal
  5. natural resource that is very small, rounded and yellow
  6. natural resource that is used to make bread
  7. natural resource that is a small white grain
  8. natural resources that grow from plants
  9. natural resource that is used for breakfast
  10. black liquid mineral used as fuel
  11. natural resource rounded and green
  12. fancy mineral that is really expensive
Down
  1. animal resource used for clothes and shoes
  2. natural resource that we breathe
  3. natural resource that is used for construction
  4. natural resource that give us light
  5. animal resource that is really sweet
  6. animal resource that used to cook
  7. solid mineral used as fuel
  8. mineral that is optain from lakes or rivers
  9. natural organism that provide us with oxygen
  10. natural resource used for a hot beverage
  11. natural resource that falls from the sky
  12. mineral used to grow plants
  13. natural resource that is inside fruits
  14. animal resource that provides really warm fabric
  15. animal resource made with milk

27 Clues: solid mineral used as fuel • mineral used to grow plants • animal resource made with milk • natural resource that we breathe • animal resource that used to cook • black liquid mineral used as fuel • natural resource rounded and green • natural resource that give us light • mineral that is a very useful metal • animal resource that is really sweet • ...

Natural resources 2024-02-28

Natural resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gas drilled to extract
  2. to make it like new
  3. DO NOT naturally renew or replenish themselves
  4. energy from any material that comes from plants
  5. energy made from flowing water
  6. thick black liquid
  7. gases a gas that contributes to greenhouse by effect by absorbing carbon dioxide
  8. production of gas discharge or radiation
  9. generated during nuclear fission
  10. to use something again
  11. produced by the natural rise and fall of tides
  12. to convert waste into reusable material
  13. naturally renew or replenish themselves
Down
  1. careful maintenance and upkeep of a natural resource
  2. nonrenewable and forms within the earth over millions of year
  3. fossil fuels coal oil natural gas fracking and nuclear
  4. captured with wind turbines
  5. mineral formed from plants that have been fossilized
  6. heat energy from deep within the earth
  7. energy from the sun
  8. wind solar geothermal hydroelectric tidal biomass
  9. layer in earths stratosphere which absorbs most of ultraviolet radiation

22 Clues: thick black liquid • to make it like new • energy from the sun • gas drilled to extract • to use something again • captured with wind turbines • energy made from flowing water • generated during nuclear fission • heat energy from deep within the earth • to convert waste into reusable material • naturally renew or replenish themselves • production of gas discharge or radiation • ...

Natural Naomi 2020-07-01

Natural Naomi crossword puzzle
Across
  1. severe disapproval
  2. reflect deeply on a subject
  3. intense or sharp
  4. strong feeling of embarrassment
  5. in an opposing direction
  6. annoyed or irritable
  7. a person's appearance, manner
  8. exaggerate flattery or praise
  9. pitching dangerously to one side
  10. an ugly, evil-looking old woman
  11. give instruction to or direct somebody to do something
Down
  1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  2. food for domestic livestock
  3. with suspicion or disapproval
  4. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking dept
  5. make imperfect
  6. a pressing or urgent situation
  7. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  8. a lewd or immoral person
  9. having grey or white hair as in age
  10. a witty saying
  11. wait in hiding to attack
  12. not supplying something useful for future
  13. avoid and stay away from deliberately
  14. liable to sudden unpredictable change

25 Clues: make imperfect • a witty saying • intense or sharp • severe disapproval • annoyed or irritable • in an opposing direction • a lewd or immoral person • wait in hiding to attack • food for domestic livestock • reflect deeply on a subject • with suspicion or disapproval • a person's appearance, manner • exaggerate flattery or praise • a pressing or urgent situation • ...

Natural Resources 2019-10-08

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of rock that contains a mine-able amount of minerals
  2. to conserve resources by using less energy
  3. bendable or shape able
  4. a strong, lightweight metal that is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust
  5. a natural resource that is used and can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time
  6. a concentrated area of specific minerals that have melted and separated into layers
  7. small plant like organisms found in the ocean that are able to carry on photosynthesis
  8. a holding area of water located behind a dam
  9. a chemical produced from oil
  10. a fossil fuel formed from plant material that was quickly buried and fossilized under great pressure
  11. a liquid fossil fuel used to heat homes and produce electricity
  12. an inorganic substance found naturally in the earth
Down
  1. a valuable metal that often indicates wealth
  2. a piece of glacier, ice sheet, or ice shelf that breaks off into the ocean and floats independently
  3. one of Earth's most valuable renewable resources
  4. a factory that separates crude oil into products
  5. gas a fossil fuel found in a gaseous state that is often found close to deposits of oil
  6. renewable energy that uses heat from within the earth to produce steam
  7. a mineral necessary to produce nuclear energy
  8. term used to describe farmland that is unused or allowed to rest for a season or a year
  9. energy that makes electricity by using the energy of running water
  10. a natural resource that cannot be replaced easily
  11. refers to all of earth's water
  12. means to remove the salts and other minerals from water
  13. to conserve resources by finding new ways to use a product
  14. layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that hold or move ground water
  15. water vapor in the air
  16. to conserve resources by turning product into other products

28 Clues: bendable or shape able • water vapor in the air • a chemical produced from oil • refers to all of earth's water • to conserve resources by using less energy • a valuable metal that often indicates wealth • a holding area of water located behind a dam • a mineral necessary to produce nuclear energy • one of Earth's most valuable renewable resources • ...

Natural selection 2020-03-23

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - well-supported testable explanation
  2. - islands that Darwin visited
  3. - pattern of evolution where a species is stable for a long time then rapidly changes equilibrium
  4. - proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
  5. - structures that have no current function
  6. - natural selection is also known as the survival of the
  7. - the name of Darwin's book; the of species
  8. - principle that states that living species are descended from ancient ones descent with
  9. - had different shaped beaks depending on the island they were from
  10. - when two unrelated organisms look alike (sharks & dolphins)
  11. - required for new species to form
  12. - change over time
Down
  1. - the study of the earth
  2. - when one species evolves into many adaptive
  3. - had different shaped shells depending on the island they were from
  4. - when organisms disappear from the earth
  5. - refers to the variety of living things
  6. - structures that are similar
  7. - process by which evolution occurs natural
  8. - when two species evolve together
  9. - a characteristic that helps an organism survive
  10. - formation of new species
  11. - the name of the ship that darwin traveled on
  12. - preserved remains of ancient organisms

24 Clues: - change over time • - the study of the earth • - formation of new species • - islands that Darwin visited • - structures that are similar • - when two species evolve together • - required for new species to form • - well-supported testable explanation • - refers to the variety of living things • - preserved remains of ancient organisms • ...

Natural Resources 2020-04-07

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a heavy silver-white poisonous metallic element
  2. a yellow precious metal
  3. it can produce fuels including petrol, paraffin,oil
  4. another name for potassium hydroxide
  5. a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal
  6. land any land good to grow crops.
  7. it is called also wolfram
  8. it is used to make stainless steel
  9. the chief commercial ore of aluminium
  10. a precious shiny greyish-white metal
Down
  1. burns as a solid fossil fuel
  2. a clear and colourless crystalline form of pure carbon
  3. it tarnishes to a dull gray color when exposed to air
  4. it a salt or ester of a phosphoric acid
  5. wood prepared for use in building and carpentry
  6. it is used as glass furnace electrodes
  7. it has the symbol Cu
  8. it provides us with nuclear fuel
  9. a flammable substance consisting of methane
  10. it is used for protecting iron against corrosion.

20 Clues: it has the symbol Cu • a yellow precious metal • it is called also wolfram • burns as a solid fossil fuel • it provides us with nuclear fuel • land any land good to grow crops. • it is used to make stainless steel • another name for potassium hydroxide • a precious shiny greyish-white metal • the chief commercial ore of aluminium • it is used as glass furnace electrodes • ...

Natural Science 2020-09-30

Natural Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of the universe
  2. A subdivision of the mantle located beneath the lithosphere
  3. The light in very thin outer skin of earth
  4. large, continuous areas of land that include the adjacent continental shelf and islands that are structurally connected to the mainland.
  5. A tentative (or untested) explanation
  6. includes all life on earth.
  7. theory proposes that the bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud
  8. method The process in which researchers gather facts through observations and formulate scientific hypotheses and theories.
  9. A well-tested and widely excepted view that the scientific community agrees best explains certain observable facts.
  10. The study of the atmosphere in the process that produces weather and climate
Down
  1. refers to the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and upper most mantle.
  2. A group of interacting, or interdependent, parts that form a complex hole.
  3. The interiors of the continents.
  4. A life – giving gaseous envelope
  5. dense inner sphere
  6. Lies beneath the atmosphere in the ocean, and is the solid earth.
  7. dynamic mass of water that is continually on the move.
  8. expansive, flat regions composed largely of deformed igneous and metamorphic rocks.
  9. less dense sphere
  10. involves the application of all sciences in a comprehensive and interrelated study of the oceans in all their aspects and relationships.
  11. study of earth

21 Clues: study of earth • less dense sphere • dense inner sphere • The study of the universe • includes all life on earth. • The interiors of the continents. • A life – giving gaseous envelope • A tentative (or untested) explanation • The light in very thin outer skin of earth • dynamic mass of water that is continually on the move. • ...

Natural Selection 2024-04-10

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth
  2. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  3. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  4. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  5. to stay alive
  6. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  7. a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
  8. a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  9. a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
  10. selection: the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  11. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  12. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
Down
  1. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
  2. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  3. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  4. to receive genes from a parent
  5. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  6. an organism produced as a result of reproduction
  7. a related organism from a previous generation
  8. everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
  9. when a huge number of species on Earth die out completely around the same time
  10. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
  11. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  12. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes

24 Clues: to stay alive • to receive genes from a parent • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes • a related organism from a previous generation • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • a characteristic that all members of a species have • living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria • ...

Natural selection 2024-05-03

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mutation in which segments of one or more chromosomes change positions
  2. A gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus of plant and animal cells. Each chromosome consists of one very long DNA molecule and associated proteins.
  3. When referring to a point mutation: A mutation in which one base is removed.
  4. A characteristic or trait, such as fur, that the common ancestor of a group had and passed on to its descendants.
  5. A change to one or more chromosomes
  6. A set of Information that controls a single trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.
  7. The study of embryos and their development
  8. An alternative form of a gene.
  9. A mutation in which a portion of a gene in a chromosome is replicated, resulting in multiple copies
  10. A mutation in which one base is replaced by an incorrect one
  11. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
  12. A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
  13. The passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction.
  14. The process through which organisms better adapted to their environment survive and produce more offspring, and organisms which are less adapted to the environment die off.
  15. Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. In DNA, A pairs with T and G pairs with C.
Down
  1. An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations.
  2. When the sequence of the genetic code is displaced, caused by an insertion or a deletion of one base
  3. A group of organisms that share a genetic heritage, are able to interbreed, and produce offspring that are also fertile.
  4. An allele for a trait that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
  5. The study of body structure
  6. A mutation that reverses the order of genes on a chromosome
  7. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
  8. A change to only one of the bases in the genetic sequence
  9. Having two identical alleles for a trait.
  10. the most recent species from which two new, different species evolved
  11. An allele for a trait that always shows up in an organism when the allele is present.
  12. An organism's physical appearance or visible traits.
  13. Branching tree aiagram that shows the relationships among a group of organisms based on shared, derived characteristics.
  14. A mutation in which a base is added to the genetic sequence

29 Clues: The study of body structure • An alternative form of a gene. • A change to one or more chromosomes • Having two identical alleles for a trait. • The study of embryos and their development • An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations. • An organism's physical appearance or visible traits. • A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce • ...

Natural selection 2024-05-09

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A gene you are more likely to inherit. Represented by a uppercase letter
  2. The islands where Charles Darwin studied many different species
  3. An adaption in the behavior of a species
  4. Copying another animals or plants color/texture for survival
  5. When animals battle against their own or other species for food, territory, mates, etc.
  6. Father of natural selection
  7. When there are too many babies being born in a species
  8. An adaption in the structure of Behavioral
Down
  1. The Eprocess where organisms adapt to their environment
  2. The difference of traits within a species
  3. Details or charts about ancestry
  4. An adaption within the body of a secies
  5. the home of a species
  6. A species changing to better fit with their environment
  7. A natural habitat created by the earth
  8. A gene you are less likely to inherit. Represented by a lowercase letter
  9. Things animals don't need to be taught
  10. When not enough babies are being born in a species
  11. Things needed to be taught to individuals in a species because they don't know to do it
  12. Blending in with its surroundings

20 Clues: the home of a species • Father of natural selection • Details or charts about ancestry • Blending in with its surroundings • A natural habitat created by the earth • Things animals don't need to be taught • An adaption within the body of a secies • An adaption in the behavior of a species • The difference of traits within a species • ...

Natural Disaster 2024-03-25

Natural Disaster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vortex of rotating wind, funnel shaped in appearance
  2. strong bitterly cold wind and heavy snowfall
  3. falling in rapid copious quantities.
  4. sudden violent gust of wind
  5. cavity in the ground caused by a erosion.
  6. a very strong wind
  7. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
  8. oceanic waves from an Earthquake
  9. a whirlpool in the ocean
  10. a cyclonic tropical wind storm
Down
  1. action of moving from a natural disaster
  2. the sliding of mud and earth down a hillside
  3. a sudden strong downdraft
  4. a mass of snow and ice falling down a mountain side
  5. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
  6. large volcanic crater
  7. the sliding of a mass of earth and rock
  8. an old name for a wind storm
  9. a tropical storm in the region of India or the Pacific ocean
  10. pellets of frozen rain from cumulonimbus clouds

20 Clues: a very strong wind • large volcanic crater • a whirlpool in the ocean • a sudden strong downdraft • sudden violent gust of wind • an old name for a wind storm • a cyclonic tropical wind storm • oceanic waves from an Earthquake • falling in rapid copious quantities. • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • the sliding of a mass of earth and rock • ...

