natural disasters Crossword Puzzles

natural selection 2025-05-15

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The young produced by a parent or parents.
of the Fittest A phrase often associated with natural selection; it refers to the idea that individuals with traits most suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Animals that hunt and eat other animals.
Selection The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. This is a key mechanism of evolution.
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. Over time, adaptations can lead to evolutionary changes.
The natural environment where an organism lives, which provides food, shelter, and mates for reproduction.
Engineering: The direct manipulation of an organism's DNA to change its characteristics in a specific way.
Animals that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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Relating to genes and heredity; traits passed from parents to offspring.
A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area and capable of interbreeding.
Selection: The intentional breeding of plants or animals by humans to develop desirable traits.
Characteristics or features of an organism, such as eye color or leaf shape, often inherited genetically.
Charles Darwin was a naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Any living thing, from bacteria to plants to animals.
The practice of farming, including the cultivation of soil, the growing of crops, and the raising of animals for food and other products.

15 Clues: Animals that hunt and eat other animals. • The young produced by a parent or parents. • Animals that are hunted and eaten by predators. • Any living thing, from bacteria to plants to animals. • Relating to genes and heredity; traits passed from parents to offspring. • Charles Darwin was a naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. • ...

Natural Selection 2025-12-08

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Natural selection occurs in microorganisms
differences among organisms of the same species
these mice used camouflage to adapt and be less visible to predators
traits change over time through many generations to help an organism survive
some insects have become resistant to this
offspring will die if more are produced than an environment can support
the invention of which medicine caused changes in bacterial populations?

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these control traits passed on to offspring
these fish decreased the number of spines they had over time
inherited characteristics
theory that suggests species change over time because organisms with traits that are well suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully
fighting for available resources such as food, water and space
he came up with the theory of natural selection
what environmental change caused the field mustard population to change?
True or False-humans can trigger an adaptation

15 Clues: inherited characteristics • Natural selection occurs in microorganisms • some insects have become resistant to this • these control traits passed on to offspring • True or False-humans can trigger an adaptation • differences among organisms of the same species • he came up with the theory of natural selection • ...

Hekenga tangata 2025-05-05

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A person forced to leave their country because of war, persecution, or danger, seeking safety in another country.
The movement of people from one place to another, often across long distances or between countries. This can be temporary or permanent.
A person who moves into a new country to live permanently, coming from another place.
A country which has two equal cultures.
The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
Reasons that make people want to leave their home country, such as war, poverty, lack of jobs, or natural disasters.
Attractions that draw people to a new country, like job opportunities, safety, education, or better living conditions.
The separation of people based on race, ethnicity, or other characteristics, often involving unequal treatment.
A bigger, stronger cultural group swallows up smaller cultural groups, which can no longer express their own culture.

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A person who leaves their home country to live in another place, typically for work, safety, or better opportunities.
A society or community that includes people from many different cultural backgrounds, religions, and traditions.
a person who travels to a new place for a visit, not to stay
Related to the production, distribution, and use of money and resources in a society.
Small cultural groups fit in with the rules of the main cultural group, but can still express their own cultures.

14 Clues: A country which has two equal cultures. • a person who travels to a new place for a visit, not to stay • A person who moves into a new country to live permanently, coming from another place. • Related to the production, distribution, and use of money and resources in a society. • ...

Environmental issues/disasters 2020-04-10

Environmental issues/disasters crossword puzzle

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destruction of forests
the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration
synonym for garbage or trash
gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature
the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities
the process of transforming waste into new products

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to release pollutant substances into air
protecting natural sources
rain mixed with acid
pollution that affects the air and is usually caused by smoke or other harmful gases
noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.
fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas
absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays
community of animals, plants living in an area which provides what they need to survive

14 Clues: rain mixed with acid • destruction of forests • protecting natural sources • synonym for garbage or trash • fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas • to release pollutant substances into air • absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays • gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature • the process of transforming waste into new products • ...

