natural disasters Crossword Puzzles
natural selection 2023-05-30
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- a strand of DNA that carries genes
- selection, animals who adapt to the environment there in survive more
- engineering, changing a organism by changing its DNA,
- the change after the cause
- marker, A gene that produces a known trait
- a place where a organism lives which plays a part in their survival
- the way organisms get traits from their parents
- the gene changing slightly which can affect 3. a trait that hinders the survival of the organisms survival or helps the organism survive
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- the creator of the theory of natural selection
- a organism getting used to the environment
- the differences of organisms in a population
- something that carries traits from a parent to a child
- a trait that hurts their chance of survivaladaptive trait, a trait that helps their chance of survival
- the genetic info of the organism
- the growth of a species from generation to generation
- evolutionary development of species
- the reason of the effect
17 Clues: the reason of the effect • the change after the cause • the genetic info of the organism • a strand of DNA that carries genes • evolutionary development of species • a organism getting used to the environment • marker, A gene that produces a known trait • the differences of organisms in a population • the creator of the theory of natural selection • ...
Natural environment 2025-01-20
16 Clues: Poach • Drought • Habitat • Threaten • Sinkholes • Captivity • Acid rain • Landslides • Oil spills • Extinction • Conservation • Thunderstorms • Deforestation • Carbon monoxide • Volcanic eruptions • Endangered species
Natural Resources 2025-01-29
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- is fossil fuel used for heating and electricity
- things from Earth that living things use to meet their needs
- liquid fossil fuel used for fuel and products like plastic
- Energy flowing water used to generate electricity
- Energy electricity from differences between high and low tides
- Energy energy from hot magma or dry, hot rocks inside Earth
- Energy electricity generated from running water over dams
- is a solid fossil fuel burned for energy
- Farm with a large number of windmills generating electricity
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- Resources are natural solid substances found in Earth's crust
- Energy energy from the sun
- Energy Resources energy from natural processes that won’t run out
- Fuels are energy sources formed from ancient plants and animals
- Energy energy from burning organic matter like wood and food scraps
- Energy energy from splitting atoms, often uranium
- Resources Mineral resources not used for metal, like sand or salt
16 Clues: Energy energy from the sun • is a solid fossil fuel burned for energy • is fossil fuel used for heating and electricity • Energy energy from splitting atoms, often uranium • Energy flowing water used to generate electricity • Energy electricity generated from running water over dams • liquid fossil fuel used for fuel and products like plastic • ...
Natural Sciences 2023-11-06
Across
- Thin layer of air surrounding the Earth
- Earth is also known as ________
- The Earth takes a __________ to orbit around the Sun
- Imaginary line going from the top and bottom of the Earth
- The Sun is a __________
- Large Objects that orbit the Sun
- Large area of land surrounded by water
- The shape of the Earth
- This type of telescope measures frequencies
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- This type of telescope measures the Suns frequencies
- The Sun gives us __________ energy
- Outer most layer of the atmosphere
- Earth is the _________ planet from the Sun
- A __________ happens when one hemisphere faces the sun most directly
- A feature of Earth
- This type of telescope is used to look through
16 Clues: A feature of Earth • The shape of the Earth • The Sun is a __________ • Earth is also known as ________ • Large Objects that orbit the Sun • The Sun gives us __________ energy • Outer most layer of the atmosphere • Large area of land surrounded by water • Thin layer of air surrounding the Earth • Earth is the _________ planet from the Sun • ...
Selección Natural 2023-10-10
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- una de las variantes posibles de un gen que se encuentra en un locus específico o en un lugar específico en un cromosoma que codifica por una versión de un rasgo.
- Cambios en las características de un organismo que le permiten sobrevivir y reproducirse en su entorno.
- El proceso en el que ciertas características de los organismos se transmiten a la siguiente generación porque aumentan las posibilidades de supervivencia y reproducción en un entorno específico.
- El alelo que se expresa en el organismo con una sola copia de este alelo. Letra mayúscula
- Un grupo de organismos de la misma especie que viven en una ubicación geográfica específica.
- El concepto de que los individuos con características mejor adaptadas a su entorno tienen una mayor probabilidad de sobrevivir y reproducirse.
- Las diferencias en los genes que existen dentro de una población de organismos.
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- una gráfica de barras utilizado en estadísticas para representar la distribución de frecuencias de un conjunto de datos.
- La lucha por recursos como alimento, agua y espacio entre organismos de la misma o diferentes especies.
- La transmisión de características genéticas de una generación a la siguiente.
- Una estrategia en la que un organismo se asemeja a otro, ya sea en apariencia o comportamiento, para obtener ventajas de supervivencia.
- Una instrucción hereditaria en el ADN que codifica para una característica o rasgo específico.
- Una adaptación que permite a un organismo ocultarse en su entorno para evitar la detección por depredadores o presas.
- Una característica o atributo particular y observable de un organismo. Pueden incluir características físicas, como el color de los ojos, la altura, la forma del cuerpo, el tipo de cabello, la forma de la nariz, etc.
- la manera en que los datos se encuentran dispersos o agrupados en diferentes intervalos o categorías.
- El alelo que se expresa en el organismo solo cuando hay dos copias de este alelo. Letra minúscula
16 Clues: La transmisión de características genéticas de una generación a la siguiente. • Las diferencias en los genes que existen dentro de una población de organismos. • El alelo que se expresa en el organismo con una sola copia de este alelo. Letra mayúscula • Un grupo de organismos de la misma especie que viven en una ubicación geográfica específica. • ...
Natural Resources 2025-04-08
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- Deposits Natural concentrations of minerals found in the earth, including gold, copper, and aluminum.
- Natural resources that can be replaced, such as solar energy and wind power.
- The protection, preservation, and sustainable management of natural resources to prevent depletion and ensure their availability for future generations.
- A renewable energy source that uses heat from the Earth's interior to generate electricity or provide direct heating. It is commonly used in areas with volcanic activity.
- Earth Metals Valuable minerals used in technology and electronics, mainly found in Inner Mongolia.
- Power A type of renewable energy that uses wind turbines to convert wind energy into electricity. It is a clean and sustainable energy source.
- Wood from forests, used for construction and paper production.
- The process of reusing and processing materials (such as paper, plastic, metal, and glass) to reduce waste and conserve natural resources.
- A fossil fuel found underground, used for heating and electricity.
- A black fossil fuel used for energy and industry, found in northern China.
- Organic material (such as wood, crops, and animal waste) that can be burned or converted into biofuels to produce energy. It is considered a renewable energy source if used sustainably.
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- Resources that cannot be replaced within a human lifespan because they take millions of years to form. Examples include coal, oil, natural gas, and minerals.
- A mineral used to produce steel, important for China’s construction industry.
- Crude oil found in China’s northeastern provinces, used to produce fuel.
- Natural resources that can be replaced or regenerated naturally over time. Examples include solar energy, wind, and forests (if managed sustainably).
- The removal or clearing of forests for agriculture, urban development, or logging. It leads to loss of biodiversity, climate change, and soil erosion.
- Power Electricity produced by moving water usually from dams or rivers. Water flows through turbines, generating electricity. It is a renewable and widely used energy source.
17 Clues: Wood from forests, used for construction and paper production. • A fossil fuel found underground, used for heating and electricity. • Crude oil found in China’s northeastern provinces, used to produce fuel. • A black fossil fuel used for energy and industry, found in northern China. • Natural resources that can be replaced, such as solar energy and wind power. • ...
Natural Disasterssss 2022-10-19
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- Deforestation can lead to...
- In stormy weather the sky makes a grumbling sound, what is it?
- When the ground shakes it is called an...
- A flash of light that shows in stormy weather.
- The indent from a asteroid
- One of the things that was thought to kill dinosaurs.
- Leaving because it's not safe.
- Not having a place to stay.
- In America they call it a wild fire, what do they call it in Australia?
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- What comes before Catastrophic (used to be Code Red)
- Lack of water can lead to...
- A giant wave.
- When these haven't been active for thousands of years, they are called mountains.
- When temperatures are humid for a long period of time it is called a...
- What floats up off a fire in tiny little flakes.
- Water that circles in the ocean.
16 Clues: A giant wave. • The indent from a asteroid • Not having a place to stay. • Deforestation can lead to... • Lack of water can lead to... • Leaving because it's not safe. • Water that circles in the ocean. • When the ground shakes it is called an... • A flash of light that shows in stormy weather. • What floats up off a fire in tiny little flakes. • ...
natural world 2021-10-26
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- living in the water
- food
- to keep from changing,maintain
- to catch
- the natural area where a plant or animal live
- to cut down
- damage to air, water
- many.numerous
- to diappear
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- tne natural world
- the removal of all trees from a large area
- plants
- to reach past,get bigger
- living on the land
- the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes
- a strong effect
16 Clues: food • plants • to catch • to cut down • to diappear • many.numerous • a strong effect • tne natural world • living on the land • living in the water • damage to air, water • to reach past,get bigger • to keep from changing,maintain • the removal of all trees from a large area • the natural area where a plant or animal live • the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes
Econ 2026-03-02
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- Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- Management of money and investments.
- Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- Responsible for national security and border protection.
- Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- Provides airport security screening.
- Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- Law regulating the sale of securities.
- Manages Social Security benefits.
- Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- Official permission to operate in an industry.
- Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- Manages federal finances and revenue.
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- Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- Industry regulated by the FCC.
- Systems for moving people and goods.
- The central banking system of the United States.
- Supervision of industries or government activity.
- Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- Administers health and human services programs.
- Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
- Regulates national banks.
- A market structure dominated by one seller.
- Oversees national transportation systems.
- Government rule to control business activity.
- Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- Ensures food and drug safety.
- Ensures workplace safety standards.
- Insures bank deposits.
- Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
50 Clues: Insures bank deposits. • Regulates national banks. • Ensures food and drug safety. • Industry regulated by the FCC. • Manages Social Security benefits. • Ensures workplace safety standards. • Systems for moving people and goods. • Management of money and investments. • Provides airport security screening. • Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
Regulatory Agencies Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-02
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- Ensures food and drug safety.
- Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- Manages Social Security benefits.
- Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- Ensures workplace safety standards.
- Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- Supervision of industries or government activity.
- Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
- Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- A market structure dominated by one seller.
- Official permission to operate in an industry.
- Provides airport security screening.
- Systems for moving people and goods.
- Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
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- The central banking system of the United States.
- Industry regulated by the FCC.
- Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- Administers health and human services programs.
- Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- Oversees national transportation systems.
- Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- Responsible for national security and border protection.
- Insures bank deposits.
- Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- Law regulating the sale of securities.
- Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- Manages federal finances and revenue.
- Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
- Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- Government rule to control business activity.
- Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- Management of money and investments.
- Regulates national banks.
50 Clues: Insures bank deposits. • Regulates national banks. • Ensures food and drug safety. • Industry regulated by the FCC. • Manages Social Security benefits. • Ensures workplace safety standards. • Management of money and investments. • Provides airport security screening. • Systems for moving people and goods. • Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
Regulatory Agencies 2026-03-04
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- → Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- → Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- → Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- → Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- → Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- → Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- → Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- → Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- → Management of money and investments.
- → Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- → Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- → Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- → Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- → Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- → Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- → Responsible for national security and border protection.
- → Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- → Provides airport security screening.
- → Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- → Law regulating the sale of securities.
- → Manages Social Security benefits.
- → Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- → Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- → Official permission to operate in an industry.
- → Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- → Manages federal finances and revenue.
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- → Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- → Industry regulated by the FCC.
- → Systems for moving people and goods.
- → The central banking system of the United States.
- → Supervision of industries or government activity.
- → Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- → Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- → Administers health and human services programs.
- → Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- → Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- → Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
- → Regulates national banks.
- → A market structure dominated by one seller.
- → Oversees national transportation systems.
- → Government rule to control business activity.
- → Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- → Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- → Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- → Ensures food and drug safety.
- → Ensures workplace safety standards.
- → Insures bank deposits.
- → Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- → Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- → Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
50 Clues: → Insures bank deposits. • → Regulates national banks. • → Ensures food and drug safety. • → Industry regulated by the FCC. • → Manages Social Security benefits. • → Ensures workplace safety standards. • → Systems for moving people and goods. • → Management of money and investments. • → Provides airport security screening. • → Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
Regulatory Agencies Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-09
Across
- – Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- – Management of money and investments.
- – Oversees national transportation systems.
- – Supervision of industries or government activity.
- – Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- – Government rule to control business activity.
- – Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- – Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- – Industry regulated by the FCC.
- – Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- – Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- – Manages federal finances and revenue.
- – Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- – Insures bank deposits.
- – Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- – Provides airport security screening.
- – Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- – Regulates national banks.
- nforcement – Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- – Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
- – Ensures food and drug safety.
- – Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- – Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- – Responsible for national security and border protection.
- – Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- – Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- – Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
- – Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
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- – Ensures workplace safety standards.
- – The central banking system of the United States.
- – Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- – Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- – Administers health and human services programs.
- – Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- – Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- – Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- – Manages Social Security benefits.
- – Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- – Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- – Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- – Official permission to operate in an industry.
- – Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- – Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- – A market structure dominated by one seller.
- – Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- – Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- – Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- – Law regulating the sale of securities.
- – Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- – Systems for moving people and goods.
50 Clues: – Insures bank deposits. • – Regulates national banks. • – Ensures food and drug safety. • – Industry regulated by the FCC. • – Manages Social Security benefits. • – Ensures workplace safety standards. • – Management of money and investments. • – Provides airport security screening. • – Systems for moving people and goods. • – Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
regulatory agencies 2026-03-16
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- Environmental law regulating air pollution
- Provides airport security screening
- Administers health and human services programs.
- Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas
- Agency action to ensure laws are followed
- Requirement to reveal important financial information
- A market structure dominated by one seller
- Person who reports illegal or unethical activity
- Natural world protected by agencies like EPA
- Manages Social Security benefits.
- Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds
- Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- Industry regulated by the FCC
- Oversees national transportation systems
- Government rule to control business activity
- laws against workplace discrimination
- Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- Systems for moving people and goods
- Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- Management of money and investments
- Manages federal finances and revenue.
- Regulates national banks.
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- Government protection of buyers from unfair practices
- Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- Laws designed to prevent unfair competition
- Exchange of goods and services regulated by government
- Law regulating the sale of securities
- Industry regulated to ensure financial stability
- Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- agriculture and food policy
- housing and urban development programs
- Enforces federal laws and administers justice
- Responsible for national security and border protection.
- Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- Insures bank deposits.
- The central banking system of the United States.