Natural Selection 2024-03-18

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  2. the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  3. a related organism from a previous generation
  4. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  5. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
  6. an instruction for making a protein molecule
  7. a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
  8. to receive genes from a parent
  9. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  10. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  11. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  12. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  13. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
  14. a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
  15. something in the environment that affects an individual’s chances of surviving
  16. an organism produced as a result of reproduction
Down
  1. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  2. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  3. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
  4. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  5. everything that surrounds an organism
  6. a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
  7. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  8. a group of organisms of the same kind that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  9. an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
  10. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
  11. an event or process that leads to a result or change
  12. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  13. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  14. to stay alive

30 Clues: to stay alive • to receive genes from a parent • everything that surrounds an organism • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes • an instruction for making a protein molecule • a related organism from a previous generation • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • ...

Natural History 2024-07-09

Natural History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic (4)
  2. The voice of Blue Planet (5)
  3. Spotted bug (8)
  4. Royal waterbird (4)
  5. You can win them in bags at fairs (8)
  6. Really bad weather (5)
  7. Egg-laying mammal (8)
  8. A model of the Earth (5)
  9. Ouse, Severn, Wye (5)
  10. Spiky desert-dweller (6)
  11. Seen on wet but sunny days (7)
Down
  1. Christmas birds (5)
  2. Imagine having 101 of them (10)
  3. A floppy-eared rodent (6)
  4. Where a group of fish go to study (6)
  5. Fuzzy pollinator (9)
  6. A flower for Remembrance Day (5)
  7. He wrote 'On the Origin of Species' (6)
  8. Animal that navigates by echolocation (3)
  9. Rasp or straw (5)
  10. Tasty crystals (4)
  11. Seeds of the chestnut tree, smashed together by schoolchildren (7)

22 Clues: Spotted bug (8) • Rasp or straw (5) • Tasty crystals (4) • Christmas birds (5) • Royal waterbird (4) • Fuzzy pollinator (9) • Egg-laying mammal (8) • Ouse, Severn, Wye (5) • Really bad weather (5) • A model of the Earth (5) • Spiky desert-dweller (6) • A floppy-eared rodent (6) • The voice of Blue Planet (5) • Seen on wet but sunny days (7) • Imagine having 101 of them (10) • ...

Natural Resources 2024-09-30

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a glacier on level land that forms from layers of snow build-up
  2. the form of oil pulled directly from the oil fields
  3. are produced from oil and used in plastics, paint, fabrics, make-up and cologne
  4. is used to separate metal in the ore from other materials
  5. a way of conserving resources that focuses on remaking the resource into another product
  6. is a natural resource that America is blessed with that provides crops and timber, etc
  7. uses heat from the earth(magma) to produce steam
  8. was quickly buried and fossilized under great pressure and provides 25% of our energy needs
  9. forms when ocean water freezes
  10. is a factory that separates crude oil into different products
  11. refers to water vapor in the air
  12. are layers of sand, gravel or bedrock that hold and move groundwater
  13. is water that is stored beneath the surface of the earth
  14. is a metal that is shapeable
  15. is produced as water flows from the reservoir and turns turbines
  16. is a method used by farmers to keep water from washing away
  17. is a method of allowing fields to rest for a season or a year
  18. is used in nuclear reactors to produce electricity and power some ships and submarines
Down
  1. is floating ice in the ocean
  2. formed with the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly
  3. this type of energy uses the sun to heat and power homes and businesses
  4. cannot be replaced easily
  5. holds the river back behind dams so the dams can control the flow of water
  6. are concentrated areas of specific minerals
  7. the path that water takes as it travesl from land to sky back to the land
  8. a way of conserving resources that focuses on not using so many
  9. a way of conserving resources that focuses on finding multiple ways to use your resources
  10. is found in the gaseous state close to deposits of oil and it is used to produce heat and light
  11. are small plantlike organisms that make up the first link in the ocean's food chain
  12. contains all of Earth's water found in lakes, oceans, streams, rivers, soil, underground and in the air
  13. are pieces of glaciers, ice sheets or shelves that break off into the ocean and float independently
  14. is a solid substance found naturally in the earth's surface
  15. can be replaced by natural means in a relatively short amount of time
  16. windmills generate electrical energy from this force of nature
  17. materials with useable amounts of metal in them
  18. liquid rock
  19. is a low-growing crop that helps maintain the nutrients in the soil

37 Clues: liquid rock • cannot be replaced easily • is floating ice in the ocean • is a metal that is shapeable • forms when ocean water freezes • refers to water vapor in the air • are concentrated areas of specific minerals • materials with useable amounts of metal in them • uses heat from the earth(magma) to produce steam • the form of oil pulled directly from the oil fields • ...

Natural Resources 2023-03-05

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fossil fuel examples include: natural gas, oil and ____.
  2. Nonrenewable natural resources can run out. We usually find these resources in the ______.
  3. If you turn the lights ___ when you leave a room, you are saving fossil fuels used to create energy.
  4. Renewable natural resources can run out if they are all killed or ____.
  5. People use both renewable and _____ resources.
  6. Cotton comes from cotton ____.
  7. Some resources can grow again and never run out. They are called ________.
  8. Air and water move in _____.
  9. Natural resources are resources found in _______.
  10. One of the most useful natural resources is ___.
Down
  1. No part of the tree is wasted, not even the ____.
  2. We have _____ amounts of nonrenewable natural resources.
  3. Minerals are used to make _____.
  4. We must _____ and carefully use natural resources.
  5. Pollution occurs when people put harmful ____ or other things into nature.
  6. Polyester, nylon and plastic are made from ____.
  7. When we reuse a natural resource or product to make something new, we ____ that product.
  8. Wind and sun are alternate sources of ________.
  9. Alternate energy sources, that are renewable, include: the sun, the wind and ____.
  10. Plants use ____ in the soil to grow.
  11. If you completed this crossword puzzle for homework, you will not have to take a quiz on this information.
  12. The 3 r's include: reduce, recycle and ____.

22 Clues: Air and water move in _____. • Cotton comes from cotton ____. • Minerals are used to make _____. • Plants use ____ in the soil to grow. • The 3 r's include: reduce, recycle and ____. • People use both renewable and _____ resources. • Wind and sun are alternate sources of ________. • Polyester, nylon and plastic are made from ____. • ...

Natural Selection 2023-03-24

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New species is formed in an isolated enviorment
  2. When to organisms are fighting for the same resource
  3. How life begins and develops
  4. A group between a species seperates
  5. Changes to an organism before death
  6. Takes place in a science lab and is created by humans
  7. A trait that increases in a organism
  8. Chosing the middle in everything
Down
  1. Skeletal elements that look similar to ancestor
  2. Made in a lab
  3. When species become isolated
  4. Organisms adapt to their enviorment
  5. The individuals with the best trait will survive and breed
  6. Two subpopulations of a species evolve and reproduce
  7. To many offsprings are born and habitat cannot sustain
  8. Selection against middle
  9. Individuals with trats that survive better
  10. Features that lost original funtion
  11. The main topic
  12. Charles darwins theory
  13. A way of creating new species without physical barriers
  14. Selection of looks

22 Clues: Made in a lab • The main topic • Selection of looks • Charles darwins theory • Selection against middle • When species become isolated • How life begins and develops • Chosing the middle in everything • Organisms adapt to their enviorment • Features that lost original funtion • A group between a species seperates • Changes to an organism before death • ...

Natural Phenomenas 2023-04-18

Natural Phenomenas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope.
  2. The expansion of soil as it freezes, causing it to heave upward.
  3. A series of ocean waves caused by an earthquake, landslide, or other disturbance under the ocean.
  4. A windstorm that carries sand and dust.
  5. wave A prolonged period of excessively hot weather.
  6. The movement of a mass of mud or earth down a slope.
  7. A large-scale atmospheric circulation system characterized by low pressure at its center.
  8. A thin layer of ice that forms on surfaces at or below freezing temperatures.
  9. A large ocean wave caused by the gravitational influence of the moon or sun.
  10. A severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
  11. A large piece of ice that breaks off from a glacier or ice shelf and floats in the ocean.
  12. A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
  13. A natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions.
  14. wave A prolonged period of excessively cold weather.
  15. A tropical cyclone with winds of at least 74 mph that forms over warm waters and can cause extensive damage.
  16. A sudden and intense burst of radiation from the sun's surface.
  17. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall resulting in a shortage of water.
  18. A violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground and can cause widespread damage.
  19. storm A storm that coats surfaces with a layer of ice.
  20. A sudden discharge of electricity in the atmosphere.
Down
  1. A storm with falling hailstones.
  2. Distant lightning that is too far away to hear the thunder.
  3. A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain.
  4. A mountain or hill with a vent or fissure through which lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
  5. An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object passes into the shadow of another.
  6. A rotating column of water that forms over a body of water.
  7. A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.
  8. A small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up.
  9. A small, icy body that orbits the sun and has a tail of gas and dust.
  10. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the shifting of tectonic plates.
  11. A temporary overflow of water onto normally dry land.
  12. A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air.
  13. An arc of colors in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight.
  14. An uncontrolled fire in a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or prairie.
  15. The Northern Lights, a natural light display in the sky in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
  16. A small whirlwind or dust storm that forms in dry conditions.
  17. A mass of snow, ice, and rock that slides down a mountainside.
  18. A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of the surface layer.

38 Clues: A storm with falling hailstones. • A windstorm that carries sand and dust. • A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land. • A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. • The movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope. • The movement of a mass of mud or earth down a slope. • A sudden discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. • ...

Natural Selection 2023-03-30

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell
  2. an organism that consumes all or part of the body of another—living or recently killed—organism, which is its prey
  3. one that an organism develops as a result of experience
  4. natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
  5. the biological mechanism by which organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment.
  6. the change in frequency of an existing gene variant in the population due to random chance
  7. the process of organisms adapting and changing
  8. an inborn impulse or motivation to action typically performed in response to specific external stimuli
Down
  1. a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings.
  2. the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals, and the steps taken to enhance and perpetuate those traits in future generations.
  3. examines the behavior of humans and animals and investigates which behavior is innate and which skills are learned in the course of life
  4. the transfer of genetic material from one population to another
  5. the appearance of differences in the magnitude of response among individuals in the same population given the same dose of a compound.
  6. the product of the reproductive processes of a person, animal, or plant
  7. a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time
  8. a substance or object required by an organism for normal growth, maintenance, and reproduction
  9. the ability to survive to reproductive age, find a mate, and produce offspring.
  10. the similarity of one organism (the mimic) to another (the model) that enhances the mimic's fitness through its effect on the behavior of a third party, the operator
  11. a way animals conserve energy to survive adverse weather conditions or lack of food
  12. a specific characteristic of an individual

20 Clues: Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell • a specific characteristic of an individual • the process of organisms adapting and changing • one that an organism develops as a result of experience • the transfer of genetic material from one population to another • the product of the reproductive processes of a person, animal, or plant • ...

Natural Elements 2023-07-24

Natural Elements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small berry
  2. Dreary and desolate
  3. Purple fruit
  4. Longest or shortest day
  5. Thorny shrub
  6. Orange-gold fruit
  7. Gentle breeze
  8. Animal life
  9. Fish eggs
  10. Equal day and night
Down
  1. Plant life
  2. Yellow flower weed
  3. Waterfall descent
  4. Tropical disease
  5. Fuzzy-skinned fruit
  6. Small stream
  7. Ocean's rising and falling
  8. Open grassy area
  9. Strong wind
  10. Trim branches

20 Clues: Fish eggs • Plant life • Small berry • Strong wind • Animal life • Purple fruit • Thorny shrub • Small stream • Gentle breeze • Trim branches • Tropical disease • Open grassy area • Waterfall descent • Orange-gold fruit • Yellow flower weed • Dreary and desolate • Fuzzy-skinned fruit • Equal day and night • Longest or shortest day • Ocean's rising and falling

Natural Resources 2024-11-21

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a silver, lightweight metal that is not magnetic
  2. a mixture of decaying materials used to feed plants
  3. to decompose or rot
  4. a metal that is used to make steel, it is also magnetic
  5. a source of energy that formed from the remains of dead plants and animals
  6. the process by which water goes from the sky to the Earth over and over again
  7. a material that are always being replaced and will not run out
  8. to use a material again
  9. a fossil fuel, a black liquid that is used to make gasoline and plastics
  10. to stop something from happening
Down
  1. a material that can't be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out
  2. a fossil fuel made of a mix of different types of gases
  3. the amount of a material that is available to be used
  4. a material found in nature that people use
  5. to protect and care for natural resources
  6. to make something impure and unsafe to use
  7. to throw something away or use carelessly
  8. water that falls from the sky as a liquid or a solid
  9. a fossil fuel, a black rock formed from dead plants
  10. to remove or to take out
  11. rock that contains metal
  12. a strong metal that is a mixture of iron, carbon, and other metals
  13. a reddish brown metal that is a good conductor of electricity

23 Clues: to decompose or rot • to use a material again • to remove or to take out • rock that contains metal • to stop something from happening • to protect and care for natural resources • to throw something away or use carelessly • a material found in nature that people use • to make something impure and unsafe to use • a silver, lightweight metal that is not magnetic • ...

natural selections 2024-11-14

natural selections crossword puzzle
Across
  1. living things such as plants animals and bacteria
  2. everything (living or nonliving) that surround an organism
  3. an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
  4. a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  5. an animla that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  6. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific enviroment
  7. a long piece of dna that contains many genes
  8. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  9. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  10. to stay alive
  11. a related organism from a previous generation
  12. something in the enviroment that affects an individuals chnaces of surviving
  13. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  14. a young insect that looks somewhat different from the adult
  15. version a specific form of gene that provides instructions for making a particular molecule
  16. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
  17. a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
Down
  1. the process in which 2 parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  2. a specific characteristics of an individual organism
  3. a group of individuals born and living about the same time
  4. a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
  5. to recieve genes from a parent
  6. an organism produced as a result of reproduction
  7. a type of molecule that genes and chromeosomes are made of
  8. an event or process that leads to a result or change
  9. a random change to a gene that sometimes result in a new trait
  10. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
  11. an instruction for making a protein molecule
  12. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  13. selection the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  14. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  15. an animal that hurts and kills other animlas for food

32 Clues: to stay alive • to recieve genes from a parent • a long piece of dna that contains many genes • an instruction for making a protein molecule • a related organism from a previous generation • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • living things such as plants animals and bacteria • a characteristic that all members of a species have • ...