Environmental issues/disasters 2020-04-10

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synonym for garbage or trash
destruction of forests
rain mixed with acid
community of animals, plants living in an area which provides what they need to survive
protecting natural sources
absorbs a lot of heat from the sun's rays
noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.
pollution that affects the air and is usually caused by smoke or other harmful gases

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the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration
gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature
the process of transforming waste into new products
to release pollutant substances into air
fuels such as oil, coal, natural gas
the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities

Natural Hazards_2022 2022-09-11

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a long period when there is little or no rain
a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
an occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it
a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
a severe snow storm with strong winds
a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction

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the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number or times
a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in our present-day scientific observations have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
a fire that is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes in the countryside
to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems
an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea

14 Clues: a severe snow storm with strong winds • a long period when there is little or no rain • a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain • small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain • a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction • a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope • ...

Natural Selection 2022-11-03

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Selection: organisms adapting to changes
isolation: two populations separated
the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly
Species: those that live in a limited area
an organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition
Succession: when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
natural disasters
a process or strategy to adapt
Species: the species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance

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the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution
a course of evolution
adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other
limits: a limit
Community: in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
home to organisms

15 Clues: natural disasters • home to organisms • a course of evolution • limits: a limit • a process or strategy to adapt • isolation: two populations separated • Selection: organisms adapting to changes • Species: those that live in a limited area • adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other • ...

natural disaster 2022-07-04

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When natural disaster occurs, people living in the affected area are usually asked to _____
Earthquake that happens soon after the first one
Sudden and violent shaking of the earth's surface
We can tell the _____ of an earthquake using Richter scale
Huge rotating storm
Magma that has left the vent

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Help us track typhoons
The innermost layer of earth
The outermost layer of earth
Rock that has melted due to the high temperature inside the earth
Mountain that has an opening for molten rock beneath the earth to escape
A crack in the earth's crust
Instrument to predict volcanic eruption
Series of giant wave that comes from the ocean

14 Clues: Huge rotating storm • Help us track typhoons • The innermost layer of earth • The outermost layer of earth • A crack in the earth's crust • Magma that has left the vent • Instrument to predict volcanic eruption • Series of giant wave that comes from the ocean • Earthquake that happens soon after the first one • Sudden and violent shaking of the earth's surface • ...

Natural capital 2019-11-02

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This adjective means something that has value in its own rights.
the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
Kyoto Protocol divided countries in two categories according to their economical development. To which category of countries belong China; India and Bhutan?
Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level
This type of system implies no exchange of energy and matter across the boundary.
A category of nuclear plants, to which belonged both Fukushima and Tchernobyl
Worldview in other words
They can be renewable or non-renewable
Science that studies the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

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Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point.
Translations of energy and/or matter.
an EVS which implies relying on progress and strong belief in human capabilities.
The law that concerns the conservation of energy is the first law of ... .
The way of dealing with a situation or problem that scientists adopt. (e.g. holistic or reductionist ... ).

14 Clues: Worldview in other words • Translations of energy and/or matter. • They can be renewable or non-renewable • Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point. • This adjective means something that has value in its own rights. • Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level • ...

NATURAL DISASTER 2020-03-30

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a crack in the earth's surface where the rock has divided into two parts that move against each other
the ocean that surounds the north pole
a tectonic ______ is one of the parts of the earth's surface that move in relation to each other
melted rock
an opening in the earth's crust through which melted rock, ash, and gases are forced out
animals of a particular place, period, or environment
one of the cardinal points
in, to, from, or having to do with the west
the number of continents in our planet

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it is both a country and a continent
it was the first supercontinent
plants collectively, esp. those of a particular area, period, or environment
a shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface
huge wave caused by marine earthquake

14 Clues: melted rock • one of the cardinal points • it was the first supercontinent • it is both a country and a continent • huge wave caused by marine earthquake • the ocean that surounds the north pole • the number of continents in our planet • in, to, from, or having to do with the west • animals of a particular place, period, or environment • ...