- Following rules set by regulatory agencies
- Sector regulated to protect worker rights
- Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- Official permission to operate in an industry
- Audits and evaluates federal government spending
- Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- Ensures workplace safety standards.
- Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC
- Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- Supervision of industries or government activity.
- Ensures food and drug safety.
- Regulates radio, television, and internet communications
50 Clues: Insures bank deposits. • Regulates national banks. • agriculture and food policy • Industry regulated by the FCC • Ensures food and drug safety. • Manages Social Security benefits. • Provides airport security screening • Systems for moving people and goods • Ensures workplace safety standards. • Management of money and investments • Law regulating the sale of securities • ...
The Power of Nature: Natural Disasters 2021-05-17
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- Eruption The sudden explosion of ash and lava.
- A big fire that burns big areas
- A violent wind that leaves serious damage
- A mass of snow that falls from a mountain
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- a mass of rock moving quickly in a mountain.
- Violent storm with a column of air that rotates.
- a severe snow storm
- A sudden violent shaking of the earth
8 Clues: a severe snow storm • A big fire that burns big areas • A sudden violent shaking of the earth • A mass of snow that falls from a mountain • A violent wind that leaves serious damage • a mass of rock moving quickly in a mountain. • Eruption The sudden explosion of ash and lava. • Violent storm with a column of air that rotates.
Louie and Changes, Adams and Short Ride in a Fast Machine 2024-03-19
Across
- Alexina Louie attended UC San Diego to get a master’s degree in __________.
- The strict metronomic beat of the __________ serves as an ostinato that propels the music of Short Ride in a Fast Machine forward.
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine is split up into __________ sections.
- In Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Rhythmic dissonance is created through changing meter and __________.
- Alexina Louie eventually became the founding director of __________ Orchestra, an ensemble focused on performing Canadian music.
- There are extreme __________ ranges in Short Ride in a Fast Machine, with markings such as sffff.
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- Alexina Louie was born in __________, Canada.
- Alexina Louie started studying psychology at __________, but then switched to music.
- Adams is often drawn to __________ themes, such as politics, terrorism, war, and natural disasters.
- Many of Louie’s pieces contain influences of __________, especially shown in the repetition of melody and harmony in Changes.
- John Adams represents the next generation of minimalist composers, he is known as a __________.
- __________ is a loud ceremonial tune or flourish that features brass instruments, often used to herald the arrival of an important person, a special event, or the commemoration of a person.
- Louie’s music represents a pan-ethnic perspective, combining traditional __________ music with influences of a Western style.
- Louie married composer and conductor Alex __________.
14 Clues: Alexina Louie was born in __________, Canada. • Louie married composer and conductor Alex __________. • Short Ride in a Fast Machine is split up into __________ sections. • Alexina Louie attended UC San Diego to get a master’s degree in __________. • Alexina Louie started studying psychology at __________, but then switched to music. • ...
IW Crossword 2026-02-04
Across
- A deliberate, malicious attempt by unauthorized individuals or groups to access, disrupt, destroy, or steal data from computer systems, networks, or digital devices.
- the coordinated national effort to ensure a safe, secure, and resilient United States against threats like terrorism, cyber-attacks, and natural disasters.
- A premeditated, politically or ideologically motivated attack against information systems, computer programs, and data, aimed at causing violence, fear, or significant disruption to critical infrastructure.
- is the protection of U.S. sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression.
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- Preventing terrorist attacks within the U.S. and reducing vulnerability.
- Protecting critical infrastructure from digital attacks.
- the ability of computers and machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.
7 Clues: Protecting critical infrastructure from digital attacks. • Preventing terrorist attacks within the U.S. and reducing vulnerability. • is the protection of U.S. sovereignty, territory, domestic population, and critical defense infrastructure against external threats and aggression. • ...
Honors English 9 2022-01-14
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- in Europe?
- City of massive apartment fire
- Where do we dismiss from?
- In which state was Harper Lee born/where does TKAM take place?
- Slaves ability to read and write would increase their desire for _________
- Accumulation of valuable items
- abnormal
- Way slaves escaped to freedom
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- McDonald's last ______ of hope would be shattered by the death of Taylor Swift.
- In 2021 ______________ disasters cost $145 Billion
- distasteful or disagreeable
- Who is the top-seller of electric
- Ms. McDonald's _____ for Taylor Swift borders on obsession.
- bad-mannered
- What should you do when you finish a late assignment?
- babble
16 Clues: babble • abnormal • in Europe? • bad-mannered • Where do we dismiss from? • distasteful or disagreeable • Way slaves escaped to freedom • City of massive apartment fire • Accumulation of valuable items • Who is the top-seller of electric • In 2021 ______________ disasters cost $145 Billion • What should you do when you finish a late assignment? • ...
Unit 5 Week 2 2024-03-26
Across
- harm or injury
- break or spoil something completely
- things that meet a need
- events that cause great damas, loss, or suffering
- how much there is or how many there are
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- something in a steady condition
- everything around us that helps us live
- hurt something very badly
- an action in response to something
- moving along smoothly
10 Clues: harm or injury • moving along smoothly • things that meet a need • hurt something very badly • something in a steady condition • an action in response to something • break or spoil something completely • everything around us that helps us live • how much there is or how many there are • events that cause great damas, loss, or suffering
Chinese Immigration 2021-10-11
Across
- What is the word used to describe discrimination against the Chinese?
- In 1923 the Chinese Exclusion act prevented all Chinese from entering Canada. What day was this known as to the Chinese people?
- Why were Chinese laborers desired again in 1881?
- What act prevented Chinese Immigrants from entering Canada from 1923-1947?
- Which famous Chinese Canadian was the governor general of Canada from 1999-2005?
- What was the first Chinese Community established in Canada?
- What happened in 1885 intended to discourage Chinese Immigration? It was a Chinese ___________ tax.
- What other war from 1842 to 1860 in China encouraged more Chinese to come to Canada?
- What happened if people came from China and did not have enough money for the head tax?
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- Why did this captain bring these Chinese to Canada? What did they build?
- What was the name of the rebellion in China that was caused by natural disasters and famine that killed 20 million people?
- Why did Chinese people from San Francisco come in 1858?
- What island did the Chinese people first come to in Canada?
- On what river was gold discovered in 1858, that encouraged the Chinese to come to British Columbia, Canada?
- In 1788, what captain brought the first 50 Chinese people ever to set foot on Canadian soil?
- Who was voted MP for Vancouver Center in 1957?
- In 2006 the government issued an _____________ for how the Chinese were treated.
- Where did the Chinese get segregated to in Victoria, Nanaimo and Kamloops?
18 Clues: Who was voted MP for Vancouver Center in 1957? • Why were Chinese laborers desired again in 1881? • Why did Chinese people from San Francisco come in 1858? • What island did the Chinese people first come to in Canada? • What was the first Chinese Community established in Canada? • What is the word used to describe discrimination against the Chinese? • ...
FTC 2026-03-03
Across
- Regulates commodity futures and options markets
- Regulates the stock market and securities industry
- Laws designed to prevent unfair competition
- Enforces federal laws and administers justice
- Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget
- Regulates firearms alcohol and explosives
- Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas
- Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC
- Management of money and investments
- Requirement to reveal important financial information
- Environmental law regulating air pollution
- Person who reports illegal or unethical activity
- Audits and evaluates federal government spending
- Agency action to ensure laws are followed
- Responds to natural disasters and emergencies
- Responsible for national security and border protection
- Self regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms
- Provides airport security screening
- Oversees housing and urban development programs
- Law regulating the sale of securities
- Manages Social Security benefits
- Protects workers rights to organize unions
- Protects consumers in the financial sector
- Official permission to operate in an industry
- Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws
- Manages federal finances and revenue
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- Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices
- Industry regulated by the FCC
- Systems for moving people and goods
- The central banking system of the United States
- Supervision of industries or government activity
- Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds
- Exchange of goods and services regulated by government
- Administers health and human services programs
- Sector regulated to protect worker rights
- Enforces laws against workplace discrimination
- Natural world protected by agencies like EPA
- Regulates national banks
- A market structure dominated by one seller
- Oversees national transportation systems
- Government rule to control business activity
- Following rules set by regulatory agencies
- Regulates radio television and internet communications
- Government protection of buyers from unfair practices
- Ensures food and drug safety
- Ensures workplace safety standards
- Insures bank deposits
- Enforces immigration laws within the United States
- Oversees agriculture and food policy
- Industry regulated to ensure financial stability
50 Clues: Insures bank deposits • Regulates national banks • Ensures food and drug safety • Industry regulated by the FCC • Manages Social Security benefits • Ensures workplace safety standards • Systems for moving people and goods • Management of money and investments • Provides airport security screening • Oversees agriculture and food policy • Manages federal finances and revenue • ...
Regulatory Agencies 2026-03-17
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- Regulates commodity futures and options markets
- Regulates the stock market and securities industry
- Laws designed to prevent unfair competition
- Enforces federal laws and administers justice
- Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget
- Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives
- Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas
- Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC
- Management of money
- Requirement to reveal important financial information
- Environmental law regulating air pollution
- Person who reports illegal or unethical activity
- Audits and evaluates federal government spending
- Agency action to ensure laws are followed
- Responds to natural disasters and emergencies
- Responsible for national security and border protection
- Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms
- Provides airport security screening
- Oversees housing and urban development programs
- Law regulating the sale of securities
- Manages Social Security benefits
- Protects workers’ rights to organize unions
- Protects consumers in the financial sector
- Official permission to operate in an industry
- Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws
- Manages federal finances and revenue
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- Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices
- Industry regulated by the FCC
- Systems for moving people and goods
- The central banking system of the United States
- Supervision of industries or government activity
- Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds
- Exchange of goods and services regulated by government
- Administers health and human services programs
- Sector regulated to protect worker rights
- Enforces laws against workplace discrimination
- Natural world protected by agencies like EPA
- Regulates national banks
- A market structure dominated by one seller
- Oversees national transportation systems
- Government rule to control business activity
- Following rules set by regulatory agencies
- Regulates radio, television, and internet communications
- Government protection of buyers from unfair practices
- Ensures food and drug safety
- Ensures workplace safety standards
- Insures bank deposits
- Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- Oversees agriculture and food policy
- Industry regulated to ensure financial stability
50 Clues: Management of money • Insures bank deposits • Regulates national banks • Ensures food and drug safety • Industry regulated by the FCC • Manages Social Security benefits • Ensures workplace safety standards • Systems for moving people and goods • Provides airport security screening • Oversees agriculture and food policy • Manages federal finances and revenue • ...
Regulatory Agencies Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-20
Across
- - Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- - Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- - Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- - Ensures workplace safety standards.
- - Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- - Systems for moving people and goods.
- - Provides airport security screening.
- - Government rule to control business activity.
- - Administers health and human services programs.
- - Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- - Insures bank deposits.
- - Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- - Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- - Law regulating the sale of securities.
- - Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- - Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
- - Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- - Manages Social Security benefits.
- - Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- - A market structure dominated by one seller.
- - Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- - Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- - The natural world is protected by agencies like the EPA.
- - Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- - Supervision of industries or government activity.
- - Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- - Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- - Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
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- - Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- - Industry regulated by the FCC.
- - Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- - The central banking system of the United States.
- - Management of money and investments.
- - Ensures food and drug safety.
- - Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- - Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- - Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- - Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- - Official permission to operate in an industry.
- - Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- - Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- - Responsible for national security and border protection.
- - Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- - Oversees national transportation systems.
- - Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- - Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- - Exchange of goods and services regulated by the government.
- - Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- - Manages federal finances and revenue.
- - Regulates national banks.
50 Clues: - Insures bank deposits. • - Regulates national banks. • - Industry regulated by the FCC. • - Ensures food and drug safety. • - Manages Social Security benefits. • - Ensures workplace safety standards. • - Management of money and investments. • - Systems for moving people and goods. • - Provides airport security screening. • - Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
Migration Vocabulary Review Crossword 2025-10-08
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- The movement of people from one place to another to live temporarily or permanently.
- Leaving one’s own country to settle in another.
- When skilled people return to their home country after gaining knowledge abroad, or when countries benefit by attracting skilled immigrants.
- When a government forces someone to leave a country because they don’t have legal permission to stay.
- Money migrants send back to their home country to support their families.
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- Moving into a new country to live there.
- When skilled and educated people leave their home country to work abroad, causing a shortage of talent at home.
- A large group of people from one country who live in different parts of the world but maintain connections with their homeland.
- A person temporarily or permanently living in a country other than their native one, often for work or study, usually voluntarily.
- Seeker Someone who leaves their country and formally applies in another country for protection as a refugee, but whose request has not yet been decided.
- A person forced to leave their country due to war, persecution, or natural disasters, and who seeks safety in another country.
11 Clues: Moving into a new country to live there. • Leaving one’s own country to settle in another. • Money migrants send back to their home country to support their families. • The movement of people from one place to another to live temporarily or permanently. • When a government forces someone to leave a country because they don’t have legal permission to stay. • ...
NACIONALIDADES 2022-03-15
Across
- natural da Síria (homens).
- natural dos Países Baixos (homem).
- natural de Moçambique (mulher).
- natural do Afeganistão (mulheres).
- natural da Grécia (mulher).
- natural do Paquistão (mulher).
- natural da Turquia (homem).
- natural do Vietname (homem).
- natural do Líbano (mulheres).
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- natural da Índia (mulher).
- natural de Portugal (homens).
- natural da Itália (homem).
- natural do Brasil (homem).
- natural do Irão (mulheres).
- natural da Alemanha (mulher).
- natural da Espanha (homem).
16 Clues: natural da Síria (homens). • natural da Índia (mulher). • natural da Itália (homem). • natural do Brasil (homem). • natural da Grécia (mulher). • natural da Turquia (homem). • natural do Irão (mulheres). • natural da Espanha (homem). • natural do Vietname (homem). • natural de Portugal (homens). • natural da Alemanha (mulher). • natural do Líbano (mulheres). • ...