Natural Wonders 2025-03-10

Natural Wonders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major North American mountain range
  2. Salty lake where you float
  3. Africa’s largest waterfall
  4. Towering red dunes in Namibia
  5. AKES Largest freshwater system on Earth
  6. Tallest mountain on Earth
  7. Iconic Japanese volcano
  8. Fairy chimneys of Turkey
  9. Longest river on Earth
  10. Stunning Croatian lakes and waterfalls
  11. World’s largest coral reef
  12. CAVE Deepest
  13. Famous granite rock in Yosemite
  14. Deepest point in the ocean
  15. Home to the tallest trees
  16. Majestic U.S. rock formation
  17. Aurora seen in the Southern Hemisphere
  18. Pristine white sand in Australia
  19. Home of Old Faithful
  20. Major watershed in North America
  21. Famous Yellowstone geyser
  22. World’s largest salt flat
  23. Mighty American river
  24. Towering peaks in Wyoming
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  1. Tallest waterfall on Earth
  2. U.S. park with towering cliffs
  3. Basalt columns in Northern Ireland
  4. Iconic green stalks in Asia
  5. Karst formations in China
  6. sandstone monolith
  7. Vibrant hot spring in Yellowstone
  8. South American waterfall system
  9. Giant trees in California
  10. Africa’s highest peak
  11. Powerful waterfall on the U.S.-Canada border
  12. Stunning landscapes in South America
  13. Iconic vertical rock formation
  14. Massive underwater sinkhole
  15. Natural hot water eruptions
  16. Eroded rock formations in the U.S.
  17. Ancient structure visible from space myth
  18. Colorful sky display in polar regions
  19. Deep coastal inlets carved by glaciers
  20. Hottest place in North America
  21. Unique brown hills in the Philippines
  22. Turkey’s white travertine terraces
  23. Vast Asian desert
  24. Home of the tallest peaks
  25. Second-longest river in the world

49 Clues: CAVE Deepest • Vast Asian desert • sandstone monolith • Home of Old Faithful • Africa’s highest peak • Mighty American river • Longest river on Earth • Iconic Japanese volcano • Fairy chimneys of Turkey • Karst formations in China • Tallest mountain on Earth • Giant trees in California • Home to the tallest trees • Home of the tallest peaks • Famous Yellowstone geyser • ...

Natural selection 2025-04-11

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A gene you are more likely to inherit. Represented by a uppercase letter
  2. The islands where Charles Darwin studied many different species
  3. An adaption in the behavior of a species
  4. Copying another animals or plants color/texture for survival
  5. When animals battle against their own or other species for food, territory, mates, etc.
  6. Father of natural selection
  7. When there are too many babies being born in a species
  8. An adaption in the structure of Behavioral
Down
  1. The Eprocess where organisms adapt to their environment
  2. The difference of traits within a species
  3. Details or charts about ancestry
  4. An adaption within the body of a secies
  5. the home of a species
  6. A species changing to better fit with their environment
  7. A natural habitat created by the earth
  8. A gene you are less likely to inherit. Represented by a lowercase letter
  9. Things animals don't need to be taught
  10. When not enough babies are being born in a species
  11. Things needed to be taught to individuals in a species because they don't know to do it
  12. Blending in with its surroundings

20 Clues: the home of a species • Father of natural selection • Details or charts about ancestry • Blending in with its surroundings • A natural habitat created by the earth • Things animals don't need to be taught • An adaption within the body of a secies • An adaption in the behavior of a species • The difference of traits within a species • ...

Natural Disaster 2025-06-26

Natural Disaster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Broken building pieces
  2. Giant ocean wave
  3. Rocks sliding downhill
  4. Happening many times
  5. Big fire in nature
  6. Still living
  7. Long time with no rain
  8. Snow sliding down a mountain
  9. Very bad storm with wind
  10. Harm to property
Down
  1. More protected
  2. When the ground moves suddenly
  3. Practice for emergencies
  4. No food for many people
  5. Injuries from falling
  6. Very very bad
  7. Hot liquid rock mountain
  8. Mountain that explodes lava
  9. Spinning funnel of wind
  10. Water covering land
  11. Small skin cuts
  12. Buildings falling down
  13. Person who fights fires

23 Clues: Still living • Very very bad • More protected • Small skin cuts • Giant ocean wave • Harm to property • Big fire in nature • Water covering land • Happening many times • Injuries from falling • Broken building pieces • Rocks sliding downhill • Buildings falling down • Long time with no rain • No food for many people • Spinning funnel of wind • Person who fights fires • Practice for emergencies • ...

Natural Resources 2023-04-13

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy captured from sunlight
  2. A resource that cannot be replaced within a short period of time or at all.
  3. A resource that involves a loose mixture of rock, organic material, water and air. Supports the growth of vegetation.
  4. Gases in the earth’s atmosphere that trap energy and warm the planet.
  5. This practice uses dynamite to stun or kill large amounts of fish.
  6. Feed and are caught near the bottom of the ocean
  7. Extracting ore or minerals from the ground
  8. Feed and are caught near surface
  9. Fulfilling current resource needs without compromising the resource for future generations.
  10. The maximum amount a commercial fishing operation is allowed to harvest in a given season.
Down
  1. An energy resource that can be replaced within a short period of time or will never run out.
  2. Fish without backbones but with hard protective shells
  3. A rock that contains a large enough concentration of a mineral to make it profitable to mine.
  4. Cone-shaped nets that are pulled along the bottom of the ocean.
  5. Energy produced from moving or flowing water.
  6. Unwanted fish and marine creatures that are caught during commercial fishing for a different species.
  7. Provided by the earth, air, water, land, plants, animals, rocks minerals.
  8. Lost, abandoned or discarded nets that are drifting free in the oceans.
  9. This process involves drilling into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at a rock layer, to release the gas inside.
  10. Originally formed from ancient plants and animals
  11. Energy obtained from a process called fission. This involves splitting a uranium atom.

21 Clues: Energy captured from sunlight • Feed and are caught near surface • Extracting ore or minerals from the ground • Energy produced from moving or flowing water. • Feed and are caught near the bottom of the ocean • Originally formed from ancient plants and animals • Fish without backbones but with hard protective shells • ...

Natural Selection 2023-03-23

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. emphasizing behavior
  2. when an organism develops a trait
  3. identification by humans towards plants and animals
  4. sleeping for an entire season
  5. changing evolution
  6. transfer of genetic material
  7. changing to become a better suit to the environment
  8. distinguishing quality
  9. changing color to hide from predators
  10. being physically fit
Down
  1. changing the structure of a gene
  2. a different version of a specific thing
  3. species adapt over time
  4. imitating something or someone
  5. an automatic act
  6. known for natural selection
  7. a change in an existing gene
  8. a child
  9. a stock or supply of something
  10. an animal that naturally preys on others

20 Clues: a child • an automatic act • changing evolution • emphasizing behavior • being physically fit • distinguishing quality • species adapt over time • known for natural selection • a change in an existing gene • transfer of genetic material • sleeping for an entire season • imitating something or someone • a stock or supply of something • changing the structure of a gene • ...

Natural desasters 2025-02-10

Natural desasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Storm – A storm where strong winds blow dust and dirt through the air.
  2. – A heavy and sudden rainfall.
  3. Fire – A large fire that spreads quickly in a forest.
  4. – Small balls of ice that fall from the sky during storms.
  5. – A large, strong storm with heavy rain and winds, usually over the ocean.
  6. of Wind – A short, strong burst of wind.
  7. – A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
  8. – A sudden shaking of the earth's surface caused by movement underground.
  9. – A large, powerful wave caused by an underwater earthquake or eruption.
  10. – A large mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountain.
  11. – A strong, spinning column of air that can cause severe damage.
  12. – The downward movement of soil and rock on a slope.
Down
  1. – A fire that spreads quickly in nature, often due to dry conditions.
  2. – A long period of little or no rain.
  3. – A storm with heavy snow and strong winds.
  4. – A strong snowstorm with winds and low visibility.
  5. Rain – Very heavy and intense rainfall.
  6. – A long period of very hot weather.
  7. – A rapid spread of disease to many people in a certain area.
  8. Eruption – When molten rock, gas, and ash come out of a volcano.
  9. – An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry.
  10. – A strong wind, usually between 34 and 40 knots.

22 Clues: – A heavy and sudden rainfall. • – A long period of very hot weather. • – A long period of little or no rain. • Rain – Very heavy and intense rainfall. • of Wind – A short, strong burst of wind. • – A storm with heavy snow and strong winds. • – A strong wind, usually between 34 and 40 knots. • – A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. • ...

Natural Speaking 2025-01-27

Natural Speaking crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nasal mucus
  2. Exciting and high energy
  3. excellent, exciting, remarkable
  4. Another word for Dollar
  5. All is good, no harm done
  6. underwear for a baby
  7. a common vocative or interjection, usually male
  8. To calm down or be easy going
  9. Saying something is cool
Down
  1. container where mail is delivered, usually at the entrance to a person's property
  2. Where the toilet is located
  3. Where people throw their rubbish
  4. fuel for a car
  5. Wait for a short time
  6. excessive behavior or doing too much
  7. describing the misfortune of something or someone
  8. Small chance of something happening, disbelief
  9. The walking path, usually next to a road
  10. Showing shock or extreme surprise
  11. a person or thing that’s trendy,socially adept

20 Clues: nasal mucus • fuel for a car • underwear for a baby • Wait for a short time • Another word for Dollar • Exciting and high energy • Saying something is cool • All is good, no harm done • Where the toilet is located • To calm down or be easy going • excellent, exciting, remarkable • Where people throw their rubbish • Showing shock or extreme surprise • excessive behavior or doing too much • ...

Natural Sections 2024-10-31

Natural Sections crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An organism produced as a result of reproduction
  2. To receive genes from a parent
  3. A specific characteristic of an individual organism
  4. A young insect that looks somewhat different from the adult
  5. The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  6. A group of individuals born and living at about the same time
  7. Living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  8. Any difference in traits between individual organisms
  9. A way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  10. Molecule A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
  11. An event or process that leads to a result or change
  12. An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
  13. A characteristic that all members of a species have
  14. A group of the same type of organism living in the same area
Down
  1. A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  2. A group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  3. An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  4. A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  5. The Number of individuals with each trait in a population
  6. A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  7. A graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
  8. A related organism from a previous generation.
  9. Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
  10. To stay alive
  11. A result or change that happens because of an event or process
  12. A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
  13. An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  14. The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  15. An instruction for making a protein molecule
  16. Something in the environment that affects an individual's chances of surviving
  17. A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
  18. A long piece of DNA that contains many genes

32 Clues: To stay alive • To receive genes from a parent • An instruction for making a protein molecule • A long piece of DNA that contains many genes • A related organism from a previous generation. • An organism produced as a result of reproduction • A specific characteristic of an individual organism • A characteristic that all members of a species have • ...

Natural Selection 2024-10-31

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. young organism that kind of looks like the adult.
  2. difference in feature.
  3. having an idea of something.
  4. a feature or characteristic that helps an organism survive.
  5. the number of traits in a population.
  6. as a result of reproduction.
  7. that causes a result.
  8. random change in gene.
  9. group born at same time.
  10. it performs important functions.
  11. how to make protein.
  12. a group of people that are the same.
  13. to get from someone.
  14. result that happens from an event.
  15. what genes and chromosomes are made of.
Down
  1. hiding by matching with the background.
  2. a group of organisms
  3. a characteristic that all members have.
  4. specific feature of an organism.
  5. a specific gene that shows how to make a specific protein.
  6. feature that makes an organism less likely to survive.
  7. living things
  8. the stuff that surrounds an organism.
  9. process where features are distrupted and make something else.
  10. something that tries to catch something else.
  11. graph that shows characteristic distrupted in a group.
  12. organism from previous generation.
  13. opposite of dieing.
  14. what is trying to be caught.
  15. long piece of DNA.
  16. when two organisms pass on there features.

31 Clues: living things • long piece of DNA. • opposite of dieing. • a group of organisms • how to make protein. • to get from someone. • that causes a result. • difference in feature. • random change in gene. • group born at same time. • having an idea of something. • what is trying to be caught. • as a result of reproduction. • specific feature of an organism. • it performs important functions. • ...