Natural history 2020-04-20

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Sea of Serenity landscape
Bark makes medicine used to treat malaria
Aloe of rocky bushland
River below escarpment Jackson's Hornbills and Yellow-billed Shrike are found
Dolphins and termites have this in common
migrants now rare due to farming practices
Bushes favored by the genus Belenois

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Add another bird to this list: White Stork, Norther Lapwing, Sand Martin
Swahili for coastal forest bird species
Account of Kenya's plants 1949-2012
Fruit dries naturally on the branch
Most diverse group of insects
Acacia species harvested for gum arabic
Semi-acquatic rodent

14 Clues: Semi-acquatic rodent • Aloe of rocky bushland • Sea of Serenity landscape • Most diverse group of insects • Account of Kenya's plants 1949-2012 • Fruit dries naturally on the branch • Bushes favored by the genus Belenois • Swahili for coastal forest bird species • Acacia species harvested for gum arabic • Bark makes medicine used to treat malaria • ...

Natural resources 2021-02-24

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any material made by plants and animals that can convert into natural energy
Takes a short time
power energy created by wind
grainy, dirty rock found underground
won't be gone for a long time
Energy made from water
thick black liquid found underground
Energy made from the sun
Takes a long time to form again

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Man made resources
Resource found in nature
Made a long time ago from dead organisms
Energy made from heat from the earths core
gas found under ground

14 Clues: Man made resources • Takes a short time • gas found under ground • Energy made from water • Resource found in nature • Energy made from the sun • power energy created by wind • won't be gone for a long time • Takes a long time to form again • grainy, dirty rock found underground • thick black liquid found underground • Made a long time ago from dead organisms • ...

Natural Resources 2021-03-16

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the calculation of what natural
useful or valuable
a way that does not use them up or destroy them for
a resource that can regrow or reproduce as long as it is not overused
such as oil from oil reserves
are needed to support someone’s daily living
describes an approach to using resources

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a resource that is limited and cannot be replaced if it is used up.
something found in nature that people
a resource that must be used up when and
to remove natural resources from the natural
it is found or it is lost
Earth
long time

14 Clues: Earth • long time • useful or valuable • it is found or it is lost • such as oil from oil reserves • the calculation of what natural • something found in nature that people • a resource that must be used up when and • describes an approach to using resources • to remove natural resources from the natural • are needed to support someone’s daily living • ...

Natural Resources 2021-10-26

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This fossil fuel is in the form of a liquid.
The practice of growing crops and livestock to produce food, fibre, and fuel is called.
This fossil fuel is in the form of a rock.
Plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat.
The process of turning raw materials into finished products in a factory.
Materials such as minerals, trees, and water that occur naturally and can be used.
Careful use of resource that used hot magma or hot, dry rock from below Earth's surface to generate electricity.
Conservation method in which old materials are processed to make new ones.

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Power generated from harnessing wind energy through the use of wind mills and turbines is known as.
The impact of a person or community on the environment.
The warming of the earth's atmosphere due to build-up of carbon dioxide and methane is known as the.
Include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy.
Alternative energy source that based on atomic fission.
Release of harmful stuff into the environment as a result of human activities is known as.

14 Clues: This fossil fuel is in the form of a rock. • This fossil fuel is in the form of a liquid. • The impact of a person or community on the environment. • Alternative energy source that based on atomic fission. • Plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat. • The process of turning raw materials into finished products in a factory. • ...

Natural Resources 2023-03-03

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Coal, oil, and gas are all examples of this natural resource
Resources found in nature (like sun, wind, soil, wildlife, etc)
The two natural resources that are essential for life are water and _____________.
A ___________ and wind turbine harness wind power to generate electricity
This natural resource is the layer of gases that blanket the Earth
Resources like coal, oil, and gas are called __________________ resources
Gold, graphite, and quartz are all examples of this type of natural resource

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This natural resource consists of plants and animal that live in the wild
The sun provides us with this type of energy
A resource that does not run out or can be replenished within time
This natural resource is air movement across the surface of the Earth
pollution Any substance introduced into the atmosphere that has damaging effects
The only natural resource found in all three forms (solid, liquid, and gas)
The outer layer of the earth's surface that supports plant life

14 Clues: The sun provides us with this type of energy • Coal, oil, and gas are all examples of this natural resource • Resources found in nature (like sun, wind, soil, wildlife, etc) • The outer layer of the earth's surface that supports plant life • A resource that does not run out or can be replenished within time • ...