Philosophy Terms Review 2018-11-13
Across
- the belief in something without evidence or logic to support it
- This understanding of religion comes through experiencing and practicing religion
- The philosopher who famously defined the idea of Religion from Design, and then famously claimed it to be false
- the art of persuading others
- The philosopher who explained that tiny particles called atoms were unchanging, but were constantly moving and rearranging
- A religion that believes in and worships only one god
- A statement or premise that is both completely illogical and true
- The philosopher who believed that the only constant in the world was change itself
- The part of argument that focuses on the emotional reaction of the audience
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- This understanding of religion comes through the use of logic, explaining miracles or disasters as the work of god(s), or observing the lives of religious people
- The famous story in which man walks out of a ________ and sees the sun
- the sophist who famously said "Man is the measure of all things"
- The philosopher who believed that permanence defines existence. Once something undergoes change, it loses permanence and therefore no longer exists
- According to Aristotle, the part of an argument that focuses on the character of the speaker
- For Socrates, this is an idea that is not understood through the senses, but is instead already in our minds
- The logic or reasoning of an argument
16 Clues: the art of persuading others • The logic or reasoning of an argument • A religion that believes in and worships only one god • the belief in something without evidence or logic to support it • the sophist who famously said "Man is the measure of all things" • A statement or premise that is both completely illogical and true • ...
Aidana Shalgimbay, FL-44 2021-11-17
Across
- A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.
- sadness because one has no friends or company.
- The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.
- violence, violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner.
- When your thoughts alternate between excitement and exhilaration to disappointment and desperation.
- breakdown, A common process whereby the relationship between a married couple erodes
- the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity.
- The action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner.
- A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
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- One of the four horsemen of the apocalypse of which professor was mentioned in the article?
- Word used to refer to social isolation
- delay or obstruct (a request, process, or person) by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive.
- the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest.
- the quality of being anxious to challenge or avoid criticism.
- counsellor, He/she helps couples of all types recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships
- events, The experiences that put either a person or someone close to them at risk of serious harm or death. These can include: road accidents. violence/prolonged abuse. natural disasters.
16 Clues: Word used to refer to social isolation • sadness because one has no friends or company. • A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner. • the quality of being anxious to challenge or avoid criticism. • the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest. • The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body. • ...
Hydological disasters 2021-04-16
Across
- one of the main reasons for farmers to commit suicide in india is
- volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain is called
- floods can be prevented by
- bhopal gas disaster is a kind of
- the richter scale expresses an earthquake on
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- vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the disaster management cycle
- the shortage of water for an excessive period of time
- in india tsunami warning centre is located in
- a disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is called
- in india cyclone is tracked through which satellite
10 Clues: floods can be prevented by • bhopal gas disaster is a kind of • the richter scale expresses an earthquake on • in india tsunami warning centre is located in • in india cyclone is tracked through which satellite • the shortage of water for an excessive period of time • one of the main reasons for farmers to commit suicide in india is • ...
NZ Disasters 2023-06-12
Across
- A female character in NO SAFE HARBOUR
- A ship that sank in 1968
- A cyclone that struck in 1988
- A city that was struck by an earthquake in 2011
- A cyclone that struck in 2023
- A male character in NO SAFE HARBOUR
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- A bay struck by an earthquake in 1931
- The amount of people that died during the Wahine disaster
- A cyclone that caused the Wahine disaster
- The reef that made the Wahine sink
10 Clues: A ship that sank in 1968 • A cyclone that struck in 1988 • A cyclone that struck in 2023 • The reef that made the Wahine sink • A male character in NO SAFE HARBOUR • A bay struck by an earthquake in 1931 • A female character in NO SAFE HARBOUR • A cyclone that caused the Wahine disaster • A city that was struck by an earthquake in 2011 • ...
Disasters & Survival 2025-12-28
Across
- - to continue to live despite danger
- - to save from danger
- - a violent rotating wind storm
- - physical harm to something
- - to explode violently (of a volcano)
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- - a serious situation needing immediate action
- - a mountain that erupts lava
- - a place giving protection
- - an overflow of water
- - a sudden damaging event
10 Clues: - to save from danger • - an overflow of water • - a sudden damaging event • - a place giving protection • - physical harm to something • - a mountain that erupts lava • - a violent rotating wind storm • - to continue to live despite danger • - to explode violently (of a volcano) • - a serious situation needing immediate action
Sociological Disasters 2014-04-28
_n_ir__m_n_ disasters 2016-02-02
Across
- these are what cars produce
- the animals who are on the edge of not surviving
- when people cut down all the trees
- cars spoil air so it's dirty
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- this is what is left after using 21 century weapons
- everything that you throw away to the bin
- the process of increasing temperature
- the there is lack of water
- when boats have accidents and sea creatures die
- a huge amount of water covers land
10 Clues: the there is lack of water • these are what cars produce • cars spoil air so it's dirty • when people cut down all the trees • a huge amount of water covers land • the process of increasing temperature • everything that you throw away to the bin • when boats have accidents and sea creatures die • the animals who are on the edge of not surviving • ...
Environmental Disasters 2021-04-09
Across
- The ocean looks a lot less colourful
- Movement of large amounts of earth
- The ground is moving violently
- Where has all the water gone?
- Black liquid left behind
- Something smells funny...
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- Burning out of control
- Uninhabitable land for 1000s of years
- The trees are gone
- High levels of water where it should not be
10 Clues: The trees are gone • Burning out of control • Black liquid left behind • Something smells funny... • Where has all the water gone? • The ground is moving violently • Movement of large amounts of earth • The ocean looks a lot less colourful • Uninhabitable land for 1000s of years • High levels of water where it should not be
NZ Disasters 2023-06-11
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- One Of the Main Characters In No Safe Harbour
- The Reef That Wahine Hit
- The Cyclone That Sunk The Wahine
- The Harbour The Wahine Sunk In
- The Angle Of The Wahine It Capsized On
- The Author That Wrote NO SAFE HARBOUR
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- The Book That Was About The Wahine
- A Ship That Sunk In 1968
- Where Cyclone Giselle Formed
- The Date The Wahine Sunk
- One Of The Main Characters In No Safe Harbour
11 Clues: A Ship That Sunk In 1968 • The Reef That Wahine Hit • The Date The Wahine Sunk • Where Cyclone Giselle Formed • The Harbour The Wahine Sunk In • The Cyclone That Sunk The Wahine • The Book That Was About The Wahine • The Author That Wrote NO SAFE HARBOUR • The Angle Of The Wahine It Capsized On • One Of the Main Characters In No Safe Harbour • ...
Natrual Disasters 2022-09-22
10 Clues: No rain • A big wave • muddy slide • it has lava • A frosty wind • super rugby team • forms over water • get under a table • snow faling down a moutain • a lot of water on dry land
Disasters vocabulary 2026-03-04
Across
- An alert that something bad may happen
- A successful attempt to get out of a place or danger
- To fall down or inwards, from weakness or not
- Hit forcefully, or take place suddenly
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- A sudden movement on the Earth's surface, causing damage
- A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- To follow something quickly in order to catch them
- An event causing great harm, damage, or serious difficulty
- To say that an event or action will happen in the future
- To give a loud cry, because you are frightened, or hurt
10 Clues: An alert that something bad may happen • Hit forcefully, or take place suddenly • To fall down or inwards, from weakness or not • To follow something quickly in order to catch them • A successful attempt to get out of a place or danger • A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • To give a loud cry, because you are frightened, or hurt • ...
Hydological disasters 2021-04-16
Across
- one of the main reasons for farmers to commit suicide in india is
- volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain is called
- floods can be prevented by
- bhopal gas disaster is a kind of
- the richter scale expresses an earthquake on
Down
- vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the disaster management cycle
- the shortage of water for an excessive period of time
- in india tsunami warning centre is located in
- a disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is called
- in india cyclone is tracked through which satellite
10 Clues: floods can be prevented by • bhopal gas disaster is a kind of • the richter scale expresses an earthquake on • in india tsunami warning centre is located in • in india cyclone is tracked through which satellite • the shortage of water for an excessive period of time • one of the main reasons for farmers to commit suicide in india is • ...
Venugopal - Disasters 2021-10-01
Across
- Recent Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal
- Little Boy - A type of Bomb
- Heavy Rain and Wind
- reason for Kedarnath floods
- Fat Man in Japan
- Diesel Vehicles cause this to the Air
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- Corona Virus disease
- type of attack on twin towers
- man made disaster that affected this City in India
- Indian Ocean Earthquake in 2004
10 Clues: Fat Man in Japan • Heavy Rain and Wind • Corona Virus disease • Little Boy - A type of Bomb • reason for Kedarnath floods • type of attack on twin towers • Indian Ocean Earthquake in 2004 • Recent Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal • Diesel Vehicles cause this to the Air • man made disaster that affected this City in India
Sociological Disasters 2014-04-28
Weather & Disasters 2023-04-12
Across
- an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
- drops of water from clouds
- a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface
- a day having little or no sunshine
- a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind
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- a heavy fall of rain
- a lot of wind
- with wind that is quite strong but pleasant
- a great overflowing of water in an area that is usually dry
- bright because of light from the sun
10 Clues: a lot of wind • a heavy fall of rain • drops of water from clouds • a day having little or no sunshine • bright because of light from the sun • with wind that is quite strong but pleasant • a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface • a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind • a great overflowing of water in an area that is usually dry • ...
NACIONALIDADES 2021-11-24
Across
- Natural da Índia (mulher).
- Natural dos Estados Unidos da América (homem).
- Natural do Irão (mulheres).
- Natural da Eslováquia (mulher).
- Natural da Alemanha (mulher).
- Natural da Turquia (homem).
- Natural da Grécia (mulher).
- Natural dos Países Baixos (homem).
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- Natural de Portugal (mulheres).
- Natural da Polónia (homens).
- Natural da Alemanha (homem).
- Natural do Vietname (mulheres).
- Natural do Canadá (homens).
- Natural da França (homens).
- Natural da Espanha (homens).
- Natural da Áustria (homem).
16 Clues: Natural da Índia (mulher). • Natural do Canadá (homens). • Natural da França (homens). • Natural do Irão (mulheres). • Natural da Turquia (homem). • Natural da Grécia (mulher). • Natural da Áustria (homem). • Natural da Polónia (homens). • Natural da Alemanha (homem). • Natural da Espanha (homens). • Natural da Alemanha (mulher). • Natural de Portugal (mulheres). • ...
Family Vocab 2025-10-16
7 Clues: new job • house fire • being fired • parent leaves • when you get beat up • when you get verbally beat up • when someone talks about you behind your back
ENGLISH REVIEW VOCABULARIES 2022-02-24
Across
- Disasters can be caused by...
- Waste is an ..... material.
- It takes 500 to 800 years to decompose.
- A season when the leaves fall from the tree..
- It takes 1 to 5 months to decompose...
- A dam is used as a ...
- Shoes are made of...
- In Maringa the weather is ......
- Bottles normaly are made of...
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- It takes 6 weeks to decompose...
- Dangerous wastes are....
- Storms with high speeds of wind...
- Heavy clothes are made of..
- A long period with rain...
- A violent movement of the Earth...
- Dangerous Movements of the waves
- Some schoolbags are made of...
17 Clues: Shoes are made of... • A dam is used as a ... • Dangerous wastes are.... • Waste is an ..... material. • Heavy clothes are made of.. • A long period with rain... • Disasters can be caused by... • Some schoolbags are made of... • Bottles normaly are made of... • It takes 6 weeks to decompose... • Dangerous Movements of the waves • In Maringa the weather is ...... • ...
Unit 11 Populations Crossword 2014-03-03
Across
- The movement of an individual or group into an area.
- The _____ _____ is the average length of time that an individual is expected to live.
- Graph referred to as the "J curve".
- When individuals are separated by a fairly consistent distance, this is a _____ dispersion.
- The change from a hunting and gathering society to an agricultural society that began about 10,000 years ago.
- Mark and recapture and random sampling are two methods of recording the _____ of a population.
- Someone who measures the population growth (of an animal, plant, or human).
- In an increasing population, the _____ _____ will be higher than the death rate.
- Movement out of the population.
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- The classification of members of a population into groups by age.
- A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed.
- Random, uniform, clumped are all forms of ______ .
- A graph of the mortality data of a population.
- The number of individuals an environment can support at any one given time or a long period of time.
- A viceroy butterfly's adaptation to look like the monarch butterfly without the monarch's toxicity is a form of _____ mimicry.
- The population _____ will be higher when the area of a population is smaller.
- A survivorship curve with a constant death rate is type _____.
- The method of recording population used for plants, insects, and species of the more sedentary type.
- Graph referred to as the "S curve".
- Weather, natural disasters, and fires are density-_____ limiting factors.
- The _____ _____ will be higher than the birth rate in a decreasing population.
21 Clues: Movement out of the population. • Graph referred to as the "J curve". • Graph referred to as the "S curve". • A graph of the mortality data of a population. • Random, uniform, clumped are all forms of ______ . • The movement of an individual or group into an area. • A survivorship curve with a constant death rate is type _____. • ...
Evolution 2014-02-18
Across
- collection of alleles found in all of the individuals of a population
- study of fossils or extinct organisms
- proportion of one allele, compared with all the alleles for that trait, in the gene pool
- principle that states that the changes in the landforms result from slow changes over time
- theory that states that the geological processes that shape earth are uniform through time
- body part that has the same function but has a different structure
- process by which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits
- remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor
- measure of an organism's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population
- a change in species over time
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- all the individuals of a species that live in the same area
- study of the distribution of organisms around the world
- body part that is similar in structure but has different structures
- ability o0f a trait to be passed from one generation to the next
- differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
- trace of an organism from the past
- mechanism by which individuals that inherited beneficial adaptions produce more offspring on average than do other individuals
- inherited traits that is selected for over time because it allows the organisms to better survive in the environment
- theory that states that natural disasters shaped earth's landform and caused extinction of some species
- group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile off spring
20 Clues: a change in species over time • trace of an organism from the past • study of fossils or extinct organisms • study of the distribution of organisms around the world • all the individuals of a species that live in the same area • ability o0f a trait to be passed from one generation to the next • body part that has the same function but has a different structure • ...
Cool Earth Crossword 2022-11-30
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- The United States constitutes 5% of the world population and contributes to 22% of the world’s _____ emission.
- Snow cover is _____.
- The global _____ on an average has increased by 0.6 to 1 degree Celsius till the 20th century.
- _____ fuels account for over 75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions.
- The ocean is getting _____.
- Sea level is _____.
- Land use change and deforestation contribute to 15% of carbon emission every _____.
- NASA also found that 2010-2019 was the hottest _____ ever recorded.
- Arctic sea ice is _____.
- Global temperature is _____.
- What two things are fossil fuels burned for the most? Electricity and _____
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- The number of climate change-related _____ has increased fourfold between 1980 and 2010.