Natural selection 2024-11-01

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a gene and chromosomes
  2. characteristics that help one to survive
  3. big pieces of DNA
  4. a large molecules that is important so it functions
  5. a young insect that looks different from the adults
  6. two parents that pass gene to create a offspring
  7. a trait in a population
  8. distribution of traits in a population
  9. why it happens
  10. an idea about what happen on what you know
  11. a trait that will less likely make you surive in a evironment
  12. an animal that is hunted or killed
Down
  1. A specific form instructions to make protein
  2. born and live about the same time
  3. what happened
  4. a group of organism that are the same
  5. an animal that hunts
  6. same as another gene
  7. to stay alive
  8. version a specific gene form
  9. a group of the same organism living in the same area
  10. living or nonliving surrounds
  11. a graph that shows the characteristics or values that are in a group
  12. same as your area
  13. to get something from a parent
  14. living things
  15. difference traits between organism
  16. a trait all have
  17. manager for making
  18. a specific characteristic
  19. produced by reproduction
  20. a change in your gene

32 Clues: what happened • to stay alive • living things • why it happens • a trait all have • big pieces of DNA • same as your area • manager for making • an animal that hunts • same as another gene • a change in your gene • a gene and chromosomes • a trait in a population • produced by reproduction • a specific characteristic • version a specific gene form • living or nonliving surrounds • ...

natural selection 2024-11-01

natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. makes a protein molecule
  2. organism of the same kind
  3. a guess on what will happen
  4. young insect that looks different
  5. gram a graph that uses bars to show characteristics
  6. DNA with many different genes
  7. as a result of reproduction
  8. living things
  9. stay alive
  10. receive trait from a parent
  11. change to a trait that can make a new trait
  12. an animal that hunts
  13. what genes and chromosomes are made of
  14. traits in a population
  15. effects chances of surviving
  16. specific characteristic
Down
  1. less likely to survive
  2. differences between traits
  3. parent pass genes to make an offspring
  4. number of people with this trait
  5. what happens after an event
  6. likely will survive
  7. number of people
  8. well hidden
  9. living or non living in the surrounding
  10. event that leads to change
  11. previous generation
  12. preforms important functions
  13. all members of a species have it
  14. an animal that is hunted

30 Clues: stay alive • well hidden • living things • number of people • likely will survive • previous generation • an animal that hunts • less likely to survive • traits in a population • specific characteristic • makes a protein molecule • an animal that is hunted • organism of the same kind • differences between traits • event that leads to change • a guess on what will happen • ...

Natural Selection 2024-11-01

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  2. When you are alive
  3. trait a less likely trait that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  4. When someone receives genes from a parent
  5. Bacteria, plants, animals that are living things
  6. version a specific form of a gene that instructs a certain protein molecule
  7. Hiding into the background
  8. A animal that is found for food
  9. A number of individuals in a population
  10. based on what you know that you have an idea on
  11. reproduction a offspring that happens between two parents
  12. Species of all members of a characteristic
  13. an organism produced as a result of reproduction
  14. Is caused by a change
  15. pressure Chances of surviving in the environment
Down
  1. A trait that will make one survive
  2. molecule A molecule that functions inside a organism
  3. A related organism to a previous generation
  4. a bar graph that shows characteristics
  5. an instruction for making a protein molecule
  6. A new trait from a random change in the genes
  7. DNA that contains many genes
  8. A time when individuals are born
  9. a young insect that looks somewhat different from the adult
  10. A process that leads to a change
  11. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  12. Genes and chromosomes are made out of
  13. selection distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  14. a group of organisms that are the same kind that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  15. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  16. A animal that kills other animals for food
  17. A surrounded nonliving or living organism

32 Clues: When you are alive • Is caused by a change • Hiding into the background • DNA that contains many genes • A animal that is found for food • A time when individuals are born • A process that leads to a change • A trait that will make one survive • Genes and chromosomes are made out of • a bar graph that shows characteristics • A number of individuals in a population • ...

natural selection 2024-11-01

natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an event or process that leads to a result or change
  2. a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
  3. an instruction for making a protein molecule
  4. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  5. a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  6. something in the environment that affects an individual's chances of surviving
  7. a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
  8. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  9. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environmentnon-adaptive trait
  10. to receive genes from a parent
  11. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
  12. group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  13. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
  14. specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
Down
  1. everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
  2. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  3. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  4. an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
  5. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  6. to stay alive
  7. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  8. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  9. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
  10. the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  11. the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  12. trait a trait that makes it more likely that and individual will survive in a specific environment
  13. a young insect that looks somewhat different from the adult
  14. a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
  15. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
  16. a related organism from a previous generation
  17. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  18. an organism produced as a result of reproduction

32 Clues: to stay alive • to receive genes from a parent • an instruction for making a protein molecule • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes • a related organism from a previous generation • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • a characteristic that all members of a species have • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • ...

natural selection 2024-11-01

natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something to make an effect
  2. a group of the same thing
  3. a big module that give you traits
  4. family form another generation
  5. an animal that kills other animals
  6. all things that are alive
  7. something that affect the chance of living
  8. to not die
  9. a difference in characteristics
  10. can affect the change of living in a environment
  11. people living in about the same time
  12. the poplution of
  13. when traits of a population change over time
  14. a chart that uses bars to show data.
  15. hiding because you the the same as surroundings
  16. that amount of things in an area
Down
  1. an animal that others animals hunt
  2. a characteristic one can develop
  3. a mix up on genes that can cause a new characteristic
  4. a feature that something has
  5. DNA that has genes
  6. a certain gene for special protein
  7. a trait you can get from parents
  8. an educated guess on what will happen
  9. what genes and chromosomes are made of
  10. a trait that a type of animal has
  11. a instruction for making protein
  12. a young that looks like the adult
  13. the nature of somewhere
  14. happen because of a cause

30 Clues: to not die • the poplution of • DNA that has genes • the nature of somewhere • a group of the same thing • all things that are alive • happen because of a cause • something to make an effect • a feature that something has • family form another generation • a difference in characteristics • a characteristic one can develop • a trait you can get from parents • ...

NATURAL SELECTION 2025-09-24

NATURAL SELECTION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Inheritance, The passing of helpful traits from parents to offspring
  2. to survive and reproduce.
  3. helpful traits are most likely to survive.
  4. The concept that animals have more young than can
  5. for.
  6. The slight differences that exist among offspring.
  7. selection.
  8. The long period over which natural selection causes species to
  9. The process where animals with helpful traits are more
Down
  1. Things like food, water, shelter, and mates that animals
  2. The young of an animal.
  3. The struggle among offspring to survive due to limited
  4. The number of a specific species in a given area.
  5. genes.
  6. of the Fittest, A phrase that describes how animals with the
  7. The change in species over many generations due to
  8. Characteristics or features of an animal.
  9. Helpful traits that increase an animal's chances of
  10. animals with helpful traits survive and pass those traits to their
  11. A group of similar animals that can reproduce.
  12. Selection, The process by which species change over time,

21 Clues: for. • genes. • selection. • The young of an animal. • to survive and reproduce. • Characteristics or features of an animal. • helpful traits are most likely to survive. • A group of similar animals that can reproduce. • The number of a specific species in a given area. • The concept that animals have more young than can • The change in species over many generations due to • ...

natural things 2025-11-14

natural things crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A combustion process producing flame, heat, and light
  2. A natural elevation of the Earth's surface, lower and gentler than a mountain
  3. A large natural stream of water flowing towards the sea, a lake, or another river
  4. A large expanse of saltwater covering most of the Earth's surface
  5. The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat
  6. The natural satellite of the Earth, visible at night as a bright, round object
  7. A large body of water surrounded by land
  8. Moving air, especially in a natural and continuous flow
  9. A fixed luminous point in the night sky, mostly distant suns
  10. A hard, solid substance from the Earth's crust, often used for building
  11. Small loose grains of rock or mineral, found on beaches or in deserts
Down
  1. A low-growing green plant with narrow leaves, common in lawns and fields
  2. Frozen water, solid and cold to the touch
  3. Water falling from the clouds in drops
  4. The colorful part of a plant that produces seeds
  5. Frozen water crystals that fall from the sky as white flakes
  6. A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill
  7. A large area covered mainly with trees and undergrowth
  8. A mass of water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky
  9. A tall plant with a wooden trunk, branches, and leaves

20 Clues: Water falling from the clouds in drops • A large body of water surrounded by land • Frozen water, solid and cold to the touch • The colorful part of a plant that produces seeds • A combustion process producing flame, heat, and light • A large area covered mainly with trees and undergrowth • A tall plant with a wooden trunk, branches, and leaves • ...

Government Acronyms 2020-10-23

Government Acronyms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. enforces provisions of labor laws
  2. delivers packages
  3. insures deposits people have in the bank SEC makes sure people selling stock tell the truth
  4. gives assistance to the nation's small shops
  5. oversees our first industry: agriculture
  6. created to make adequate housing for Americans
  7. regulates different types of communication
  8. includes Medicare and Medicaid
  9. under the department of the interior
  10. formerly called the General Accounting Office
  11. conducts the legal business of the government
  12. insures mortgages that are made to homeowners
  13. develops resources around the Tennessee River
  14. tracks down criminals who operate world-wide
  15. establishes rules for air traffic
  16. oversees the practices of railroads
  17. provides loans to farmers
Down
  1. issues weather forecasts and weather data
  2. replaced the US Post Office in 1971
  3. highest ranking members of the U.S. military
  4. verifies the quality of cosmetics,food & drugs
  5. headquarters located in the Pentagon
  6. oversees six geographic areas in the world
  7. helps prevent terrorist attacks
  8. responds to natural disasters
  9. arranges the intelligence-gathering of the gov
  10. was replaced by the HHS
  11. has security agreements with the U.S.
  12. nicknamed "Ginnie Mae"
  13. in charge of U.S. transportation
  14. nicknamed "Freddie Mac"
  15. helps people after leaving the military
  16. provides grants for artistic endeavors
  17. nicknamed "Fannie Mae"
  18. collects taxes within the United States

35 Clues: delivers packages • nicknamed "Ginnie Mae" • nicknamed "Fannie Mae" • was replaced by the HHS • nicknamed "Freddie Mac" • provides loans to farmers • responds to natural disasters • includes Medicare and Medicaid • helps prevent terrorist attacks • in charge of U.S. transportation • enforces provisions of labor laws • establishes rules for air traffic • ...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CYCLE 2019-04-22

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CYCLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organization who developed the Emergency Management Cycle.
  2. Usually measured in months and/or years.
  3. The number of parameters under Recovery Stage.
  4. A danger or risk.
  5. It would be construction of dikes or dams, forestation and construction of flood basins/reservoirs.
  6. A phase of emergency cycle which is minimizing the effects of disaster.
  7. Illustrates the ongoing process by which government, businesses, and civil society plan for and reduce the impact of disasters.
  8. The cyclone that hits Queensland on February 2011.
  9. It would be to construct erosion control dams or retaining walls.
  10. Planning on how to respond.
  11. One of the country that have seen damages caused floods to road and rail infrastructures.
  12. The number of parameters under Emergency Response Stage.
Down
  1. A sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.
  2. It is an immediate priority to carry out to find trapped survivors.
  3. It is the re-establishment of telecommunications, power, water and sewerage services.
  4. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
  5. This is included in the Monitoring and Evaluation process under recovery phase.
  6. Number of this specific goal of disaster management, it is to achieve rapid and effective recovery.
  7. The use of this can greatly assist in damage and needs assessments such as satellite technology.
  8. Efforts to minimize the hazards created by disaster.

20 Clues: A danger or risk. • Planning on how to respond. • Usually measured in months and/or years. • The number of parameters under Recovery Stage. • The cyclone that hits Queensland on February 2011. • Efforts to minimize the hazards created by disaster. • The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? • The number of parameters under Emergency Response Stage. • ...

Unit 1 - Travel concepts 2026-03-09

Unit 1 - Travel concepts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of business tourism involving Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions.
  2. Our ability to sustain or conserve the environment and peoples' way of life into the future
  3. A tourist resort that is specially planned and built for tourism, often with hotels, entertainment and attractions in one area.
  4. Tourism that changes depending on the time of year.
  5. The ability of tourism to recover from challenges such as crises or disasters.
  6. Travel to visit friends or family members.
  7. Tourism that involves travel between different countries.
  8. Something that cannot be physically touched, such as an experience.
  9. tourism Travel for work purposes such as meetings or conferences.
  10. A holiday of 4 nights or less
  11. An industry that is constantly changing and developing.
Down
  1. Services that cannot be stored or saved for later use (e.g., empty airline seats).
  2. Travel within a person's own country.
  3. Behaving respectfully towards the environment and the local people
  4. Travel for a specific activity or interest such as sports, religion, or medical treatment.
  5. Activities provided to tourists such as transport, accommodation or guiding.
  6. Responsible travel to natural areas that protects the environment and benefits local people.
  7. Travel by foreign visitors entering a country.
  8. trip A visit to a destination without staying overnight.
  9. Travel for relaxation, enjoyment, or holidays.
  10. Travel by residents leaving their country to visit another country.

21 Clues: A holiday of 4 nights or less • Travel within a person's own country. • Travel to visit friends or family members. • Travel by foreign visitors entering a country. • Travel for relaxation, enjoyment, or holidays. • Tourism that changes depending on the time of year. • An industry that is constantly changing and developing. • ...

Natural Resources 2013-04-03

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A dense growth of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area.
  2. a plant
  3. wood
  4. element used in alloys
  5. A clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid,
  6. A plant crop
  7. An Element
  8. Used in our coins
  9. Movement of air
  10. Metallic element
  11. The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface.
  12. An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.
  13. A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen
  14. A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass, generally steep sides, and a height greater than that of a hill.
  15. An golden element
Down
  1. Where we write
  2. A structure where a person lives
  3. The material world and its phenomena.
  4. Present in or produced by nature
  5. a white heave stick
  6. Be renewed
  7. A tick flammable liquid
  8. A rare gem or element
  9. a light from the sun
  10. Top layer of earth

25 Clues: wood • a plant • Be renewed • An Element • A plant crop • Where we write • Movement of air • Metallic element • Used in our coins • An golden element • Top layer of earth • a white heave stick • a light from the sun • A rare gem or element • element used in alloys • A tick flammable liquid • A structure where a person lives • Present in or produced by nature • The material world and its phenomena. • ...

natural resources 2013-03-07

natural resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cosecha
  2. disminuir
  3. permitir
  4. recursos
  5. selva
  6. cria
  7. restaurar
  8. replantar
  9. especies
  10. laguna
  11. reino
  12. ceroso
  13. gasolina
Down
  1. patrimonio
  2. tortuga
  3. gallinero
  4. rentable
  5. sobrevivir
  6. abeja
  7. bienes
  8. calentamiento
  9. lujo
  10. madera
  11. atractivo
  12. piel
  13. leyes
  14. minado
  15. fallar

28 Clues: cria • lujo • piel • abeja • selva • leyes • reino • bienes • madera • laguna • minado • ceroso • fallar • tortuga • cosecha • permitir • rentable • recursos • especies • gasolina • disminuir • gallinero • restaurar • replantar • atractivo • patrimonio • sobrevivir • calentamiento

Natural Selection 2014-02-17

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
  2. The gradual changes in gene frequencies in a population due to random events
  3. dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
  4. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
  5. large-scale evolutionary changes that take place over long periods of time
  6. This type of isolation is a separation of species or populations so that they cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  7. the evolution of a biological species
  8. type of similar structure found in more than one species that share a common ancestor
  9. Any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations
  10. The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily
  11. remnant of a structure that may have had an important function in a species' ancestors, but has no clear function in the modern species
  12. type of isolation that separates populations as a result of geographic change or migration to geographically isolated places
  13. the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal
  14. a change or alteration in form or qualities
  15. Punctuated Equilibrium is a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the ____ record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
Down
  1. An English naturalist who established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry
  2. Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
  3. A ____ Tree is a chart showing evolutionary relationships as determined by phylogenic systematics
  4. Natural Selection is the gradual, ____ process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of differential reproduction of their bearers
  5. Process through which early prokaryotic cells are thought to have engulfed other, smaller cells and eventually incorporated them as organelles
  6. inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
  7. form of reproductive isolation in which 2 populations have differences in courtship rituals or other types of behavior that prevent them from interbreeding
  8. the accumulation of differences between groups
  9. the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
  10. These types of structures do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function
  11. a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce

26 Clues: the evolution of a biological species • a change or alteration in form or qualities • the accumulation of differences between groups • The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily • a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce • the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal • ...

Natural Selection 2014-02-17

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
  2. remnant of a structure that may have had an important function in a species' ancestors, but has no clear function in the modern species
  3. This type of isolation is a separation of species or populations so that they cannot interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  4. ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
  5. a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
  6. large-scale evolutionary changes that take place over long periods of time
  7. dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
  8. Natural Selection is the gradual, ____ process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of differential reproduction of their bearers
  9. form of reproductive isolation in which 2 populations have differences in courtship rituals or other types of behavior that prevent them from interbreeding
  10. the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal
  11. Process through which early prokaryotic cells are thought to have engulfed other, smaller cells and eventually incorporated them as organelles
Down
  1. type of isolation that separates populations as a result of geographic change or migration to geographically isolated places
  2. The gradual changes in gene frequencies in a population due to random events
  3. the accumulation of differences between groups
  4. the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
  5. a change or alteration in form or qualities
  6. Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
  7. the evolution of a biological species
  8. Any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations
  9. An English naturalist who established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry
  10. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
  11. A ____ Tree is a chart showing evolutionary relationships as determined by phylogenic systematics
  12. These types of structures do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function
  13. The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily
  14. Punctuated Equilibrium is a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the ____ record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
  15. type of similar structure found in more than one species that share a common ancestor

26 Clues: the evolution of a biological species • a change or alteration in form or qualities • the accumulation of differences between groups • a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce • The theory that evolution occurs slowly but steadily • the perserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal • ...

Natural science 2016-03-13

Natural science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organisms that feed on other organisms
  2. an integrated system of biotic and abiotic factors
  3. a group of similar organisms that produce fertile offspring when breeding with each other
  4. avtivly hunting their food
  5. the pigment that gives plants the green color
  6. animals that eat plants
  7. organisms that make their own food
  8. where plants produce their own food
  9. a group of organisms of the same species living in a area
  10. the largest ecological unit on earth
  11. substances that gives color to something
  12. study of relationships in a ecosystem
Down
  1. animals that eat plants and animals
  2. organic matter in soil
  3. a group of different populations living in a defined area
  4. organisms that break down dead animals or plant material
  5. a relationship where both parties depend on each other for something
  6. process during which energy is released from glucose
  7. animals that eat meat
  8. a combination of different types of soil

20 Clues: animals that eat meat • organic matter in soil • animals that eat plants • avtivly hunting their food • organisms that make their own food • animals that eat plants and animals • where plants produce their own food • the largest ecological unit on earth • study of relationships in a ecosystem • organisms that feed on other organisms • a combination of different types of soil • ...

Natural Selection 2016-04-13

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when allele frequency is high in the mean range and decreases toward each extreme
  2. evolution of one or more closely related species into different species
  3. when 2 opposite, uncommon phenotypes are selected over the most common phenotype
  4. elimination of a species from Earth
  5. when members of isolated populations aren't able to reproduce or mate or produce viable offspring
  6. process when 2 or more species evolve in responses to change in each other
  7. collection of alleles
  8. isolation due to barriers related to time
  9. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth
  10. isolation due to differences of mating behavior
  11. evolution towards similar characteristics in unrelated species
  12. observable change in the allele frequencies of a population over a few generations
  13. genetic drift that occurs after a small number of individuals colonize a new one
  14. when certain traits enhance mating success
Down
  1. when one uncommon phenotype is selected over the most common phenotype
  2. theory that says speciation occurs rapidly and is followed by long periods of small evolutionary changes
  3. proportion of one allele compared with all the alleles for that trait in one gene pool
  4. when intermediate phenotypes are selected over phenotypes at both extremes
  5. change in allele frequencies
  6. when a populaton's allele frequencies for a given trait do not change from generation to generation
  7. isolation between populations due to physical barriers
  8. physical movement of alleles from one population to another
  9. evolution of 2 or more species from one ancestral species
  10. when one species evolves and gives rise to descendant species that have different niches
  11. genetic drift that results from an event that reduces the size of the population

25 Clues: collection of alleles • change in allele frequencies • elimination of a species from Earth • isolation due to barriers related to time • when certain traits enhance mating success • isolation due to differences of mating behavior • isolation between populations due to physical barriers • evolution of 2 or more species from one ancestral species • ...

Natural vegetation 2016-10-30

Natural vegetation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants of a particular region or period
  2. trees which grow in littoral forest
  3. used for making aromatic subtances
  4. it is used to produce paper
  5. it is an astringent
  6. restoration of destroyed forests
  7. has rot resisting character
  8. the science of cultivating trees for sustainable yield
  9. immune to attack of white ants
  10. littoral forest in ganga basin
  11. it can arrest bleeding
  12. it is used in making ornamental plywood
Down
  1. plant cover not disturbed for a long time
  2. its fruit is used to tan and dye cotton
  3. used in railway sleepers the tree is found 3000m altitude
  4. areas which recieve more than 250cm of rainfall
  5. tropical thorn forest has ---- vegetation
  6. vegetation in tropical evergreen forest
  7. special breathing roots
  8. deforestation results in ---- effect
  9. ---- forestry's aim is to reduce population pressure on forest
  10. provides quinine
  11. ---- forest commercially most exploited forest
  12. seeds are used to treat diarrhea
  13. deforestation results in less rainfall resulting in
  14. it can be burnt in moist conditions

26 Clues: provides quinine • it is an astringent • it can arrest bleeding • special breathing roots • it is used to produce paper • has rot resisting character • littoral forest in ganga basin • restoration of destroyed forests • seeds are used to treat diarrhea • used for making aromatic subtances • trees which grow in littoral forest • it can be burnt in moist conditions • ...

Natural Science 2019-10-24

Natural Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A hole in a wall containing electrical cables.
  2. We should always consider this when using electrical appliances.
  3. Electricity created from water.
  4. Nuclear fuel is made from this.
  5. A waste ________ site.
  6. Electricity can be converted into this type of energy.
  7. An electrochemical cell contains this.
  8. A source of stored energy.
  9. Coal produces this when it is burned.
  10. I convert the strength of electricity before sending it to various buildings.
Down
  1. A machine that follows after a turbine in the system of generating electricity.
  2. This controls the electricity in a battery operated circuit.
  3. I am found within a plug.
  4. How to describe a circuit when the switch has been turned off.
  5. The cables that allow electricity to reach various buildings.
  6. Found at the end of an electrical appliance.
  7. Electricity that is not safe.
  8. I record the amount of electricity used.
  9. Water that is heated by coal in a furnace.
  10. A synonym for a circuit.

20 Clues: A waste ________ site. • A synonym for a circuit. • I am found within a plug. • A source of stored energy. • Electricity that is not safe. • Electricity created from water. • Nuclear fuel is made from this. • Coal produces this when it is burned. • An electrochemical cell contains this. • I record the amount of electricity used. • Water that is heated by coal in a furnace. • ...

Natural hazards 2020-06-18

Natural hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a simple measuring device usually placed in rivers or lakes to measure water level and allow preparation for flooding at a designated level
  2. Watery clay soil slides down a mountain
  3. an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak. The ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser.
  4. a giant wave caused by movement of the ocean floor
  5. A natural occurrence caused by extreme weather or geologic events
  6. a device that measures the size (magnitude) of earthquakes (NOTE: These do NOT predict)
  7. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
  8. a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
  9. a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
  10. to use available information to draw a conclusion about what may occur in the future
  11. a small device placed on a volcano to detect small changes in the earth of the volcano to predict eruption events
  12. a storm of the most intense severity.
Down
  1. a technology that uses radar signals to determine the location of incoming storms, especially in flat areas prone to tornadoes
  2. a small explosive used to cause small avalanches to prevent a major avalanche
  3. A natural hazard that causes harm to humans
  4. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
  5. a floating monitor that detects small changes in water level far out in the ocean to allow time to evacuate tsunami zones for higher ground
  6. to stop an event from occurring before it begins
  7. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
  8. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.

20 Clues: a storm of the most intense severity. • Watery clay soil slides down a mountain • A natural hazard that causes harm to humans • to stop an event from occurring before it begins • a giant wave caused by movement of the ocean floor • a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain • A natural occurrence caused by extreme weather or geologic events • ...

Natural Resources 2021-01-12

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sphere that involves the air and gases
  2. ability to hold water, like SpongeBob
  3. energy source that can be replenished over time
  4. energy generated by living/recently dead organisms, cheap and renewable
  5. machine that produces energy power when it is moved by wind, water, or steam
  6. all water on Earth make up this sphere
  7. zone that is full of water
  8. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  9. living things sphere
  10. energy source common in Iceland, uses the heat of the ground
  11. energy from moving air
Down
  1. rock made from melting and cooling
  2. ability for water flow through
  3. earths material sphere
  4. Process in which water from a puddle turns back into a gas
  5. rock made from heat and pressure
  6. energy source formed from once living organisms
  7. energy source that is from movement of water
  8. energy source that harness energy from the sun through photovolatic panels
  9. rock made from compacting and cementing
  10. current temperature, precipitation, wind, or humidity

21 Clues: living things sphere • earths material sphere • energy from moving air • zone that is full of water • ability for water flow through • rock made from heat and pressure • rock made from melting and cooling • ability to hold water, like SpongeBob • sphere that involves the air and gases • all water on Earth make up this sphere • rock made from compacting and cementing • ...