- The _____ of more intense hurricanes ranked as categories 4 and 5 has increased over the last 30 years.
- The _____ years have been experienced from 1990 till 1997. The warmest years have been since 2005.
- _____ like cars and trucks contribute to 20% of carbon emissions in the United States.
- Climate change enhances the spread of pests that causes life-threatening _____ like dengue, malaria, Lyme disease etc.
- Around 15% of the carbon released in the environment is due to _____ and change in the use of land.
- _____, droughts and coral deaths are a few of the natural disasters caused due to climate change.
- The ice sheets are _____.
- Extreme events are _____ in frequency.
- The _____ Toad is the first species to go extinct due to climate change.
- _____ today to save your child tomorrow.
22 Clues: Sea level is _____. • Snow cover is _____. • Arctic sea ice is _____. • The ice sheets are _____. • The ocean is getting _____. • Global temperature is _____. • Extreme events are _____ in frequency. • _____ today to save your child tomorrow. • NASA also found that 2010-2019 was the hottest _____ ever recorded. • ...
biology 2016-10-21
Across
- people coming into a country
- individuals compete or fight over the same resourses
- plant eater
- eats dead things
- first organisms to come into an area after a disaster
- predator eats prey
- transfer of energy from one level to the next
- non living factor that affects population growth
- water released by plants
- convert nitrogen gas into ammonia(NH3)
- people coming into a country
- purpose/job in an ecosystem
- number of individuals per unit of area
- natural disasters: fire, flood, earthquake.tsunami, hurricane
- relationships with organisms
- symbiotic relationship when both organisms benefit
- living factor that can affect population
- benefits one species while the other is harmed
- gets energy directly form the sun (lowest producer)
- the study of the ecosystem;organism and the environment
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- eats/hunts
- different feed;do not get energy directly from the sun
- only 10% of energy at any given level is transferred to the next
- the number of individuals an enviroment can support
- the rate or numbers that animals go through season to season
- photosynthesis-sun-chemosynthesis-chemical energy
- comes after succession; land that made a comeback
- benefits one species while the other is harmed
- benefits one organism and does not harm or benefit the other organism
- self feeding
- slower process than secondary succession due to no soil to start process
- nitrogen fixing
- how humans release water
- eats both plant/ meat
- cones that open and spread seeds in a fire
- only eats meat
- each step in the food chain
- gets eaten/hunted
38 Clues: eats/hunts • plant eater • self feeding • only eats meat • nitrogen fixing • eats dead things • gets eaten/hunted • predator eats prey • eats both plant/ meat • water released by plants • how humans release water • purpose/job in an ecosystem • each step in the food chain • people coming into a country • people coming into a country • relationships with organisms • ...
Dafna Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-01-12
Across
- When the Earth cracks far down and hits the asthenosphere creating a volcano inside a fissure in the Earth’s crust.
- When Oceanic crust goes under continental crust and creates trenches in the sea floor.
- Heat transferred through the movement of fluids or gasses, based on density.
- Solid uppermost part of the mantle.
- Solid outermost layer of the earth subdivided continental crust and oceanic crust, broken into tectonic plates.
- A place where two plates meet or collide.
- Solid inner most layer of earth, it is also made up of nickel and iron.
- solid top most layer of the earth, includes crust and solid part of the mantle.
- Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
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- When two plates collide with each other.
- When one plate goes under another because there is a difference in density.
- When continental plates collide the crust gets folded and mountains form.
- Really hot liquid metal and rock primary, metals are iron and nickel, It is also under the asthenosphere.
- When Oceanic plates collide if there is a difference in density there is subduction which often creates trenches in the ocean floor.
- When plates move away from each other
- A break in the Earth’s crust.
- Gooey melted rock that is located directly under the lithosphere.
- depression in the ocean floor usually by a subduction zone or fault line
- When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth.
- A mountain spewing molten rock or lava from the Asthenosphere.
20 Clues: A break in the Earth’s crust. • Solid uppermost part of the mantle. • When plates move away from each other • When two plates collide with each other. • A place where two plates meet or collide. • Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth. • ...
Latin America Geography 2024-01-28
Across
- Name the country: US is a major export partner, cities are built inland to avoid hurricanes and other natural disasters, petroleum is a major export.
- Mexico City's geography is an issue because it sits in a ____________ shaped valley.
- The industry that is the biggest reason for deforestation in Brazil.
- _____________ and Portuguese and the languages spoken in Latin America
- Mexico's top trade partner and northern neighbor
- Ocean off the east coast of South America and east of the Caribbean.
- The ______________ river is the second longest in the world.
- Ocean one might see to the west if standing on the Andes Mountains
- Man made canal that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans
- Name the country: most people live on the coast, South America’s largest country, major export is coffee
- Name the country: An island, hurricanes, old cars, communist
- ______________ America is home to features such as the Amazon rainforest, Andes Mountains, and the Atacama desert.
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- The Amazon ______________ is home to millions of species of animals
- ____________ tests are one way the Mexican government has tried to solve it's air pollution isses.
- _____________ from cars, trucks, and factories is the biggest cause of air pollution in Mexico City.
- ___________ America is a region made up of Mexico, Central America, and Latin America.
- Cuba's biggest threat annually from it's environment.
- Cuba is the largest island in the ____________________ sea.
- Type of pollution that is Mexico City's environmental issue.
- driest desert in the world
- Longest Mountain chain in the world
- Nickname of the Amazon rainforest, "____________ of the world".
22 Clues: driest desert in the world • Longest Mountain chain in the world • Mexico's top trade partner and northern neighbor • Cuba's biggest threat annually from it's environment. • Cuba is the largest island in the ____________________ sea. • Type of pollution that is Mexico City's environmental issue. • Man made canal that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans • ...
Immigration and the Cities 2024-03-11
Across
- Built the first subway system in America.
- Immigrant communities in major cities in America.
- Major processing center for immigrants on the West Coast.
- This is the idea that immigrants will blend into the mainstream culture of America.
- Is a major distrust and dislike of Immigrants.
- This is view is that immigrants retain their culture instead of blending into the mainstream culture.
- Major processing center for immigrants on the East Coast.
- This is an acronym for anti-immigrant attitudes in America.
- Photo essayists who exposed the conditions of the inner-city slums and tenement houses in NYC.
- This city was devastated by an earthquake in 1906.
- The idea that Americans born in the U.S. are preferred over Immigrants.
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- Laws aimed to limit the number of immigrants coming to America at the turn of the Century.
- Gift from France in the late 1880s.
- Largest Ethnic neighborhood in America.
- This city in Texas was devastated by a Hurricane in 1900.
- Natural Disasters and sanitation issues led to the creation of these in America.
- This city was devastated by fire in the late 1870s.
- Movement in the late 19th Century aimed to teach immigrants about American History and culture.
- Wrote a poem about the Statue of Liberty.
- These were community centers that came out of the Social Gospel Movement.
- Helped establish the Hull House in Chicago.
- Quickly built apartments in cities like New York to deal with the massive numbers of arriving immigrants.
- These were third-class passengers emigrating to America.
23 Clues: Gift from France in the late 1880s. • Largest Ethnic neighborhood in America. • Built the first subway system in America. • Wrote a poem about the Statue of Liberty. • Helped establish the Hull House in Chicago. • Is a major distrust and dislike of Immigrants. • Immigrant communities in major cities in America. • This city was devastated by an earthquake in 1906. • ...
Geography AS Group 2 (Revision) 2024-10-07
Across
- the word for movement of people.
- the acronym for the term used to describe deaths of children before they turn 1.
- ____ expanding stage is where DR drops fast and BR stays the same.
- another word for birth control.
- absolute decline in population of an area.
- migration within the same country.
- a person forced to leave their home due to fear of persecution.
- a policy type that encourages births.
- acronym for city centre.
- the ___ revolution introduced GMO and high yielding seeds.
- a type of movement where people "feel" forced.
- migrating up the urban hierarchy.
- the opposite of drought.
- the number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-49 years, per year.
- moving from urban to rural.
- a type of population data collection (survey)
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- a type of migration with a pioneer group leading the way.
- becoming integrated into mainstream society.
- money sent back home to families.
- gender and _____ are important in examining population structure.
- another word for "death"
- civil unrest, disasters and unemployment are examples of ___ factors.
- ________ change is the difference between births and deaths
- where women have 2.1 kids per 1000 per year.
- ____ capacity is the largest amount of people and area can support with its resources.
- acronym for the graph that shows birth and death rates.
- _____ ratio shows how many old and young people depend on independents.
- people leaving a country are called _____.
- life _____ is the avg. number of years a person is expected to live.
- diseases and ____ destroy crops.
- where people come from.
31 Clues: where people come from. • another word for "death" • acronym for city centre. • the opposite of drought. • moving from urban to rural. • another word for birth control. • the word for movement of people. • diseases and ____ destroy crops. • money sent back home to families. • migrating up the urban hierarchy. • migration within the same country. • ...
Insurance 2025-02-26
Across
- The individual or entity that owns an insurance policy.
- Insurance Coverage that pays for medical expenses, such as doctor visits and hospital stays.
- Insurance that covers a tenant’s personal belongings and liability in a rented property.
- Insurance that covers extended care services, such as nursing home or in-home care.
- Specific conditions or circumstances not covered by an insurance policy.
- A life insurance policy that provides coverage for a specific period.
- The process insurers use to evaluate risk and determine policy terms and pricing.
- Auto insurance that covers non-collision damages, such as theft or natural disasters.
- The percentage of costs shared between the insured and the insurer after the deductible is met.
- Insurance that protects against legal claims for injury or property damage to others.
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- A life insurance policy that provides lifelong coverage with a savings component.
- A fixed amount paid by the insured for covered services, typically at the time of service.
- The person or entity designated to receive benefits from an insurance policy.
- The amount the policyholder must pay out-of-pocket before insurance coverage kicks in.
- A request for payment submitted by the insured to the insurance company for a covered loss.
- The amount paid for an insurance policy, typically monthly or annually.
- Auto insurance that covers damage to the policyholder’s vehicle in an accident.
- Insurance Coverage that protects a home and its contents from damage or loss.
- Insurance that provides income replacement if the policyholder becomes unable to work.
- Extra liability insurance that provides additional coverage beyond standard policies.
20 Clues: The individual or entity that owns an insurance policy. • A life insurance policy that provides coverage for a specific period. • The amount paid for an insurance policy, typically monthly or annually. • Specific conditions or circumstances not covered by an insurance policy. • The person or entity designated to receive benefits from an insurance policy. • ...
Government Dept. Abbr’ns. 2022-10-31
Across
- the Pentagon is the headquarters of...
- alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe
- protects the U.S. from terrorist attacks
- provides assistance after natural disasters
- developed resources around the Tennessee River
- oversees bank activity
- ensures financial security dealers sell stocks honestly
- makes certain Federal Offices are complying with the law
- provides grants for artistic endeavors and scientific research
- establishes and enforces rules for air traffic
- works with other countries' mail services to deliver mail globally
- charges fees to investors who buy the loans
- enforces provisions of the National Labor Relations Act
- enforces tax laws
- coordinates the network of systems that provide loans to farmers
- protects animals in Alaska
- gives money to the families of retired defenders of America
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- loans money on the basis of buying a home
- oversees farming
- includes the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and Medicare/Medicaid
- prosecutes cases in Federal Court
- oversees roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports, to name a few
- oversees military actions in six areas of the world
- organizes space exploration
- includes all high-ranking military officials (ex. Chief of Naval Operations)
- grants licences for radio stations and sets decency standards for broadcast
- chases criminals who misdeed across borders
- charges fees to investors who buy the loans
- provides affordable living space and safety therin
- sells mortgage loans to investors
- investigates violations of Federal law
- issues forecasts of weather conditions
- provides assistance to tiny corporations
- gathers knowledge for government security
34 Clues: oversees farming • enforces tax laws • oversees bank activity • protects animals in Alaska • organizes space exploration • prosecutes cases in Federal Court • sells mortgage loans to investors • the Pentagon is the headquarters of... • investigates violations of Federal law • issues forecasts of weather conditions • protects the U.S. from terrorist attacks • ...
Populations in Transition & Global Climate 2021-04-23
Across
- Number of people living in a given area, expressed as people per square kilometre (10,7)
- Population policy that encourages families to have fewer children (12,5)
- A city with more than 10 million people living in it
- The ratio of males to females in a population (3,5)
- A situation where the birth rate decreases and the number of elderly people increases (6,10)
- The benefits that come from a very large population of the population being in the adult age range, and a reduced proportion of young and /or elderly (11,8)
- aka natural greenhouse effect, this is where certain gases allow short-wave radiation from the sun to pass through the atmosphere but trap some. This allows warming of the atmosphere (10,6)
- A measure of non-workers divided by the workers. It compares the number of dependents and economically active members of society (10,5)
- The average number of children born to a woman if she lives to the end of her child-bearing years (10,4)
- The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year in the same country (9,4)
- The balance between incoming short-wave radiation and outgoing short-wave and long-wave radiation (6,7)
- Population policy that encourages families to have more children (11,5)
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- Migration that occurs due to war, persecution, famine, slavery, politics or natural disasters creating refugees and internally displaced people (6,9)
- The movement of a population away from one part of a country to another. It occurs when people choose to move (9,8,9)
- The growth in a population as a result of birth rates exceeding death rates (7,8)
- The increase in temperatures around the world that has been noticed since the 1960s (6,7)
- The increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, as a result of human activities and their impact on atmospheric systems (8,10,6)
- Changes in a system that occur and lead to other changes, but eventually the whole system stabilises (8,8)
- The location of people within an area (10,12)
- Changes in a system that lead to greater deviation from the original condition (8,8)
20 Clues: The location of people within an area (10,12) • The ratio of males to females in a population (3,5) • A city with more than 10 million people living in it • Population policy that encourages families to have more children (11,5) • Population policy that encourages families to have fewer children (12,5) • ...
Listening: VOA 2014-04-08
Across
- Both students and teachers put a lot of effort into __________ the English Festival, and it turned out perfectly.
- Too much soil __________ in forests can remove important nutrients and make it difficult for plants to grow.
- Because of the vast cultural differences, the marriage situation in China is not __________ to that in the US.
- The __________ of water and air is an expensive process, but as China's air becomes worse it may be necessary.
- The professor claimed that __________ caused global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere.
- Governments must have __________ for their people in case of natural disasters.
- Few visitors are allowed to set foot in the conservation area for endangered __________.
- Not even the protests __________ the government to make any changes in policy.
- To break the world record they had to __________ the width and length of the pizza.
- He promised me that the price to fix my phone will not __________ $700.
- If the natural __________ channel is badly damaged there will be many floods
- I felt very __________, standing there without any clothes on.
- There is a __________ difference between the Chaozhou language and the Shantou language.
- No one __________ the financial crisis in 2008, so we were all unprepared.
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- There are many __________ to overcome to gain a college degree, like Level 4 English.
- If he knew the __________ of his actions he would never have asked her on a date.
- The school __________ that the holiday will start early this year because everyone did well on their exams.
- Before we buy new furniture we need to get the __________ of the sofa and the room.
- Many rural villages uses pumps or wells to extract __________ for agricultural use.
- Even small changes in ocean temperature can completely destroy delicate reef __________.
- We can't see the stars at night when the __________ pollution is bad.
- With the introduction of new farming methods, agricultural production __________ last year.
- She __________ to remember all the vocabulary, but failed.
- Scientists believe that global warming will disrupt weather __________ around the world.
24 Clues: She __________ to remember all the vocabulary, but failed. • I felt very __________, standing there without any clothes on. • We can't see the stars at night when the __________ pollution is bad. • He promised me that the price to fix my phone will not __________ $700. • No one __________ the financial crisis in 2008, so we were all unprepared. • ...
Listening: VOA 2014-04-08
Across
- He promised me that the price to fix my phone will not __________ $700.
- Because of the vast cultural differences, the marriage situation in China is not __________ to that in the US.
- I felt very __________, standing there without any clothes on.
- We can't see the stars at night when the __________ pollution is bad.
- There is a __________ difference between the Chaozhou language and the Shantou language.
- The professor claimed that __________ caused global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere.
- If the natural __________ channel is badly damaged there will be many floods
- Too much soil __________ in forests can remove important nutrients and make it difficult for plants to grow.
- Not even the protests __________ the government to make any changes in policy.
- She __________ to remember all the vocabulary, but failed.
- The school __________ that the holiday will start early this year because everyone did well on their exams.
- There are many __________ to overcome to gain a college degree, like Level 4 English.
- To break the world record they had to __________ the width and length of the pizza.
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- Governments must have __________ for their people in case of natural disasters.
- Few visitors are allowed to set foot in the conservation area for endangered __________.
- Both students and teachers put a lot of effort into __________ the English Festival, and it turned out perfectly.
- If he knew the __________ of his actions he would never have asked her on a date.
- Before we buy new furniture we need to get the __________ of the sofa and the room.
- The __________ of water and air is an expensive process, but as China's air becomes worse it may be necessary.
- Scientists believe that global warming will disrupt weather __________ around the world.
- No one __________ the financial crisis in 2008, so we were all unprepared.
- Even small changes in ocean temperature can completely destroy delicate reef __________.
- Many rural villages uses pumps or wells to extract __________ for agricultural use.
- With the introduction of new farming methods, agricultural production __________ last year.
24 Clues: She __________ to remember all the vocabulary, but failed. • I felt very __________, standing there without any clothes on. • We can't see the stars at night when the __________ pollution is bad. • He promised me that the price to fix my phone will not __________ $700. • No one __________ the financial crisis in 2008, so we were all unprepared. • ...
Population 2016-11-07
Across
- it is the opposition to overpopulation and refers to a sharp drop or decrease in a region’s population
- the average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime
- People removed from their countries and forced to live in other countries because of war, natural disaster, and government
- areal unit that best approximates a neighborhood in size through small county subdivisions
- movement that involves temporary, recurrent relocation (e.g., military service, migrant workers, college attendance,
- is the percentage of members of a group that are likely to survive to any given age
- is a model that describe how economics and social changes affect population growth rates
- the average number of years members of a population are likely to live
- the movement of people from rural areas to the cites
- is the study of populations
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- The proportion of earth’s surface occupied by permanent human settlement
- relationship between the number of people on Earth, and the availability of resources
- is land that can be used to grow crops
- countries that have been identified by the United Nations as showing the fewest signs of development in terms of income, human resources, and economic diversification
- the movement of individuals from one area to another
- There are two useful ways to measure mortality; infant mortality rate and life expectancy The IMR reflect a country’s health care system and life expectancy measures the average number of years a baby can expect to live
- This is the population level that can be supported, given the quantity of food, habitat, water and other life infrastructure present. This is important because it tells how many people an area will be able to support
- migration back to an original area in which people had left (e.g., migration increases after natural disasters, yet many eventually return after a time)
- is the basic facilities and services that support a community, such as public water supplies, sewer lines, power plants, roads, schools, and hospitals
- the distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time
20 Clues: is the study of populations • is land that can be used to grow crops • the movement of individuals from one area to another • the movement of people from rural areas to the cites • the distribution of ages in a specific population at a certain time • the average number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime • ...
Regulatory Agencies Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-04
Across
- : Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- : Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- : Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- : Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- : Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- : Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- : Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- : Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- : Management of money and investments.
- : Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- : Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- : Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- : Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- : Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- : Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- : Responsible for national security and border protection.
- : Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- : Provides airport security screening.
- : Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- : Law regulating the sale of securities.
- : Manages Social Security benefits.
- : Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- : Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- : Official permission to operate in an industry.
- : Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- : Manages federal finances and revenue.
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- : Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- : Industry regulated by the FCC.
- : Systems for moving people and goods.
- : The central banking system of the United States.
- : Supervision of industries or government activity.
- : Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- : Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- : Administers health and human services programs.
- : Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- : Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- : Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
- : Regulates national banks.
- : A market structure dominated by one seller.
- : Oversees national transportation systems.
- : Government rule to control business activity.
- : Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- : Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- : Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- : Ensures food and drug safety.
- : Ensures workplace safety standards.
- : Insures bank deposits.
- : Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- : Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- : Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
50 Clues: : Insures bank deposits. • : Regulates national banks. • : Ensures food and drug safety. • : Industry regulated by the FCC. • : Manages Social Security benefits. • : Ensures workplace safety standards. • : Systems for moving people and goods. • : Management of money and investments. • : Provides airport security screening. • : Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
Caleb 2026-03-04
Across
- – Regulates commodity futures and options markets.
- – Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- – Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- – Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- – Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- – Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- – Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- – Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- – Management of money and investments.
- – Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- – Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- – Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- – Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- – Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- – Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- – Responsible for national security and border protection.
- – Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- – Provides airport security screening.
- – Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- – Law regulating the sale of securities.
- – Manages Social Security benefits.
- – Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- – Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- – Official permission to operate in an industry.
- – Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- – Manages federal finances and revenue.
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- – Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- – Industry regulated by the FCC.
- – Systems for moving people and goods.
- – The central banking system of the United States.
- – Supervision of industries or government activity.
- – Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- – Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- – Administers health and human services programs.
- – Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- – Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- – Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
- – Regulates national banks.
- – A market structure dominated by one seller.
- – Oversees national transportation systems.
- – Government rule to control business activity.
- – Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- – Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- – Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- – Ensures food and drug safety.
- – Ensures workplace safety standards.
- – Insures bank deposits.
- – Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- – Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- – Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
50 Clues: – Insures bank deposits. • – Regulates national banks. • – Ensures food and drug safety. • – Industry regulated by the FCC. • – Manages Social Security benefits. • – Ensures workplace safety standards. • – Systems for moving people and goods. • – Management of money and investments. • – Provides airport security screening. • – Oversees agriculture and food policy. • ...
Regulatory Agencies Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-11
Across
- - Administers health and human services programs.
- - Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- - Audits and evaluates federal government spending.
- - Following rules set by regulatory agencies.
- - Laws designed to prevent unfair competition.
- - Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- - Government rule to control business activity.
- - Government protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- - Oversees national transportation systems.
- - Responsible for national security and border protection.
- - Enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
- - Manages Social Security benefits.
- - Ensures workplace safety standards.
- - Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- - Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- - Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- - Agency action to ensure laws are followed.
- - Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- - Industry regulated to ensure financial stability.
- - Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- - Exchange of goods and services regulated by government.
- - Regulates national banks.
- - Natural world protected by agencies like EPA.
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- - Law regulating the sale of securities
- - Official permission to operate in an industry.
- - Industry regulated by the FCC.
- - Responds to natural disasters and emergencies.
- - Environmental law regulating air pollution.
- - Requirement to reveal important financial information.
- - Systems for moving people and goods
- - Oversees housing and urban development programs.
- - Regulates radio, television, and internet communications.
- - Provides airport security screening.
- - Regulates the stock market and securities industry.FTC - Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- - Supervision of industries or government activity.
- - Oversees agriculture and food policy.
- - The central banking system of the United States.
- - Manages federal finances and revenue.
- - Sector regulated to protect worker rights.
- - Ensures food and drug safety.
- - Regulates commodity futures and options markets. FDIC - Insures bank deposits.
- - Management of money and investments
- - Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- - Person who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- - Protects workers’ rights to organize unions.
- - Protects consumers in the financial sector.
- - Enforces federal laws and administers justice.
- - A market structure dominated by one seller.
48 Clues: - Regulates national banks. • - Ensures food and drug safety. • - Industry regulated by the FCC. • - Manages Social Security benefits. • - Systems for moving people and goods • - Ensures workplace safety standards. • - Management of money and investments • - Provides airport security screening. • - Law regulating the sale of securities • ...
Regulatory Agencies Crossword Puzzle (by Nikki Noukri) 2026-03-02
Across
- — Regulates commodity futures and options markets
- — Regulates the stock market and securities industry
- — Laws designed to prevent unfair competition
- — Enforces federal laws and administers justice
- — Helps prepare and oversee the federal budget
- — Regulates firearms, alcohol, and explosives
- — Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas
- — Law establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC
- — Management of money and investments
- — Requirement to reveal important financial information
- — Environmental law regulating air pollution
- — Person who reports illegal or unethical activity
- — Audits and evaluates federal government spending
- — Agency action to ensure laws are followed
- — Responds to natural disasters and emergencies
- — Responsible for national security and border protection
- — Self-regulatory organization overseeing brokerage firms
- — Provides airport security screening
- — Oversees housing and urban development programs
- — Law regulating the sale of securities
- — Manages Social Security benefits
- — Protects workers’ rights to organize unions
- — Protects consumers in the financial sector
- — Official permission to operate in an industry
- — Protects the environment and enforces environmental laws
- — Manages federal finances and revenue
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- — Protects consumers and prevents unfair business practices
- — Industry regulated by the FCC
- — Systems for moving people and goods
- — The central banking system of the United States
- — Supervision of industries or government activity
- — Financial instruments such as stocks and bonds
- — Exchange of goods and services regulated by government
- — Administers health and human services programs
- — Sector regulated to protect worker rights
- — Enforces laws against workplace discrimination
- — Natural world protected by agencies like EPA
- — Regulates national banks
- — A market structure dominated by one seller
- — Oversees national transportation systems
- — Government rule to control business activity
- — Following rules set by regulatory agencies
- — Regulates radio, television, and internet communications
- — Government protection of buyers from unfair practices
- — Ensures food and drug safety
- — Ensures workplace safety standards
- — Insures bank deposits
- — Enforces immigration laws within the U.S.
- — Oversees agriculture and food policy
- — Industry regulated to ensure financial stability
50 Clues: — Insures bank deposits • — Regulates national banks • — Ensures food and drug safety • — Industry regulated by the FCC • — Manages Social Security benefits • — Ensures workplace safety standards • — Systems for moving people and goods • — Management of money and investments • — Provides airport security screening • — Oversees agriculture and food policy • ...
regulatory agencies 2026-03-06
Across
- instruments such as stocks and bonds.
- housing and urban development programs.
- of money and investments.
- immigration laws within the U.S.
- rule to control business activity.
- regulated to ensure financial stability.
- the environment and enforces environmental laws.
- market structure dominated by one seller.
- agriculture and food policy.
- of industries or government activity.
- consumers in the financial sector.
- national banks.
- regulating the sale of securities.
- airport security screening.
- federal laws and administers justice.
- who reports illegal or unethical activity.
- world protected by agencies like EPA.
- organization overseeing brokerage firms.
- and evaluates federal government spending.
- Social Security benefits.
- permission to operate in an industry.
- central banking system of the United States.
- health and human services programs.
- prepare and oversee the federal budget.
- regulated by the FCC.
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- for national security and border protection.
- for moving people and goods.
- Regulates the stock market and securities industry.
- commodity futures and options markets.
- regulated to protect worker rights.
- of goods and services regulated by government.
- bank deposits.
- Regulates interstate transmission of electricity and gas.
- protection of buyers from unfair practices.
- establishing consumer protection authority of the FTC.
- rules set by regulatory agencies.
- firearms, alcohol, and explosives.
- consumers and prevents unfair business practices.
- radio, television, and internet communications.
- workplace safety standards.
- to reveal important financial information.
- action to ensure laws are followed.
- designed to prevent unfair competition.
- laws against workplace discrimination.
- federal finances and revenue.
- food and drug safety.
- to natural disasters and emergencies.
- law regulating air pollution.
- Oversees national transportation systems.
- workers’ rights to organize unions.
50 Clues: bank deposits. • national banks. • food and drug safety. • regulated by the FCC. • of money and investments. • Social Security benefits. • airport security screening. • workplace safety standards. • for moving people and goods. • agriculture and food policy. • federal finances and revenue. • law regulating air pollution. • immigration laws within the U.S. • ...
Malala--Under the Taliban Chapter 8 2022-04-25
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- "If you believe in God you will stay _______"
- Earthquake occurs during this month
- In contrast, devastation here
- 7.6 on this scale
- Name of foreign aid agency
- million rupees Total of local donations
- Purpose to liberate Kashmir
- Rubi Malala's favorite teacher by name
- Malala (+ others) thinks about this during disasters
- of day Length of aftershocks
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- Second method of American assistance
- Earthquake damages region this size
- One sad result of earthquake
- Little damage here
- freedom Reason for earthquake
- New home for Malala during earthquake
- One method of American assistance
- Law Method to resolve God's warning
- Relief camps and field hospital under its control
19 Clues: 7.6 on this scale • Little damage here • Name of foreign aid agency • Purpose to liberate Kashmir • One sad result of earthquake • In contrast, devastation here • of day Length of aftershocks • freedom Reason for earthquake • One method of American assistance • Earthquake damages region this size • Earthquake occurs during this month • Second method of American assistance • ...