Natural catastrophes 2021-01-11

Natural catastrophes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. млекопитающее
  2. землетрясение
  3. поразительный
  4. засуха
  5. происходить, случаться
  6. food ~ дефицит еды
  7. изменить, вносить изменения
  8. оружие
  9. окружать
  10. пепел
  11. булыжник
  12. чума
  13. приблизительно
Down
  1. ураган
  2. meteorite ~ метеоритный удар
  3. ~out стирать с лица земли
  4. разрушение
  5. пыль
  6. катастрофа
  7. угроза
  8. таракан
  9. последствие
  10. расплавленный (металл, стекло)
  11. столкнуться
  12. извержение
  13. low ~ отлив

26 Clues: пыль • чума • пепел • ураган • угроза • засуха • оружие • таракан • окружать • булыжник • разрушение • катастрофа • извержение • последствие • столкнуться • low ~ отлив • млекопитающее • землетрясение • поразительный • приблизительно • food ~ дефицит еды • происходить, случаться • ~out стирать с лица земли • изменить, вносить изменения • meteorite ~ метеоритный удар • расплавленный (металл, стекло)

Natural creatures 2020-11-27

Natural creatures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. комар
  2. существо
  3. распускаться, цвести
  4. пыльца
  5. оса
  6. косатка
  7. корни
  8. ива
  9. ветвь
  10. собирать урожай
  11. ствол / хобот
  12. тюлень
  13. сосна
  14. орёл
  15. улитка
  16. бутон
  17. клык
  18. плавник
  19. сук
  20. процветать, буйно разрастаться
  21. береза
  22. кора
  23. голубь
  24. колючки, иголки
  25. лепестки
  26. вяз
  27. муха
  28. грива
  29. стрекоза
  30. пень
  31. крыло
  32. ёж
  33. цвести
  34. лапа
  35. гнездо
Down
  1. рога
  2. мышь
  3. млекопитающее
  4. жабры
  5. собирать цветы
  6. стебель
  7. грудка
  8. бревно
  9. хвост
  10. пчела
  11. когти
  12. ель
  13. чешуя
  14. прутик, хворост
  15. павлин
  16. сажать
  17. лист
  18. удобрять
  19. мыши
  20. клюв
  21. ягнёнок
  22. кит
  23. кузнечик
  24. усы
  25. копыто
  26. дуб
  27. хищник
  28. добыча, жертва
  29. шип
  30. муравей
  31. листья
  32. овца, овцы
  33. клен

68 Clues: ёж • оса • ива • ель • кит • усы • сук • дуб • шип • вяз • рога • мышь • лист • мыши • орёл • клюв • клык • кора • муха • пень • клен • лапа • комар • жабры • корни • хвост • ветвь • пчела • когти • чешуя • сосна • бутон • грива • крыло • пыльца • грудка • бревно • тюлень • павлин • сажать • улитка • береза • копыто • голубь • хищник • листья • цвести • гнездо • стебель • косатка • ягнёнок • плавник • муравей • существо • удобрять • кузнечик • лепестки • стрекоза • овца, овцы • млекопитающее • ствол / хобот • собирать цветы • ...

Natural Selection 2021-03-13

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment
  2. selection only allows the selected traits to be passed through successive generations
  3. an interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed
  4. type of reproduction that involves two individuals
  5. the passing of traits
  6. the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
  7. drift the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant in a population
  8. Darwin best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
  9. product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents.
  10. provides living things with everything that is necessary to survive
  11. how a new kind of plant or animal species is created
  12. difference in characteristics among the individuals of the same species
Down
  1. a specific characteristic of an organism
  2. change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations
  3. means that each generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
  4. selection process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more
  5. a random change to genetic material
  6. biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
  7. occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces
  8. type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes

20 Clues: the passing of traits • a random change to genetic material • a specific characteristic of an organism • type of reproduction that involves two individuals • how a new kind of plant or animal species is created • product of reproduction, produced by one or more parents. • type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes • ...

Natural Selection 2021-03-13

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  2. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  3. an event or process that leads to a result or change
  4. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  5. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  6. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  7. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  8. everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
  9. an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
  10. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  11. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  12. a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
Down
  1. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  2. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
  3. the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  4. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  5. the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  6. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  7. to receive genes from a parent
  8. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
  9. an organism produced as a result of reproduction

21 Clues: to receive genes from a parent • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • a characteristic that all members of a species have • an event or process that leads to a result or change • living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria • a way of hiding by looking the same as the background • ...

Natural Resources 2017-04-10

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. about 71% of Earth's surface is covered with this
  2. surface layer of soil rich in organic material and nutrients
  3. process by which productive land becomes desert through loss of topsoil
  4. property that allows water to store a large amount of thermal energy without a large change in temperature
  5. process of removing salt from saltwater to make freshwater
  6. country that consumes 30% of Earth's mineral and energy resources each year
  7. grass that grows quickly and can be used for food, shelter, fuel, and clothes
  8. created when a dam is constructed; storage of water
  9. natural resource that can be mined for a profit
  10. form between water molecules
  11. material left after an ore is extracted; can be toxic
Down
  1. substance that enters Earth's geochemical cycles and can harm the well-being of living things
  2. process by which plants and algae use carbon dioxide to create oxygen for our atmosphere
  3. replacement of renewable resources at the same rate they are consumed
  4. used for irrigation of crops
  5. resource that exists in Earth's crust in a fixed amount
  6. resource that can be replaced by nature in a short amount of time
  7. key element in sugars, proteins and compounds that make up living things
  8. a way of transporting water from one area to another
  9. organisms return this back to the environment when they excrete wastes or die
  10. renewable resource that will be available for the next 5 billion years

21 Clues: used for irrigation of crops • form between water molecules • natural resource that can be mined for a profit • about 71% of Earth's surface is covered with this • created when a dam is constructed; storage of water • a way of transporting water from one area to another • material left after an ore is extracted; can be toxic • ...

Natural Hazards 2017-02-07

Natural Hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. natural events that take years to develop
  2. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
  3. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
  4. an unpredictable natural event that threatens human life
  5. Hazards natural event that happen within the atmosphere.
  6. the actual negative effect as the result of a natural hazard
  7. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone
  8. A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
  9. effects: the result of the natural hazard
  10. a weak spot in the Earth’s crust where magma has come to the surface and broke through
  11. energy from water or steam that has heated by magma
  12. is the state of being invaded or overrun by pests or parasites. It can also refer to the actual organisms living on or within a host.
  13. Hazards is an extreme natural events in the crust of the earth that pose a threat to life and property,
Down
  1. hazards biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily that of humans. This can include medical waste or samples of a microorganism, virus or toxin (from a biological source) that can affect human health.
  2. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
  3. effects: are the result of the primary effects.
  4. An asteroid is a large, irregularly shaped object in space that orbits our Sun. If one of these giant rocks ends up on a collision course with Earth, we are in for big trouble. An asteroid is like a comet.
  5. effects: long term consequences of the immediate effect of the natural hazard.
  6. devastating consequences to a huge number of people or worldwide effects.
  7. is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time, usually two weeks or less.
  8. the effect the hazard or disaster has on human life and property that makes people sensitive.
  9. natural events that develop with little warning and strike rapid
  10. the shaking that results from the movement of earth’s plates and rock beneath the surface
  11. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
  12. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this

25 Clues: natural events that take years to develop • effects: the result of the natural hazard • effects: are the result of the primary effects. • energy from water or steam that has heated by magma • an unpredictable natural event that threatens human life • Hazards natural event that happen within the atmosphere. • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...

Natural Resources 2016-10-21

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fuel found in the earth
  2. It can grow up to 400 feet
  3. nuclear fuel
  4. A clean energy that comes from the air
  5. Another name for Oxygen
  6. Oil
  7. Five cents
  8. We slather billions of them every year for meat coat bags, and etc.
  9. A black, carbon fossil fuel used for energy
  10. Its used to catch fish
  11. Its green
  12. A chemical element with the symbol Au
  13. A layer of earth were plants grow
Down
  1. Another name for H20
  2. an air-like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available
  3. A star that will blow up in 4 billion years later that will also eat up the earth.
  4. We sitting or standing on it right now
  5. Use to make silverware
  6. The chemical element of atomic number 29
  7. A animal that give birth not by egg
  8. A material that can mine diamond in mine-craft
  9. It clovers 71% of the earth
  10. The hardest material to find in mine craft
  11. It germinates when add water
  12. A animal that has no limbs in the sea
  13. Use as fuel

26 Clues: Oil • Its green • Five cents • Use as fuel • nuclear fuel • Another name for H20 • Use to make silverware • Its used to catch fish • Another name for Oxygen • A fuel found in the earth • It can grow up to 400 feet • It clovers 71% of the earth • It germinates when add water • A layer of earth were plants grow • A animal that give birth not by egg • A animal that has no limbs in the sea • ...

Natural Disaster 2020-09-21

Natural Disaster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. สึนามิ
  2. ขนาดของแผ่นดินไหว
  3. ภัยแล้งทางการเกษตร
  4. หินพัง
  5. การปะทุแบบสตรอมโบเลียน
  6. ดินไหล
  7. พายุโซนร้อน
  8. แก๊สภูเขาไฟ
  9. ทีฟรา
  10. แผ่นดินไหว
  11. ภัยแล้งทางอุทกวิทยา
  12. ภัยแล้ง
  13. การปะทุแบบฮาวายเอียน
  14. มาตราโมเมนต์
  15. ภูเขาไฟมีพลัง
  16. พายุหมุนเขตร้อน
  17. พายุดีเปรสชั่น
  18. การไหลของดิน
  19. ลาวาหลาก
Down
  1. ภัยแล้งทางอุตุนิยมวิทยา
  2. พายุทอร์นาโด
  3. พายุฝนฟ้าคะนอง
  4. มาตราริกเตอร์
  5. ไต้ฝุ่น
  6. สามเหลี่ยมไฟ
  7. แนววงแหวนแห่งไฟ
  8. การปะทุแบบวัลเคเนียน
  9. โคลนไหล
  10. แผ่นดินถล่ม
  11. หินตะกอนภูเขาไฟหลาก
  12. อุทกภัย
  13. ภูเขาไฟปะทุ
  14. การปะทุแบบพลิเนียน
  15. ลาฮาร์
  16. ภูเขาไฟสงบ
  17. ภูเขาไฟดับสนิท
  18. แผ่นดินถล่มแบบเลื่อนไถล
  19. ไฟป่า

38 Clues: ทีฟรา • ไฟป่า • สึนามิ • หินพัง • ดินไหล • ลาฮาร์ • ไต้ฝุ่น • โคลนไหล • อุทกภัย • ภัยแล้ง • ลาวาหลาก • แผ่นดินไหว • ภูเขาไฟสงบ • พายุโซนร้อน • แก๊สภูเขาไฟ • แผ่นดินถล่ม • ภูเขาไฟปะทุ • พายุทอร์นาโด • สามเหลี่ยมไฟ • มาตราโมเมนต์ • การไหลของดิน • มาตราริกเตอร์ • ภูเขาไฟมีพลัง • พายุฝนฟ้าคะนอง • ภูเขาไฟดับสนิท • พายุดีเปรสชั่น • แนววงแหวนแห่งไฟ • พายุหมุนเขตร้อน • ขนาดของแผ่นดินไหว • ภัยแล้งทางการเกษตร • การปะทุแบบพลิเนียน • ...

Natural Forces 2020-09-23

Natural Forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is any unwanted material in all forms that can cause harm.
  2. is the lack of fresh water resources.
  3. any uncontrolled and non-prescribed burning of plants.
  4. is the extraction of natural gas,oil and coal reserves at a rate higher than nature replenishes.
  5. an event that occurs when a cohesive slab of snow lying.
  6. refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats.
  7. is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply.
Down
  1. substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living ones.
  2. removal of a forest trees from land to a non-forest.
  3. refers to several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements.
  4. is the heat absorbed by any greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
  5. a storm with a violent wind.
  6. series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water,generally in an ocean.
  7. occurs when humanmade chemicals such as hydrocarbons and heavy metals find their way into the earth,altering the natural soil.
  8. the impact of humanitiy's actions on the quality of aquatic and terrestrial environment.
  9. it can result from an increase in births rate.
  10. is a rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and cloud,windstorm as a twister.
  11. is the shaking of the earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the earth's litosphere.
  12. an enery crisis.
  13. is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.

20 Clues: an enery crisis. • a storm with a violent wind. • is the lack of fresh water resources. • it can result from an increase in births rate. • removal of a forest trees from land to a non-forest. • any uncontrolled and non-prescribed burning of plants. • is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply. • an event that occurs when a cohesive slab of snow lying. • ...

Natural Resources 2024-05-20

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A source that cannot be replaced after use:
  2. Energy harnessed from the force of the wind used to create electricity:
  3. An instrument used for determining directions that uses a magnetic needle:
  4. Feathers covering the body:
  5. The number of animals that can be taken in one day or season:
  6. The gaseous form of fossil fuels used in heating homes, cooking foods, and generating electricity:
  7. A male wild turkey :
  8. A source available in limited quantity that can be completely used; may be renewable or nonrenewable:
  9. A fungal disease contracted by humans after inhaling fungal spores often encountered in old or abandoned bird or bat roosts, especially those that are outside or exposed to rain; in chicken coops; and in caves:
  10. Energy from the sun used by mechanical solar systems to produce electricity or to capture the sun’s heat for the purpose of heating space or water:
  11. Partially decayed vegetable matter that accumulates in bogs, where low oxygen levels and acidity inhibit decomposition:
  12. Electric energy produced from biomass:
  13. A disease that affects more than 70 species of domestic and wild birds, especially American crows, jays, hawks, and owls :
  14. Grants exclusive rights to specified recreational activity on the land during the term of the agreement:
  15. The number of days that a species can be hunted in one year:
  16. A source that can be replaced naturally:
  17. Extends from Canada to Mexico and accounts for about 27 percent of U.S. lumber; important commercial tree species are western white pine, ponderosa pine, and lodgepole pine
  18. Fires that burn the organic materials beneath the surface litter of the forest floor:
  19. The time of the year when it is legal to catch a particular species of fish:
  20. The growth and change of unusually colored feathers :
  21. Any combination of powder, shot, or bullets used in shotguns, rifles, or pistols:
Down
  1. A heavy object lowered into a body of water to prevent a boat from drifting:
  2. A bacterial disease transmitted through the bite of the black-legged tick :
  3. A fuel formed from the remains of dead plant and animal material deposited in a previous geologic time, typically millions of years ago:
  4. A source that will not run out in the foreseeable future; e.g., sunlight, wind, geothermal energy:
  5. Capturing wild fish from oceans and inland waters for use as human food and in making other products:
  6. Using natural resources in such a way that the supply available is not reduced:
  7. A form of hydropower in which electricity is generated through the turning of turbines by ocean tides:
  8. Winds created by a forest fire
  9. Tuft of modified or hairlike feathers protruding from the center of a gobbler’s chest :
  10. A forest in which the species are voluntarily growing and are naturally present in the area
  11. Species of animals that are hunted for food or sport:
  12. A viral disease that attacks the nervous system of mammals :
  13. Fire applied in a knowledgeable manner to forest fuels on a specific land area under selected weather conditions to accomplish predetermined, well-defined management objectives
  14. A tool that propels a projectile by burning gun powder:
  15. Ranges south from Delaware to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma; one of the most important timber producing areas in North America; important coniferous tree species include Virginia, longleaf, loblolly, shortleaf and slash pines
  16. The time when the buildup of fuels and the occurrence of extended dry periods are greatest
  17. Power in the form of electrical energy produced when the mechanical energy of moving water is transferred by a rotating turbine to a generator:
  18. An area with a high density of trees
  19. Capturing fish for relaxation and enjoyment:
  20. An unwanted or unplanned fire burning in forests or wild land areas that threatens to destroy life, property, and/or natural resources:
  21. The liquid form of fossil fuels used to make gasoline and oils:
  22. A group of game birds :
  23. Brightly colored growths in the throat region:
  24. Heat energy harnessed from within the earth to create electricity:
  25. The solid form of fossil fuels used in factories and for generating electricity
  26. An uncut forest is commonly known as an
  27. Subdivided into wet and dry regions
  28. Fires that burn from top to top of trees or shrubs, sometimes independently of a surface fire:

49 Clues: A male wild turkey : • A group of game birds : • Feathers covering the body: • Winds created by a forest fire • Subdivided into wet and dry regions • An area with a high density of trees • Electric energy produced from biomass: • An uncut forest is commonly known as an • A source that can be replaced naturally: • A source that cannot be replaced after use: • ...