AMERICAN HISTORY REVIEW 2023-12-08
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- Abraham Lincoln's political party
- A reference to a source of information, providing details to identify and locate the original work.
- President who wrote the Gettysburg Speech
- A firsthand or original record of events, documents, or artifacts created at the time being studied, such as letters, diaries, or photographs
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for the purpose of settling in a new location.
- The unlawful seizure of a vehicle, typically an aircraft, by individuals using force or threats.
- Using someone else's work, ideas, or intellectual property without giving proper credit.
- expulsion of a person/group from a place
- Anonymous source that reported Watergate
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- Information or interpretation derived from primary sources, often written by scholars or historians analyzing and interpreting historical events.
- A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
- A person who advocated for the complete elimination of slavery in the United States
- The use of violence and intimidation to achieve political or ideological goals.
- The process of individuals moving into a foreign country with the intention of establishing permanent residence.
- The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union
- The process by which charges against a high official, in this case, the President, to determine whether he should be removed from office
- A person forced to leave their home country due to war, persecution, or natural disasters, seeking safety and asylum in another country.
- First and only President to resign
18 Clues: Abraham Lincoln's political party • First and only President to resign • expulsion of a person/group from a place • Anonymous source that reported Watergate • President who wrote the Gettysburg Speech • The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union • A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. • ...
Our Solar System 2022-02-23
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- Jupiter's natural satellite and largest orbiting Sol
- Empty space
- Sixth planet of Sol and second largest
- Smallest and closest planet with shortest orbit of Sol
- System, Network of bodies that orbit Sol
- Saturn's largest natural satellite
- The sun of our solar system
- Phases, Shape of Luna's sunlit portion
- Fifth planet of Sol and largest
- Uranus's largest natural satellite
- Saturn's third largest natural satellite
- Jupiter's smallest natural satellite
- Repeating path of an object around another
- Fourth planet of Sol and second smallest
- Neptune's largest natural satellite
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- Jupiter's second largest natural satellite
- Second planet of Sol and brightest object in Earth's night sky
- Largest natural satellite of Pluto
- Saturn's second largest natural satellite
- dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt orbiting Sol
- Earth's natural satellite
- Seventh planet of Sol and first planet discovered by telescope
- Eighth and most dense planet of Sol
- Smaller of two natural satellites orbiting Mars
- Jupiter's third largest natural satellite
- Third planet of Sol and our home
- Larger of two natural satellites orbiting Mars
27 Clues: Empty space • Earth's natural satellite • The sun of our solar system • Fifth planet of Sol and largest • Third planet of Sol and our home • Largest natural satellite of Pluto • Saturn's largest natural satellite • Uranus's largest natural satellite • Eighth and most dense planet of Sol • Neptune's largest natural satellite • Jupiter's smallest natural satellite • ...
必修一 Unit 4 Natural Disasters 2025-11-21
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- He felt ____________ (shock) when he heard the news of the accident.
- After running 1000 meters, the girl stood there, holding her chest, with a ___________ (breathe) face.
- The _____________ (erupt) of the volcano forced nearby residents to move.
- The ____________ (suffer) of the people in the war area made us sad.
- She spoke ___________ (calm) to comfort the scared children.
Down
- The ____________ (survive) of the plane crash were sent to the hospital immediately.
- With the joint efforts of everyone, the ______ (revive) of traditional Chinese culture has made remarkable progress.
- The ________ (electricity) device needs to be connected to a power source to work.
- We should learn from the ________ (wisdom) suggestions given by our grandparents.
- The doctor tried his best to save the ______ (death) boy, but it was too late.
10 Clues: She spoke ___________ (calm) to comfort the scared children. • He felt ____________ (shock) when he heard the news of the accident. • The ____________ (suffer) of the people in the war area made us sad. • The _____________ (erupt) of the volcano forced nearby residents to move. • The doctor tried his best to save the ______ (death) boy, but it was too late. • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-06-18
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- a Japanese word meaning harbour wave
- sudden violent shaking in the ground
- earth's outer layer made of minerals
- path in the pacific with frequent disasters
- the cycle that rocks go through
- tend to meet at a point
- breaking down or dissolving of rocks
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- rupture in the earth where lave escapes
- layer of earth made of metal
- molten rock
- layer of the earth made of liquid iron
- a system of ideas to explain something
- going in different directions; separating
- facts to support a theory
- a series of mountains close together
- steep depressions in the ocean
- layer of the earth made of silicates
17 Clues: molten rock • tend to meet at a point • facts to support a theory • layer of earth made of metal • steep depressions in the ocean • the cycle that rocks go through • a Japanese word meaning harbour wave • sudden violent shaking in the ground • earth's outer layer made of minerals • a series of mountains close together • layer of the earth made of silicates • ...
Organizing Homeland Security 2017-04-26
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- A federal law designed to prevent political interference with the decisions and actions of governmental organizations.
- Information law enforcement agencies, military units, or other security forces can use to prevent an attack or operation.
- favoring the process over accomplishments
- A multiagency operation in West Virginia that evaluates information gathered from a variety of governmental sources
- The criminal and social actions of individuals and groups before a terrorist attack
- Any outcome or output of analyzed information that can be used by law enforcement agencies, military units, or security forces to take an immediate action
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- A federal law designed to prevent political interference in the management of federal governmental organizations and to increase the efficiency of management
- Preparations from any agency to deal with natural, accidental, or man-made disasters
- The process of examining a community to determine the areas that might be subject to attack
- As used in this text, the ability to stay focused on the primary mission of an organization
- adding too many secondary tasks to a unit. Too many jobs divert a unit from its primary mission
11 Clues: favoring the process over accomplishments • The criminal and social actions of individuals and groups before a terrorist attack • Preparations from any agency to deal with natural, accidental, or man-made disasters • The process of examining a community to determine the areas that might be subject to attack • ...
Civil War 2019-04-26
Across
- A very bloody battle in the civil war.
- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
- An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
- A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
- Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
- The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
- She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
- A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
- A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
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- South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
- Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.
- President of the Confederacy.
- States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
- A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
- General for the Union, later became 18th President.
- General of the Confederacy.
- The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
- To separate from the Union.
20 Clues: General of the Confederacy. • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...
Civil War 2019-04-26
Across
- A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
- The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
- A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
- She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
- An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
Down
- The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
- States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
- South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
- The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
- A very bloody battle in the civil war.
- President of the Confederacy.
- A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
- General for the Union, later became 18th President.
- A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
- General of the Confederacy.
- To separate from the Union.
- Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.
20 Clues: General of the Confederacy. • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...
AF INGLÊS 2022-10-27
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- A very large expanse of sea (p. 95, line 2)
- A change in the way a country is governed to a different political system (p. 87, line 11)
- A glass building in which plants are grown (p. 87, line 9)
- Using something carelessly (p. 91, line 2)
- A person who owns or manages a farm (p. 102, line 33)
- The layers of gases surrounding a planet (p. 87, line 10)
- Where solid waste is buried between layers of dirt and other materials (p. 91, line 2)
- A wind blowing across one's direction of travel (p. 102, line 36)
- A period of 100 years (p. 87, line 6)
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- Any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained (p. 91, line 4)
- The quality of being hot (p. 95, line 16)
- Sudden events that causes great damage or loss of life (p. 102, line 6)
- The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area (p. 95, line 9)
- Material that is burned to produce heat or power (p. 91, line 11)
- The action of becoming larger or more extensive (p. 95, line 2)
- The state of the atmosphere at a place and time (p. 95, line 21)
- The vapor into which water is converted when heated (p. 102, line 17)
- An explanation for observations of the natural world (p. 87, line 18)
- An overflow of water onto normally dry land (p. 102, line 2)
- Power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources (p. 91, line 4)
20 Clues: A period of 100 years (p. 87, line 6) • The quality of being hot (p. 95, line 16) • Using something carelessly (p. 91, line 2) • A very large expanse of sea (p. 95, line 2) • A person who owns or manages a farm (p. 102, line 33) • The layers of gases surrounding a planet (p. 87, line 10) • A glass building in which plants are grown (p. 87, line 9) • ...
Government Department Abbreviations 2022-10-31
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- establishes and enforces rules for air traffic
- the Pentagon is the headquarters of...
- issues forecasts of weather conditions
- oversees military actions in six areas of the world
- includes all high-ranking military officials (ex. Chief of Naval Operations)
- protects the U.S. from terrorist attacks
- sells mortgage loans to investors
- coordinates the network of systems that provide loans to farmers
- charges fees to investors who buy the loans
- oversees bank activity
- provides assistance to tiny corporations
- gathers knowledge for government security
- investigates violations of Federal law
- provides grants for artistic endeavors and scientific research
- includes the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and Medicare/Medicaid
- ensures financial security dealers sell stocks honestly
- developed resources around the Tennessee River
- protects animals in Alaska
- oversees roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports, to name a few
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- charges fees to investors who buy the loans
- oversees farming
- prosecutes cases in Federal Court
- works with other countries' mail services to deliver mail globally
- provides affordable living space and safety therin
- organizes space exploration
- gives money to the families of retired defenders of America
- enforces provisions of the National Labor Relations Act
- grants licences for radio stations and sets decency standards for broadcast
- makes certain Federal Offices are complying with the law
- enforces tax laws
- chases criminals who misdeed across borders
- alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe
- loans money on the basis of buying a home
- provides assistance after natural disasters
34 Clues: oversees farming • enforces tax laws • oversees bank activity • protects animals in Alaska • organizes space exploration • prosecutes cases in Federal Court • sells mortgage loans to investors • the Pentagon is the headquarters of... • issues forecasts of weather conditions • investigates violations of Federal law • protects the U.S. from terrorist attacks • ...
Government Department Abbreviations 2022-10-31
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- the Pentagon is the headquarters of...
- alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe
- protects the U.S. from terrorist attacks
- provides assistance after natural disasters
- developed resources around the Tennessee River
- oversees bank activity
- ensures financial security dealers sell stocks honestly
- makes certain Federal Offices are complying with the law
- provides grants for artistic endeavors and scientific research
- establishes and enforces rules for air traffic
- works with other countries' mail services to deliver mail globally
- charges fees to investors who buy the loans
- enforces provisions of the National Labor Relations Act
- enforces tax laws
- coordinates the network of systems that provide loans to farmers
- protects animals in Alaska
- gives money to the families of retired defenders of America
Down
- loans money on the basis of buying a home
- oversees farming
- includes the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and Medicare/Medicaid
- prosecutes cases in Federal Court
- oversees roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports, to name a few
- oversees military actions in six areas of the world
- organizes space exploration
- includes all high-ranking military officials (ex. Chief of Naval Operations)
- grants licences for radio stations and sets decency standards for broadcast
- chases criminals who misdeed across borders
- charges fees to investors who buy the loans
- provides affordable living space and safety therin
- sells mortgage loans to investors
- investigates violations of Federal law
- issues forecasts of weather conditions
- provides assistance to tiny corporations
- gathers knowledge for government security
34 Clues: oversees farming • enforces tax laws • oversees bank activity • protects animals in Alaska • organizes space exploration • prosecutes cases in Federal Court • sells mortgage loans to investors • the Pentagon is the headquarters of... • investigates violations of Federal law • issues forecasts of weather conditions • protects the U.S. from terrorist attacks • ...
Chapter 7 Vocab 2026-03-16
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- Level – position an organism occupies in a food chain.
- – contamination of air, water, or soil.
- – an organism that eats other organisms.
- – organisms fighting for limited resources.
- – place where an organism lives.
- Web – many interconnected food chains.
- Pollution – contamination of land or soil.
- when all the living specimens of an organism die.
- – one benefits and the other is harmed.
- – one benefits, the other is unaffected.
- Pollution – harmful substances in the air.
- factor – factors like disease or competition that affect crowded populations.
- relationship – close relationship between two species.
- – both organisms benefit.
- Capacity – maximum number of organisms an environment can support.
- – consumer that eats animals.
- – consumer that eats plants and animals.
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- – one organism hunts another.
- – consumer that eats plants.
- factor – events like natural disasters that affect populations regardless of size.
- – living and nonliving things interacting in an area.
- is the thin zone around the outside of the earth that contains all living things.
- – group of organisms of the same species living in an area.
- Factor – resource that restricts population growth.
- Cycle – movement of energy through ecosystems.
- are specific regions of the earth that have unique climates demands for living things.
- – an organism that makes its own food using sunlight (plants, algae).
- Pollution – contamination of rivers, lakes, or oceans.
- factors – living parts of an ecosystem.
- factors – nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
- – an organism that breaks down dead organisms (fungi, bacteria).
- Pyramid – diagram showing decreasing energy levels in an ecosystem.
- – role an organism plays in its environment.
- Chain – pathway showing how energy moves from one organism to another.
34 Clues: – both organisms benefit. • – consumer that eats plants. • – one organism hunts another. • – consumer that eats animals. • – place where an organism lives. • Web – many interconnected food chains. • – contamination of air, water, or soil. • – one benefits and the other is harmed. • factors – living parts of an ecosystem. • – an organism that eats other organisms. • ...
44.4 Regulation of Population Size 2024-04-22
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- (Density-_____) Population density does not influence the intensity of the factor’s effect (ex: Natural disasters)
- (FILL)Ecologists recognize that both ____ and ____ conditions play a key role in regulating population size in natural environments.
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- (Density-_____) Percentage of the population affected increases as the population density increases - Competition, Predation, Disease, etc.
3 Clues: (Density-_____) Population density does not influence the intensity of the factor’s effect (ex: Natural disasters) • (FILL)Ecologists recognize that both ____ and ____ conditions play a key role in regulating population size in natural environments. • ...
Vocabulary Crossword 5.3 2017-04-04
7 Clues: To react • Sudden misfortunes • Not paying attention • Causing harm or hurt • Reason something is done • The tools needed for a job • Happens for no apparent reason and is unexpected
Evolution 2022-01-31
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- Differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
- Group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
- Ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next
- Process of becoming adapted to an environment, change that improves a population's ability to survive
- Body part that are similar in structure on different organisms but performs different functions
- Measure of an organism's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population
- Group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
- Body part that is similar in function as a body part of another organism but is structurally different
- Trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago
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- Model of evolution in which gradual change over a long period of time leads to biological diversity
- Study of the geographical distribution of living organisms and fossils on Earth
- Remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor
- Process of change by which new species develop from preexisting species over time
- Theory that state that natural disasters shaped Earth's landforms and caused extinction of some species
- theory that states that the geological processes that shape Earth are uniform through time
- Study of fossils or extinct organisms
16 Clues: Study of fossils or extinct organisms • Trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago • Ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next • Remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor • Study of the geographical distribution of living organisms and fossils on Earth • ...
Natural Disasters in the Philippines 2023-10-22
6 Clues: : Capital of Philippines • : The third phase of NDRRM • : Philippines is Bordered by this Ocean • : Volcanic Eruption in 1991 erupted at ___ • : At least 20 occur in the Philippines every Year • : Super Typhoon _______ took place in November 2013
Insurance vocabulary practice 2025-02-18
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- .......... of London is the world’s largest insurance market.
- I have a theft policy, so the insurance company will .......... me if my mobile phone is stolen.
- Most people insure their personal .......... against loss, fire and theft.
- Fortunately, I’ve never had a car accident, so I’ve never had to .......... anything from the insurance company.
- If you make a big claim from your insurance company, the cost of your .......... will probably go up.
- I lost my job as an .......... for an insurance company when people stopped buying over the counter.
- Lloyd’s spreads the risks it insures among .......... made up of groups of underwriters.
- Life insurance is also a way to .......... money and pay less tax.
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- When I insured my house, I used a .......... to find me the best deal.
- You should always read the small print – all the details – before you accept an insurance .......... .
- Life insurance can be a tax .......... – a way of putting off paying tax till later.
- Many insurance companies now sell .......... , over the phone or the internet.
- There are .......... companies that take on part of the risks underwritten by smaller companies.
- Some people buy life insurance that pays a ..........-.......... on retirement.
- Natural disasters are expensive for insurance companies because they cause a lot of .......... to buildings and their contents.
- The individual underwriters at Lloyd’s are commonly called .......... .
- Lloyd’s .......... risks worth over £14 billion.
- Exporters have to insure goods in transit in case somebody .......... them.
18 Clues: Lloyd’s .......... risks worth over £14 billion. • .......... of London is the world’s largest insurance market. • Life insurance is also a way to .......... money and pay less tax. • When I insured my house, I used a .......... to find me the best deal. • The individual underwriters at Lloyd’s are commonly called .......... . • ...
Stories in the Old Testament 2026-01-04
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- Thrown in den with Feisty Felines
- Feast celebrating Israel’s escape from Egypt
- First man Created by God
- Prophet swallowed by a great fish
- written in stone on mount sinai
- Dream interpreter sold into slavery by his brothers
- Instructed to take action from a flood
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- mother of all things
- Father of many nations
- Ten disasters sent upon Egypt
- Shepherd who became kind of Israel
- Giant Defeated with a sling and stone
- Built to reach the heavens, causing confusion of languages
- Man of great strength from his hair
14 Clues: mother of all things • Father of many nations • First man Created by God • Ten disasters sent upon Egypt • written in stone on mount sinai • Thrown in den with Feisty Felines • Prophet swallowed by a great fish • Shepherd who became kind of Israel • Man of great strength from his hair • Giant Defeated with a sling and stone • Instructed to take action from a flood • ...
History 2013-05-29
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- study of genes and heredity
- the use of tariffs and other restrictions that protect a country's home industries against competition
- fail to make payments
- a form of pollution in which toxic chemicals in the air fall back to earth as rain, snow, or hail
- expanded over the years to add the nations of Eastern Europe
- World Wide Web
- man-made object that orbits a larger body
- the application of biological research to industry
- currency for most of Western Europe
- the (die)rise of Earth's surface temperature over time
- elected president in Russia's second free election
- rapidly spread
- the use of violence, especially against civilians, by extremists to achieve political prisoners
- people who are forced to move because of poverty, war, natural disasters, or persecution
- groups
- a massive tidal wave
- when a disease spreads rapidly
- an Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan
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- the manipulation of genetic material to produce specific results
- the ability to meet the needs of the present without harming future generations
- a large number of people in a region or country face death by starvation
- the cutting of trees without replacing them
- vast region of nations that border the Pacific Ocean
- PCs
- the dependence of countries on each other for goods, resources, knowledge, and labor from other parts of the world
- country in the middle east
- the practice of sending work to the developing world in order to save money or increase efficiency
- one powerful Islamic fundamentalist group
28 Clues: PCs • groups • World Wide Web • rapidly spread • a massive tidal wave • fail to make payments • country in the middle east • study of genes and heredity • when a disease spreads rapidly • currency for most of Western Europe • man-made object that orbits a larger body • one powerful Islamic fundamentalist group • the cutting of trees without replacing them • ...
Chapter 1 - What is economics 2013-04-12
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- Because of scarcity, ____________ have to be made
- manufactured materials used to create other goods or services
- the study of choices that people make to satisfy their needs and wants
- exists because there are limited resources and unlimited wants
- For something to have __________, it must be scarce and have utility.
- This is when developments in one area influence other areas
- This can increase when there is specialization and a division of labor.
- items provided by nature that can be used to produce goods & services
- land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
- physical or mental effort used to produce goods & services
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- when one good is sacrificed for another
- Interdependence occurs because it is hard for people and societies to be ____________.
- A leftward shift in the PPC means that there was a _________ in resources.
- study of choices made by economics sectors such as households & companies
- examines the behavior of entire economies
- Improvements in technology cause a ___________ shift in the PPC.
- organizational skills and risk taking involved in starting a new business or product
- the value of the next best alternative that is given up to obtain the preferred item
- Anything that people use to make or obtain what they need or want
- stands for “There is no such thing as a free lunch”
- Specialization & division of labor allows workers to become more ____________.
- Credit cards, barter, and money are forms of ___________.
- War, disease, and natural disasters cause a ___________ shift in the PPC.
- Economic ____________ usually increases with specialization & a division of labor
- the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction
25 Clues: land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship • when one good is sacrificed for another • examines the behavior of entire economies • Because of scarcity, ____________ have to be made • the capacity to be useful and provide satisfaction • stands for “There is no such thing as a free lunch” • Credit cards, barter, and money are forms of ___________. • ...
Civil War 2019-04-26
Across
- The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
- To separate from the Union.
- Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
- The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
- She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
- The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
- General of the Confederacy.
- A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
Down
- A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
- South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
- President of the Confederacy.
- General for the Union, later became 18th President.
- A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
- A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
- A very bloody battle in the civil war.
- Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.
- An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
20 Clues: To separate from the Union. • General of the Confederacy. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...
- S P E L L I N G C R O S S W O R D - 2021-06-09
Across
- -refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
- - conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
- or causing despair.
- of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
- - weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking
- or additional amount
- in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.
- causing or suffering physical pain.
- organized group of singers, especially one that performs in public.
- that naturally preys on others.
- different; be altered or modified.
- continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.
- accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.
- of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
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- that is hunted and killed by another for food.
- compound or substance, especially one which has been artificially prepared or purified
- company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.
- weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity.
- by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen.
- thing that eats or uses something.
- institution for educating children.
- or influence.
- application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes especially in industry.
- no knowledge, understanding, or ability.
24 Clues: or influence. • or causing despair. • or additional amount • that naturally preys on others. • thing that eats or uses something. • different; be altered or modified. • causing or suffering physical pain. • institution for educating children. • no knowledge, understanding, or ability. • that is hunted and killed by another for food. • ...
Government Programs 2021-09-30
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- Nicknamed Ginnie Mae
- Established in 1953 to replace the Federal Security Agency, it was reorganized in 1979
- Aviation
- National health research
- Enforces the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
- Tracks down world-wide criminals
- America's tax collector
- Regulates communication by radio, television, phone, telegraph, cable, and Internet
- The mail
- Nine military groups overseeing work around the world and specific task commands
- Studies diseases and issues public health warnings
- A private mail company
- Begun during the New Deal, insures private mortgages
- The all-encompassing military department
- Safe, affordable urban housing
- Provides grants and endowments for artistic research
- Spies and intelligence-gathering
- The highest ranking officers in the U.S. military
- Develops resources in Tennessee
- Nicknamed Fannie Mae
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- A watchdog agency to ensure federal officers stay within the law
- A controversial wildlife refuge in Alaska
- A health department accounting for one-fourth of government spending
- High-level investigations
- Nicknamed Freddie Mac
- Leads the governments response to natural disasters
- Space travel
- First oversaw railroad practices across states, then trucking and air transport as well
- Attempts to prevent stock market crashes
- provides assistance to small businesses
- Oversees our country's first industry, agriculture
- Government's coordinated effort to keep America safe from attack
- Certifies quality of foods and cosmetics
- Established in 1870 with the attorney general at its head
- Transportation
- Provides credit loans to farmers
- National weather
- Programs for veterans
- Insures deposits made in banks
39 Clues: Aviation • The mail • Space travel • Transportation • National weather • Nicknamed Ginnie Mae • Nicknamed Fannie Mae • Nicknamed Freddie Mac • Programs for veterans • A private mail company • America's tax collector • National health research • High-level investigations • Safe, affordable urban housing • Insures deposits made in banks • Develops resources in Tennessee • ...
Carter Station Day Extra Credit 10 pts. 2025-02-27
Across
- – A large territory or group of states controlled by a single ruler or governing power.
- Routes – Trading goods with other civilizations leads to economic growth and cultural exchange.
- – The act of taking control of a place or people through military force.
- Unity – A shared belief system can unite people and establish laws based on moral codes.
- Military – A well-organized army helps protect the civilization and expand its influence.
- of Civilization Factors:
- in Farming – Advances such as irrigation systems and better tools lead to food surpluses and population growth.
- – The belief in and worship of multiple gods.
- Disasters – Earthquakes, floods, or droughts can devastate agriculture and infrastructure.
- Words & Definitions:
- Achievements – Developments in writing, architecture, and art contribute to a civilization’s identity and strength.
- – The introduction of new ideas, methods, or inventions that improve society or technology.
- Decline – Inflation, poor trade relations, or resource depletion can lead to financial instability.
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- – The belief in and worship of a single god.
- Words & Definitions:
- & Civil War – Internal conflicts and revolts weaken the civilization from within.
- Corruption – Dishonest leaders and government inefficiency cause distrust and chaos.
- – Too many people can strain resources like food, water, and housing.
- – A method of supplying water to land or crops through channels, ditches, or other artificial means.
- of Civilization Factors:
- Government – A structured leadership ensures laws are enforced and resources are managed efficiently.
- – Outside attacks weaken military strength and disrupt daily life.
- – A complex society characterized by cities, government, social structure, writing, and cultural achievements.
- – The gradual weakening or downfall of a civilization, economy, or political system.
- – The exchange of goods, services, or resources between individuals, groups, or civilizations.
25 Clues: Words & Definitions: • Words & Definitions: • of Civilization Factors: • of Civilization Factors: • – The belief in and worship of a single god. • – The belief in and worship of multiple gods. • – Outside attacks weaken military strength and disrupt daily life. • – Too many people can strain resources like food, water, and housing. • ...
Ancient Israel & Judaism 2023-01-11
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- son of Israel's greatest king who built the First Temple
- considered the greatest Jewish King who defeated Goliath
- a messenger sent by God to share God's word with the people
- a social group made up of families or clans
- a weekly day of worship and rest where work is forbidden
- founder and father of Judaism
- a wise saying
- a rule that God wanted the Israelites to follow
- an agreement with God
- leader of the Israelites during the conquering of Canaan
- a grasshopper that often migrates in large numbers
- Jewish leader who built the second temple
- a set of letters or other characters used to write a language
- a sacred song or poem used in worship
- founded by the ten tribes who rebelled against rule in Jerusalem
- a Jewish house for worship or Church
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- prepared according to Jewish dietary law
- the departure of the Israelites out of slavery
- one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world that was famous for its walls
- contained the Ten Commandments
- the groups of Jews living outside the Jewish homeland
- a forced absence from one's home or country
- founded by two tribes in the southern part of Canaan
- teachings that Moses received from God and later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible
- the promised homeland of the Jewish people
- the belief in one God
- a long document made from pieces of parchment sewn together
- the first five books of the Hebrew bible
- events and natural disasters seen as punishments from God
- the official leader of a Jewish congregation
30 Clues: a wise saying • the belief in one God • an agreement with God • founder and father of Judaism • contained the Ten Commandments • a Jewish house for worship or Church • a sacred song or poem used in worship • prepared according to Jewish dietary law • the first five books of the Hebrew bible • Jewish leader who built the second temple • the promised homeland of the Jewish people • ...
Chapter 7 Vocab 2026-03-16
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- Level – position an organism occupies in a food chain.
- – contamination of air, water, or soil.
- – an organism that eats other organisms.
- – organisms fighting for limited resources.
- – place where an organism lives.
- Web – many interconnected food chains.
- Pollution – contamination of land or soil.
- when all the living specimens of an organism die.
- – one benefits and the other is harmed.
- – one benefits, the other is unaffected.
- Pollution – harmful substances in the air.
- factor – factors like disease or competition that affect crowded populations.
- relationship – close relationship between two species.
- – both organisms benefit.
- Capacity – maximum number of organisms an environment can support.
- – consumer that eats animals.
- – consumer that eats plants and animals.
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- – one organism hunts another.
- – consumer that eats plants.
- factor – events like natural disasters that affect populations regardless of size.
- – living and nonliving things interacting in an area.
- is the thin zone around the outside of the earth that contains all living things.
- – group of organisms of the same species living in an area.
- Factor – resource that restricts population growth.
- Cycle – movement of energy through ecosystems.
- are specific regions of the earth that have unique climates demands for living things.
- – an organism that makes its own food using sunlight (plants, algae).
- Pollution – contamination of rivers, lakes, or oceans.
- factors – living parts of an ecosystem.
- factors – nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
- – an organism that breaks down dead organisms (fungi, bacteria).
- Pyramid – diagram showing decreasing energy levels in an ecosystem.
- – role an organism plays in its environment.
- Chain – pathway showing how energy moves from one organism to another.
34 Clues: – both organisms benefit. • – consumer that eats plants. • – one organism hunts another. • – consumer that eats animals. • – place where an organism lives. • Web – many interconnected food chains. • – contamination of air, water, or soil. • – one benefits and the other is harmed. • factors – living parts of an ecosystem. • – an organism that eats other organisms. • ...