Natural Selection 2024-05-29

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Survival of the fittest
  2. Creation of a new species
  3. Barriers that prevent hybrid zygotes before birth
  4. The population reduces and genetic drift occurs because of the ... effect
  5. Behavior that is ... during the organism's life
  6. Source of new adaptations and traits
  7. ... Advantage, when ... individuals have increased success in reproduction
  8. Behavior inherited from birth
  9. Trait in two unrelated species that perform the same function
  10. A group of organisms, of one species, in a given area
  11. A trait that is shared between two species, inherited from a shared ancestor, is called...
Down
  1. An organism that focuses on a long lifespan and raising its children
  2. A trait that assists in fitness of an organism
  3. Naturalist that came up with the idea that traits were altered during the organism's life
  4. A graph that shows evolutionary relationships
  5. Principle that allele frequencies will remain constant, unless outside factors cause a change
  6. Barriers that prevent hybrid zygotes from reproducing after birth
  7. Father of modern evolutionary theory
  8. Evolution over a long timespan that results in the creation of a new species
  9. Trait that is no longer used by the organism
  10. All genes of a population
  11. An organism that focuses on high reproduction rates

22 Clues: Survival of the fittest • Creation of a new species • All genes of a population • Behavior inherited from birth • Father of modern evolutionary theory • Source of new adaptations and traits • Trait that is no longer used by the organism • A graph that shows evolutionary relationships • A trait that assists in fitness of an organism • ...

Evolution: Natural 2024-05-30

Evolution: Natural crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of functions and mechanisms in a living system
  2. When you feel tense you have ______
  3. In a pedigree the family under are the second ______
  4. Facial ______
  5. Two capitalized letters are the ______ gene
  6. When an animal gets used to the environment
  7. When the predator, kills and eats another organism,
  8. A Naturalist
  9. When mother nature picks a fit animal for the environment
  10. The name of the paper
Down
  1. A beneficial opportunity
  2. The process when a cell grows and divides to produce two daughter cells
  3. Sharing genes
  4. Process when the gene is modified
  5. The evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species
  6. A change in the DNA sequence of an organism
  7. An animals level of _________
  8. The branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures.
  9. Where you go to compete
  10. An animal has ________ resources when in a different environment

20 Clues: A Naturalist • Sharing genes • Facial ______ • The name of the paper • Where you go to compete • A beneficial opportunity • An animals level of _________ • Process when the gene is modified • When you feel tense you have ______ • A change in the DNA sequence of an organism • Two capitalized letters are the ______ gene • When an animal gets used to the environment • ...

Natural Places 2024-04-29

Natural Places crossword puzzle
Across
  1. las (ale nie 'forest')
  2. wyżyny
  3. dno oceanu
  4. dolina
  5. jezioro
  6. góra
  7. wąwóz
  8. niziny
  9. wulkan
  10. zatoka
  11. wodospad
  12. góra lodowa
  13. pustynia
  14. wysepka
  15. strumyk (1)
  16. las deszczowy
Down
  1. bagno
  2. kanion
  3. lasek
  4. strumyk (2)
  5. wzgórze
  6. staw
  7. kotlina
  8. morze
  9. ocean
  10. jaskinia
  11. szczyt (2)
  12. lodowiec
  13. rzeka
  14. laguna
  15. szczyt (1)

31 Clues: staw • góra • bagno • lasek • wąwóz • morze • ocean • rzeka • kanion • wyżyny • dolina • niziny • wulkan • zatoka • laguna • wzgórze • jezioro • kotlina • wysepka • jaskinia • lodowiec • wodospad • pustynia • dno oceanu • szczyt (2) • szczyt (1) • strumyk (2) • góra lodowa • strumyk (1) • las deszczowy • las (ale nie 'forest')

Natural selection 2024-05-03

Natural selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mutation in which segments of one or more chromosomes change positions
  2. A gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus of plant and animal cells. Each chromosome consists of one very long DNA molecule and associated proteins.
  3. When referring to a point mutation: A mutation in which one base is removed.
  4. A characteristic or trait, such as fur, that the common ancestor of a group had and passed on to its descendants.
  5. A change to one or more chromosomes
  6. A set of Information that controls a single trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.
  7. The study of embryos and their development
  8. An alternative form of a gene.
  9. A mutation in which a portion of a gene in a chromosome is replicated, resulting in multiple copies
  10. A mutation in which one base is replaced by an incorrect one
  11. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
  12. A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
  13. The passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction.
  14. The process through which organisms better adapted to their environment survive and produce more offspring, and organisms which are less adapted to the environment die off.
  15. Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. In DNA, A pairs with T and G pairs with C.
Down
  1. An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations.
  2. When the sequence of the genetic code is displaced, caused by an insertion or a deletion of one base
  3. A group of organisms that share a genetic heritage, are able to interbreed, and produce offspring that are also fertile.
  4. An allele for a trait that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
  5. The study of body structure
  6. A mutation that reverses the order of genes on a chromosome
  7. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
  8. A change to only one of the bases in the genetic sequence
  9. Having two identical alleles for a trait.
  10. the most recent species from which two new, different species evolved
  11. An allele for a trait that always shows up in an organism when the allele is present.
  12. An organism's physical appearance or visible traits.
  13. Branching tree aiagram that shows the relationships among a group of organisms based on shared, derived characteristics.
  14. A mutation in which a base is added to the genetic sequence

29 Clues: The study of body structure • An alternative form of a gene. • A change to one or more chromosomes • Having two identical alleles for a trait. • The study of embryos and their development • An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations. • An organism's physical appearance or visible traits. • A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce • ...

Natural History 2024-05-27

Natural History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red legged & beaked protected corvid
  2. Britains smallest duck
  3. Male Mute Swan
  4. Used to remove stags from the hill
  5. Difference between male & female
  6. Otter hole
  7. Female Fox
  8. Fish eating raptor
  9. Deer with both antlers with tusks
  10. Britain's smallest Mustelid
  11. Young of Hare
  12. Female of the Black Game
  13. Leg hold trap outlawed in the 1950's
  14. Another name for the Green Plover
  15. Man who discovered a species of both Deer & Pheasant
Down
  1. Active at Dawn & Dusk
  2. Fish eating bird
  3. Mountain Grouse
  4. Group of geese on the ground
  5. Mark on chest of male Grey Partridge
  6. Red deer with no antlers
  7. Uk's largest Corvid
  8. Flying geese
  9. Mustelid imitating the Lone Ranger
  10. Stoat in winter pelage
  11. Female Mute Swan

26 Clues: Otter hole • Female Fox • Flying geese • Young of Hare • Male Mute Swan • Mountain Grouse • Fish eating bird • Female Mute Swan • Fish eating raptor • Uk's largest Corvid • Active at Dawn & Dusk • Britains smallest duck • Stoat in winter pelage • Red deer with no antlers • Female of the Black Game • Britain's smallest Mustelid • Group of geese on the ground • Difference between male & female • ...

Natural science 2023-11-13

Natural science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. covering on circuit wires that keeps electrical current in the wire
  2. they way in which the input is changed to the output, the link between the input and output devices
  3. generating electricity using water power
  4. devices that convert energy from the sun into electricity
  5. something that is made up of two or more parts that work together to do a specific job
  6. parts of an electric circuit
  7. a component that goes into a circuit and provides the energy to the circuit
  8. system of transferring electrical energy from one place to another
  9. a component that causes the result in a circuit due to the input component's energy
  10. a machine that produces electricity
  11. a panel made up of a number of photovoltaic cells
  12. - a machine that changes the amount of energy carried by electricity
  13. the amount of electrical power an appliance requires to work
  14. a source of electrical energy that stores and the supplies energy to a circuit
  15. the movement of electric charges through a conductor
Down
  1. the process by which energy goes from one part of a system to another
  2. convert electrical energy into movement energy
  3. component that changes electrical energy to another form of energy
  4. a material through which an electrical current is not able to travel
  5. is an electric device that converts electrical energy to sound energy
  6. place where electricity is generated
  7. a material that allows electrical current to flow through it
  8. a machine that boils water
  9. a component for controllong whether current flows in an electric circuit
  10. diagram of an electric circuit, drawn using standard symbols for electrical components
  11. two or more cells connected to provide electrical energy
  12. a connection of electricity wires that is not made by a qualified electrician
  13. the remains of dead plants and animals that store energy from the sun from millions of years ago
  14. the rotating blades of a machine

29 Clues: a machine that boils water • parts of an electric circuit • the rotating blades of a machine • a machine that produces electricity • place where electricity is generated • generating electricity using water power • convert electrical energy into movement energy • a panel made up of a number of photovoltaic cells • the movement of electric charges through a conductor • ...

Natural Resources 2024-05-09

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of energy that is produced from the heat inside the earth
  2. The cause of the sudden increase in population during the early 1800's
  3. The type of energy that is produced when sunlight is captured
  4. The type of energy that is produced from splitting uranium atoms
  5. The average amount of natural resources that one person uses
  6. How fast people are being born
  7. The second of the three R's
  8. The gas that is released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned
  9. The type of energy that is produced when water spins turbines
  10. Type of natural resources that produces energy when trees and plants are burned
  11. The first of the three R's
  12. Natural fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, that come from the remains of ancient plants and animals.
Down
  1. The sustainable use and management of natural resources to prevent depletion and protect the environment for future generations.
  2. Naturally occurring materials such as water, air, forests, minerals, and wildlife that are used by humans.
  3. The gradual increase in the Earth's temperature due to human activities that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
  4. Resources that can be replenished naturally over time, such as sunlight, wind, and forests.
  5. The clearing, destroying, or removal of forests, often to make land available for other uses such as agriculture or urban development.
  6. The third of the three R's
  7. The natural environment where an organism lives, grows, and interacts with other organisms.
  8. Resources that are limited in supply and cannot be quickly replaced by nature, such as fossil fuels like coal and oil.
  9. When population increases, natural resource use _________
  10. The presence of harmful substances or contaminants in the environment that can cause harm to living organisms.
  11. Naturally occurring inorganic substances found in the earth, such as gold, copper, and iron.
  12. The type of energy that is produced when air spins turbines
  13. How fast people are dying
  14. If the death rate exceeds the birth rate, the population will ______

26 Clues: How fast people are dying • The third of the three R's • The first of the three R's • The second of the three R's • How fast people are being born • When population increases, natural resource use _________ • The type of energy that is produced when air spins turbines • The average amount of natural resources that one person uses • ...

Natural Phenomena 2024-05-04

Natural Phenomena crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Natural light display in the Earth's sky
  2. - Celestial event when one celestial body is obscured by another
  3. - Tornado occurring over water
  4. - Weather event with falling balls of ice
  5. - Thick mist consisting of water droplets suspended in the air
  6. - Rapid flow of snow down a slope
  7. - Severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility
  8. - Small body of matter entering Earth's atmosphere
  9. - Hot springs that intermittently eject water and steam
Down
  1. - Downward movement of rock, soil, and debris on a slope
  2. - Large ocean wave caused by underwater seismic activity
  3. - Celestial object with a tail of gas and dust
  4. - Sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements
  5. - Northern lights, a natural light display in the polar regions
  6. - Multicolored arc in the sky caused by sunlight refracting in raindrops
  7. - Violently rotating column of air
  8. - Strong wind carrying sand and dust, reducing visibility
  9. - Opening in Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt
  10. - Electrical discharge in the atmosphere
  11. - Powerful tropical cyclone with strong winds and heavy rain

20 Clues: - Tornado occurring over water • - Rapid flow of snow down a slope • - Violently rotating column of air • - Electrical discharge in the atmosphere • - Weather event with falling balls of ice • - Natural light display in the Earth's sky • - Celestial object with a tail of gas and dust • - Small body of matter entering Earth's atmosphere • ...