Layers of the Earth, natural disasters, rocks 2020-10-07
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- how light reflects
- sudden breaks in crust continuously stressed by plate movement
- under ground molten lava
- an example of a tangeous rock
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- makes up rocks, inorganic, chemical composition
- outer part of earth,crust and part of mantle
- the thinnest layer of Earth
- a mountain that forms when layers of magma erupt
- loose pieces of shell fragment or gravel
- study of earth's physical structure and history
10 Clues: how light reflects • under ground molten lava • the thinnest layer of Earth • an example of a tangeous rock • loose pieces of shell fragment or gravel • outer part of earth,crust and part of mantle • makes up rocks, inorganic, chemical composition • study of earth's physical structure and history • a mountain that forms when layers of magma erupt • ...
The Civil War (Joshua Desingano) 2017-02-13
Across
- Union had a lot more of this than the Confederates, used to make weapons
- Where the Confederates attacked and started the Civil War
- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
- the drafting of citizens for military services
- Southern States formed this at Montgomery, Alabama
- an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate Lines
- organization that cares for people who who wounded, sick, or homeless during wartime. Even during natural disasters.
- sucked at civilian life but was great in anything military, Union General
- was one of the only two Confederate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River
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- United States president during the Civil War, Union
- President for the Confederacy
- Sherman and his troops marching leaving destruction in his path
- a court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally
- Commander of the Confederate army
- where the Confederate formally surrendered
- Guy who killed Abraham ;(
- seceded from Virginia because they were antislavery
- a three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War
- to withdraw
- leading a group of people or organization
- three-day battle which was considered the turning point of the Civil War
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
22 Clues: to withdraw • Guy who killed Abraham ;( • President for the Confederacy • Commander of the Confederate army • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • leading a group of people or organization • where the Confederate formally surrendered • the drafting of citizens for military services • Southern States formed this at Montgomery, Alabama • ...
Ecology 2022-04-11
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- On land, succession that occurs where no soil previously existed is called ____________ succession.
- Living factors that can affect an ecosystem
- nonliving factors that can affect an ecosystem
- a place where a particular population lives and includes biotic and abiotic factors.
- The first species to populate the area
- a group of individuals similar to one another that can breed and create fertile offspring.
- Succession is typically slow, but __________ ____________ or human disturbances can make sudden changes.
- the law that every organism relies on other organisms to survive
- the portion of the planet that can sustain life and all of its interactions.
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- a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live together within a defined area.
- plants and ________ are biotic (living) things that affect an organism.
- the variety of organisms, the organisms genetic differences, and the ecosystems in which they occur.
- groups of populations comprised of many species that live together in a defined area.
- large area that has a particular climate, and particular species of plants and animals that live there
- all the living and nonliving factors in a particular place and can be small or large.
- Succession that occurs in areas where soil exists, but has been damaged or disturbed
- The German biologist who came up with the term “ecology”, as he viewed nature as a house with its own economy.
- soil, _________, natural disasters, climate are all abiotic (non-living) factors that affect an organism.
- A regular progression of species of replacement over time
- The scientific study of interactions among organisms with each other and with the environment.
20 Clues: The first species to populate the area • Living factors that can affect an ecosystem • nonliving factors that can affect an ecosystem • A regular progression of species of replacement over time • the law that every organism relies on other organisms to survive • plants and ________ are biotic (living) things that affect an organism. • ...
VOCABULARY UNIT 6 2022-11-23
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- Taiwan's success in electronics is a _______ of economic policies that lifted the island from poorhouse to powerhouse in a generation.
- Most companies do this in order to reduce costs of labour and to to hire specialists
- The goods carried by a ship or aircraft
- We do this to calculate the cost or amount of something.
- An idiom used to it makes the other thing possible
- The new company that just listed its IPO certainly has the _________for growth.
- To decide which of a group of things are the most important
- The company cannot accept _________ for any damage caused by natural disasters
- She showed _________talent for getting what she wanted.
- The island's ___________ had no immunity to the diseases carried by the explorers and quickly succumbed.
- a word or expression from a particular subject area that has become fashionable because it has been used a lot. E.g. Staycation
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- Made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment
- A synonym of 'disaster'
- You could never _________ risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.
- Juices left in bags that contained raw meat can _________the cooked leftovers.
- The difference between the two products is too small of an amount to be of importance.
- Old people are particularly ________ to the flu. That is why it is necessary to get a flu jab at 50 years
- Merchants will give refunds on any damaged or ________merchandise.
- Public sale of goods usually sold to the highest bidder.
- The Doctor said a ________ of morphine is decreased respiration, which can lead to death.
20 Clues: A synonym of 'disaster' • The goods carried by a ship or aircraft • An idiom used to it makes the other thing possible • She showed _________talent for getting what she wanted. • We do this to calculate the cost or amount of something. • Public sale of goods usually sold to the highest bidder. • To decide which of a group of things are the most important • ...
VOCABULARY UNIT 6 2022-11-23
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- Taiwan's success in electronics is a _______ of economic policies that lifted the island from poorhouse to powerhouse in a generation.
- Most companies do this in order to reduce costs of labour and to to hire specialists
- The goods carried by a ship or aircraft
- We do this to calculate the cost or amount of something.
- An idiom used to it makes the other thing possible
- The new company that just listed its IPO certainly has the _________for growth.
- To decide which of a group of things are the most important
- The company cannot accept _________ for any damage caused by natural disasters
- She showed _________talent for getting what she wanted.
- The island's ___________ had no immunity to the diseases carried by the explorers and quickly succumbed.
- a word or expression from a particular subject area that has become fashionable because it has been used a lot. E.g. Staycation
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- Made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment
- A synonym of 'disaster'
- You could never _________ risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.
- Juices left in bags that contained raw meat can _________the cooked leftovers.
- The difference between the two products is too small of an amount to be of importance.
- Old people are particularly ________ to the flu. That is why it is necessary to get a flu jab at 50 years
- Merchants will give refunds on any damaged or ________merchandise.
- Public sale of goods usually sold to the highest bidder.
- The Doctor said a ________ of morphine is decreased respiration, which can lead to death.
20 Clues: A synonym of 'disaster' • The goods carried by a ship or aircraft • An idiom used to it makes the other thing possible • She showed _________talent for getting what she wanted. • We do this to calculate the cost or amount of something. • Public sale of goods usually sold to the highest bidder. • To decide which of a group of things are the most important • ...
Civil War 2019-04-26
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- A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
- A very bloody battle in the civil war
- South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War
- A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
- Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
- General for the Union, later became 18th President
- General of the Confederacy
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
- The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
- the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
- Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War
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- She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
- states between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- To separate from the Union.
- President of the Confederacy.
- A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
- An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters
- The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
20 Clues: General of the Confederacy • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war • General for the Union, later became 18th President • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • ...
Civil War 2019-04-26
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- An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters
- A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
- South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War
- states between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- General for the Union, later became 18th President
- The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
- To separate from the Union.
- Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
- A very bloody battle in the civil war
- Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War
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- A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
- General of the Confederacy
- A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
- President of the Confederacy.
- The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
- A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
- the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
- She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
- A person who worked to end slavery.
20 Clues: General of the Confederacy • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war • General for the Union, later became 18th President • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross • ...
Immigration and the Cities 2024-03-11
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- This is view is that immigrants retain their culture instead of blending into the mainstream culture.
- Natural Disasters and sanitation issues led to the creation of these in America.
- Gift from France in the late 1880s.
- Wrote a poem about the Statue of Liberty.
- Helped establish the Hull House in Chicago.
- Major processing center for immigrants on the West Coast.
- This is the idea that immigrants will blend into the mainstream culture of America.
- Is a major distrust and dislike of Immigrants.
- Largest Ethnic neighborhood in America.
- Movement in the late 19th Century aimed to teach immigrants about American History and culture.
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- Quickly built apartments in cities like New York to deal with the massive numbers of arriving immigrants.
- These were community centers that came out of the Social Gospel Movement.
- These were third-class passengers emigrating to America.
- Laws aimed to limit the number of immigrants coming to America at the turn of the Century.
- Photo essayists who exposed the conditions of the inner-city slums and tenement houses in NYC.
- Built the first subway system in America.
- This city was devastated by fire in the late 1870s.
- Major processing center for immigrants on the East Coast.
- This is an acronym for anti-immigrant attitudes in America.
- This city in Texas was devastated by a Hurricane in 1900.
- Immigrant communities in major cities in America.
- This city was devastated by an earthquake in 1906.
- The idea that Americans born in the U.S. are preferred over Immigrants.
23 Clues: Gift from France in the late 1880s. • Largest Ethnic neighborhood in America. • Built the first subway system in America. • Wrote a poem about the Statue of Liberty. • Helped establish the Hull House in Chicago. • Is a major distrust and dislike of Immigrants. • Immigrant communities in major cities in America. • This city was devastated by an earthquake in 1906. • ...
Tang Dynasty 2024-06-03
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- Tai Tsung started China's ______ age.
- This society is located near the _______ Ocean
- Emperor Wu expanded the empire's borders from the modern Kyrgyzstan to the ______ Korean,
- The emperor will lose its rule if the harvest and natural disasters happen. This is because they thought that the ______ were unhappy with the way they commanded the dynasty.
- They believed that gods had the powers to affect the _______ and the harvests.
- ______ were the lowest in the social structure because they didn’t produce the stuff they sold.
- Which is the highest mountain range on planet Earth?: _______ mountain range
- Lasting achievements of China’s society include The _______ of China
- Women and men grew their hair during ______.
- In their technological achievements, it includes the invention of the _______ compass
- The ______ language is one of the oldest in the world.
- In their reign, the rise of the religion of ______ happened
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- The system of government in Ancient China was a ______ rule.
- Their social structure consisted of ______ sections.
- This society is located in the south of _______
- In their achievements there was the making of ______ and the creation of art.
- The Tang dynasty the empire grew into ______ and Central Asia
- This society is located in _______ Asia
- Which is the highest plateau on Earth?: _______ Plateau
- People dressed mainly according to their ______ class.
- They exchanged ideas and goods using the _______ Road
- Which is the largest river from China and from the Asian continent?: ______ river
- Jewelry people wore pearls and ______.
- People enjoyed polo, and ______ (old way of soccer).
24 Clues: Tai Tsung started China's ______ age. • Jewelry people wore pearls and ______. • This society is located in _______ Asia • Women and men grew their hair during ______. • This society is located near the _______ Ocean • This society is located in the south of _______ • Their social structure consisted of ______ sections. • ...
General Geography 2023-04-29
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- Convicts from Europe were sent to this country as punishment for crimes
- Sophia Vergara is from this country
- Capital of Namibia
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson boasts from this nation
- 'I like to move it, move it'
- This country is famous for its oil and currently plays a special part in BRICS
- Country north of the United States of America
- Its capital is Berlin
- Part of the UK, may sound Scottish
- Idris Elba is from this country
- This nation had a major wave of Greek settlers; a small island
- African country that uses the Shilling
- This country is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere and often has natural disasters
- Country in Africa, starts with 'D'
- Jollof rice originated from this West African country
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- Central Asian country, starts with a 'k', and is a stan
- Its capital is also the name of the country
- This nation refers to their president as 'Cupcake'
- One of two of the world's largest producers of cocoa
- Its capital is Kingston
- This nation was once divided into two kingdoms. This division was also mentioned Biblically
- Tiny nation on the island of Borneo; natives speak Malay
- A country but also something that's delicious to eat
- Country to the east of India; capital is Dhaka
- Ms Fenty is from this island
- This absolute monarchy has been ruled by the same leader since 1986 who currently has 11 wives
- Not the Republic of Congo (acronym)
- A transcontinental country
- 'Habibi, come to ___'
- Capital is Mumbai
30 Clues: Capital is Mumbai • Capital of Namibia • Its capital is Berlin • 'Habibi, come to ___' • Its capital is Kingston • A transcontinental country • 'I like to move it, move it' • Ms Fenty is from this island • Idris Elba is from this country • Part of the UK, may sound Scottish • Country in Africa, starts with 'D' • Sophia Vergara is from this country • ...
SW Asia Station Day 2/27/25 2025-02-27
Across
- – The gradual weakening or downfall of a civilization, economy, or political system.
- Military – A well-organized army helps protect the civilization and expand its influence.
- – The introduction of new ideas, methods, or inventions that improve society or technology.
- – A large territory or group of states controlled by a single ruler or governing power.
- – Too many people can strain resources like food, water, and housing.
- Disasters – Earthquakes, floods, or droughts can devastate agriculture and infrastructure.
- Unity – A shared belief system can unite people and establish laws based on moral codes.
- Routes – Trading goods with other civilizations leads to economic growth and cultural exchange.
Down
- – A complex society characterized by cities, government, social structure, writing, and cultural achievements.
- – A method of supplying water to land or crops through channels, ditches, or other artificial means.
- – The belief in and worship of a single god.
- – The act of taking control of a place or people through military force.
- – Outside attacks weaken military strength and disrupt daily life.
- Government – A structured leadership ensures laws are enforced and resources are managed efficiently.
- in Farming – Advances such as irrigation systems and better tools lead to food surpluses and population growth.
- – The belief in and worship of multiple gods.
- – The exchange of goods, services, or resources between individuals, groups, or civilizations.
- Decline – Inflation, poor trade relations, or resource depletion can lead to financial instability.
- Achievements – Developments in writing, architecture, and art contribute to a civilization’s identity and strength.
- & Civil War – Internal conflicts and revolts weaken the civilization from within.
- Corruption – Dishonest leaders and government inefficiency cause distrust and chaos.
21 Clues: – The belief in and worship of a single god. • – The belief in and worship of multiple gods. • – Outside attacks weaken military strength and disrupt daily life. • – Too many people can strain resources like food, water, and housing. • – The act of taking control of a place or people through military force. • ...
URBAN CRIME AND NATURAL DISASTERS 2025-04-06
word to know 2021-04-27
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- something that happens by accident
- things we need to do a task
- types of dogs
- a type of disaster which causes the ground to move
- working as a part of a team
- people or animals who help others
- the reason we have or use something
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- can be dangerous to you
- not being careful
- helping to stop something from happening
- examples include tornados and earthquakes
- reacting quickly to a problem
12 Clues: types of dogs • not being careful • can be dangerous to you • things we need to do a task • working as a part of a team • reacting quickly to a problem • people or animals who help others • something that happens by accident • the reason we have or use something • helping to stop something from happening • examples include tornados and earthquakes • ...