Natural Resources 2024-02-21

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Resources that replenish naturally
  2. Resources that do NOT replenish Naturally
  3. Energy from moving water
  4. Energy from the splitting of atoms
  5. Energy from recently living plants/microorganisms
Down
  1. Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
  2. Does NOT replenish naturally
  3. Nonrenewable sources of energy that form within the Earth over millions of Years
  4. Energy from tides
  5. To replace or make like new
  6. Replenishes naturally
  7. To use more than once
  8. Energy from the sun
  9. Energy from heating of the Earth
  10. Energy from uneven heating
  11. Colorless and Odorless
  12. The act of trying to use less
  13. Known as petroleum
  14. To convert into a useable material
  15. Fossilized plants

20 Clues: Energy from tides • Fossilized plants • Known as petroleum • Energy from the sun • Replenishes naturally • To use more than once • Colorless and Odorless • Energy from moving water • Energy from uneven heating • To replace or make like new • Does NOT replenish naturally • The act of trying to use less • Energy from heating of the Earth • Resources that replenish naturally • ...

Natural Selection 2023-03-08

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  2. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  3. changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities
  4. the number of individuals with each trait in a population
  5. a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
  6. a related organism from a previous generation
  7. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  8. to stay alive
  9. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
  10. an instruction for making a protein molecule
  11. the reproduction process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  12. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  13. the reproduction process in which a single individual passes on their genes to create offspring
Down
  1. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
  2. everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
  3. any difference in traits between individual organisms
  4. having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth
  5. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  6. something in the environment that affects an individual’s chances of surviving
  7. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  8. a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
  9. living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  10. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  11. to receive genes from a parent
  12. a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  13. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment

26 Clues: to stay alive • to receive genes from a parent • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes • an instruction for making a protein molecule • a related organism from a previous generation • a characteristic that all members of a species have • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria • ...

Natural Selection 2023-03-22

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. resemblance of a plant or animal
  2. a specific characteristic of an individual
  3. emphasizing behavior
  4. an animal that preys on others
  5. adapting or evolving
  6. DNA Change
  7. selective breeding
  8. a physical material for need and value
  9. young, progeny
  10. adjusts to new environments
  11. minimal activity
Down
  1. variation
  2. when species adapt overtime
  3. blend in with their surroundings
  4. reproductive success
  5. organism develops of experience
  6. a difference of the same species
  7. movement of genes in a population
  8. Naturalist
  9. naturally doing something

20 Clues: variation • DNA Change • Naturalist • young, progeny • minimal activity • selective breeding • reproductive success • emphasizing behavior • adapting or evolving • naturally doing something • when species adapt overtime • adjusts to new environments • an animal that preys on others • organism develops of experience • resemblance of a plant or animal • blend in with their surroundings • ...

Natural resources 2021-12-05

Natural resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer below stratosphere
  2. Nitrogen —> nitrite and nitrate
  3. cycling of matter and transfer of energy
  4. nitrogen gets converted to this when animal dies
  5. used for precipitation
  6. product of photosynthesis
  7. atomic no.6
  8. process that warms earth
  9. home for marine life
  10. fast moving air
Down
  1. process of using oxygen for breaking down food
  2. wonder liquid
  3. NO2
  4. falls down as rain containing sulphuric dioxide and oxides of nitrogen
  5. NO3
  6. a type of greenhouse gas
  7. plants absorb minerals from this
  8. Part of earth not covered in water
  9. atomic no.7
  10. Collectively plants, animals and landscapes

20 Clues: NO2 • NO3 • atomic no.7 • atomic no.6 • wonder liquid • fast moving air • home for marine life • used for precipitation • a type of greenhouse gas • process that warms earth • product of photosynthesis • the layer below stratosphere • Nitrogen —> nitrite and nitrate • plants absorb minerals from this • Part of earth not covered in water • cycling of matter and transfer of energy • ...

Natural Resources 2022-02-24

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fuels formed from the remains of dead animals and plants deposited in a previous geologic time.
  2. inorganic substances on or in the earth.
  3. the mixture of gases that make up the atmosphere.
  4. all plants and animals that are living in the wild
  5. the movement of air.
  6. resources that may be living or were living at one time.
  7. a layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
  8. the outer layer of earth's surface that supports life.
  9. the control of plants and animals by humans
  10. resources replaced naturally.
  11. the movement of water from the earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.
Down
  1. interactions between climate, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
  2. resources that cannot be replaced after being used.
  3. resources that come from non-living, non-organic materials.
  4. all the water on earth whether liquid, solid, salty, or fresh.
  5. the combination of soil and rock that makes up the earth's crust.
  6. the source of almost all the energy used on earth.
  7. a tasteless, colorless, liquid natural resource.
  8. the average weather conditions in a region over a period of years.
  9. all types of living things on earth.

20 Clues: the movement of air. • resources replaced naturally. • all types of living things on earth. • inorganic substances on or in the earth. • a layer of gases that surrounds the earth. • the control of plants and animals by humans • a tasteless, colorless, liquid natural resource. • the mixture of gases that make up the atmosphere. • ...

Natural Hazards 2022-02-17

Natural Hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of earthquakes
  2. hurricanes get their energy from this
  3. most volcanoes in the Caribbean are in this state
  4. volcanoes in the Caribbean share the same name
  5. plates earthquakes cause this earth movement
  6. organization responsible for hazard management T&T
  7. hot dense gas cloud surging down volcano
  8. very large rocks coming out of a volcano
  9. minor vibration following the main earthquake
  10. pelee erupted volcano in Martinique causing great loss
Down
  1. a river of ash and rain water
  2. volcanoes below the ocean surface
  3. underwater volcano near Grenada
  4. earthquakes can cause this if gas lines break
  5. this person studies volcanoes
  6. construction must be able to withstand this
  7. a hurricane is this type of hazard
  8. poor construction do this during an earthquake
  9. the strength of an earthquake
  10. one important thing to do during an earthquake
  11. gigantic and destructive waves

21 Clues: the study of earthquakes • a river of ash and rain water • this person studies volcanoes • the strength of an earthquake • gigantic and destructive waves • underwater volcano near Grenada • volcanoes below the ocean surface • a hurricane is this type of hazard • hurricanes get their energy from this • hot dense gas cloud surging down volcano • ...

Natural Selection 2025-01-16

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
  2. a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
  3. a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
  4. a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  5. any difference in traits between individual organisms living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
  6. a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
  7. a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
  8. a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
  9. a related organism from a previous generation
  10. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  11. a characteristic that all members of a species have
  12. everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
Down
  1. an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
  2. a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
  3. a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
  4. to receive genes from a parent
  5. the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
  6. an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
  7. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
  8. an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
  9. an organism produced as a result of reproduction
  10. an instruction for making a protein molecule

22 Clues: to receive genes from a parent • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes • an instruction for making a protein molecule • a related organism from a previous generation • an organism produced as a result of reproduction • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • a characteristic that all members of a species have • ...

Selección Natural 2025-02-08

Selección Natural crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tipo de Selección que Darwin identificó como una competencia entre individuos del mismo sexo por pareja.
  2. Tipo de selección en la que los individuos con caracteres intermedios son favorecidos.
  3. Proceso mediante el cual se forman nuevas especies a partir de una población ancestral.
  4. Forma de selección en la que se favorecen los individuos con valores extremos de una característica.
  5. Estructura celular donde se localiza l a información genética heredable.
  6. Organismo que estudió Darwin y que presentaba variaciones en la forma de su pico según la disponibilidad de alimento.
  7. Proceso evolutivo en el que una especie desaparece de la Tierra.
  8. Proceso evolutivo que permite que las especies se adapten a su entorno a lo largo del tiempo.
  9. Ciencia que estudia la herencia biológica y la transmisión de caracteres entre generaciones.
  10. Fenómeno en el que una especie se divide en dos o más por cambios genéticos y selección natural.
  11. Concepto que describe la transmisión de información genética de una generación a otra.
Down
  1. Nombre del archipiélago donde Darwin observó variaciones en especies de pinzones.
  2. Científico que publicó “El origen de las especies” en 1859.
  3. Nombre del capítulo en el que Darwin explicó su mecanismo de selección natural
  4. Concepto que describe la lucha por los recursos entre individuos de la misma o diferente especie
  5. Tipo de selección en la que un solo extremo del rango de variación es favorecido.
  6. Relación entre organismos en la que uno captura y se alimenta del otro.
  7. Conjunto de individuos de una misma especie que habitan en un mismo lugar geográfico.
  8. Tipo de caracteres que se presentan de manera binaria, como la presencia o ausencia de una estructura
  9. Mecanismo propuesto por Darwin que explica la reproducción diferencial en una población.
  10. Variación que se encuentra en un rango continuo, como el tamaño corporal.

21 Clues: Científico que publicó “El origen de las especies” en 1859. • Proceso evolutivo en el que una especie desaparece de la Tierra. • Relación entre organismos en la que uno captura y se alimenta del otro. • Estructura celular donde se localiza l a información genética heredable. • Variación que se encuentra en un rango continuo, como el tamaño corporal. • ...

Natural dissasters 2025-03-03

Natural dissasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a large, uncontrolled fire in forests or grasslands.
  2. - the size or power of an earthquake.
  3. - a large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
  4. - to save someone from danger.
  5. services - organizations that help during disasters, like firefighters and paramedics.
  6. - a long period without rain.
  7. eruption - when lava, ash, and gases come out of a volcano.
  8. - a violent, spinning column of air that destroys everything in its path.
  9. - a large amount of snow sliding down a mountain.
  10. - when water covers land that is usually dry.
  11. - to leave a place because of danger.
  12. - a safe place to stay during a disaster.
Down
  1. - the point on the Earth's surface above the earthquake's origin.
  2. - a person who lives through a disaster.
  3. a powerful storm with strong winds and rain.
  4. - a smaller earthquake following the main one.
  5. - a sudden shaking of the ground.
  6. - when rocks and earth slide down a hill or mountain.
  7. - harm or injury to people or property.
  8. - a message to tell people about a possible danger.

20 Clues: - a long period without rain. • - to save someone from danger. • - a sudden shaking of the ground. • - the size or power of an earthquake. • - to leave a place because of danger. • - harm or injury to people or property. • - a person who lives through a disaster. • - a safe place to stay during a disaster. • a powerful storm with strong winds and rain. • ...

Natural Washington 2023-10-14

Natural Washington crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high flat area
  2. an area that has its own special characteristics, such as landforms
  3. a lowland between two higher areas
  4. an area of land that is higher
  5. extremely large pieces of ice that forms, then slides slowly downhill across the crust of the earth.
  6. the different ways the surface of the earth is naturally shaped
  7. basic or simple
  8. the study of Earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it
  9. an object that blocks the flow of a river
  10. the highest part of mountain
  11. where the land meets the ocean
Down
  1. a watery passage from the ocean to the sound
  2. low part between the mountains
  3. land that is surrounded by water on three sides
  4. when humans get precious metals from the earth
  5. the outermost layer of earth
  6. large boulders carried away by glaciers and dropped somewhere else
  7. when mountains form because one of earth's plates pushes under the edge of another
  8. mudflows
  9. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock
  10. very large body of water

21 Clues: mudflows • high flat area • basic or simple • very large body of water • the outermost layer of earth • the highest part of mountain • low part between the mountains • an area of land that is higher • where the land meets the ocean • a lowland between two higher areas • extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock • an object that blocks the flow of a river • ...

Natural Resources 2023-10-26

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
  2. with good judgment or sense.
  3. the action of confining or state of being confined.
  4. not in a straight or level position.
  5. unimportant or trivial.
  6. fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.
  7. free from disturbance; calm.
  8. pull or twist out of shape.
  9. the fact of having a right to something.
  10. not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
Down
  1. a fierce or destructive attack.
  2. hard to handle or manage because of size or weight.
  3. call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual.
  4. making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.
  5. having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
  6. destroy utterly; wipe out.
  7. arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
  8. curvaceous and sexually attractive (typically used of a woman).
  9. suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.
  10. not certain or fixed; provisional.

20 Clues: unimportant or trivial. • destroy utterly; wipe out. • pull or twist out of shape. • with good judgment or sense. • free from disturbance; calm. • a fierce or destructive attack. • not certain or fixed; provisional. • not in a straight or level position. • the fact of having a right to something. • arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate. • ...

Natural Resources 2024-01-25

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
  2. Information used to support a statement from the text
  3. is a renewable resource that uses the wind to create electricity
  4. process such as weathering erosion and deposition change earths surface
  5. a natural resource that produces a large amount of energy
  6. uses the water stored in dams, as well as, flowing rivers to create electricity
  7. rock like substance found naturally on earth.
  8. a body of rock or sediment that holds groundwater
  9. a nonrenewable fossil fuel used mostly by power plants
  10. a mixture of hydrocarbons that formed from plants and animals
Down
  1. a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
  2. earth's resources are concentrated in a specific area because of geoscience processes
  3. energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
  4. a statement that is made and can be supported by evidence
  5. a resource of which there is an endless supply because it can be replenished
  6. resources that will run out or will not replenish in our lifetime
  7. the clearing of forested land
  8. is the heat energy from Earth
  9. organic material that comes from plants and animals
  10. occurs deep beneath the Earth's surface and consists mainly of methane

20 Clues: the clearing of forested land • is the heat energy from Earth • rock like substance found naturally on earth. • a body of rock or sediment that holds groundwater • organic material that comes from plants and animals • Information used to support a statement from the text • a nonrenewable fossil fuel used mostly by power plants • ...