Natural Resources 2023-03-16

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resources that we can easily replace during our lifetimes
a renwable resource that is good for growing things
a non-renwable resource that can be used in gasoline, oil, and plastic products, but its limited amounts can be dangerous and difficult to access
using resources responsibly so that they will not run out
made from decomposing plants and animals and removing it damages the environment

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a renewable resource that could run out by over-farming
resources we only have a limited supply of OR that takes millions of years to replace
the act of buying and selling goods and services
resources that we can never use up or run out of
found naturally in Earth's crust and has to be extracted from the ground
natural places underground where water can collect
an inexhaustible resource BUT irresponsible use can lead to contamination and lack of clean ____
they are unevenly distributed because found where there were once shallow seas, formed from dead organisms millions of years ago
a renwable resource often burned to make energy, but could run out if overused

14 Clues: the act of buying and selling goods and services • resources that we can never use up or run out of • natural places underground where water can collect • a renwable resource that is good for growing things • a renewable resource that could run out by over-farming • resources that we can easily replace during our lifetimes • ...

natural disaster 2023-06-19

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of ice fall from the sky like rain.
spread quickly and burn the forest.
ground slides down like a giant slope.
and ice tumble down the mountainside.
powerful twister twists through the air.
waves crash into the shore with force.
land becomes dry and cracks appear.
winds spin like a giant whirlpool.
lava erupts from the mountain.
booms echo through the sky.

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fall and cover everything white.
storm
bolts of light streak across clouds.
flows like a river everywhere.
ground shakes like a giant's footsteps.
blows dust and dirt everywhere.

16 Clues: storm • booms echo through the sky. • flows like a river everywhere. • lava erupts from the mountain. • blows dust and dirt everywhere. • fall and cover everything white. • winds spin like a giant whirlpool. • of ice fall from the sky like rain. • spread quickly and burn the forest. • land becomes dry and cracks appear. • bolts of light streak across clouds. • ...

Natural Hazards 2013-06-10

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Cause of most diseases.
The substance that Hail is made of.
Affects many people but death rate is usually quite low.
The natural hazard caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called.
What Cyclones need to sustain.
The natural hazard that commonly occurs in Victoria.

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Australia's least threatening natural disaster.
The natural hazard that causes extremely high rain.
The scale Earthquakes are measured.
The cause of most Bushfires.
This natural hazard causes massive damage to infrastructure, especially to cars.
Type of flood that usually causes major damage.
Many flat areas are isolated due to this natural hazard.

14 Clues: Cause of most diseases. • The cause of most Bushfires. • What Cyclones need to sustain. • The substance that Hail is made of. • The scale Earthquakes are measured. • What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called. • Australia's least threatening natural disaster. • Type of flood that usually causes major damage. • The natural hazard that causes extremely high rain. • ...

Natural Hazards 2013-06-06

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Isolates many flat areas.
Commonly occurs in Victoria.
Cause of most diseases.
Type of flood that usually causes major damage.
Causes massive damage to infrastructure, especially to cars.
What Cyclones need to sustain.
The scale Earthquakes are measured.
Australia's least threatening natural disaster.
Causes extremely high rain.

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Affects many people but death rate is quite low usually.
Caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called.
The cause of most Bushfires.
The substance that Hail is made of.

14 Clues: Cause of most diseases. • Isolates many flat areas. • Causes extremely high rain. • Commonly occurs in Victoria. • The cause of most Bushfires. • What Cyclones need to sustain. • The scale Earthquakes are measured. • The substance that Hail is made of. • Caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called. • ...

Natural Selection 2014-05-27

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Preserved remains found in the ground
Natural selection is also known as the survival of the_
selection Evolutionary change occurs through variation between individuals
When animals disappear from the earth
Evolutionary change occurs through incremental small changes within populations
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
descent Organisms are descended from one, or several common ancestors referred to as_

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The different physical forms a trait may have
selection The selection of traits based on their role in courtship and mating
Change over time
selection Selection by humans for desired traits
darwin Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
A particular characteristic of an individual plant or animal
A characteristic that helps an organism survive

14 Clues: Change over time • Preserved remains found in the ground • When animals disappear from the earth • The different physical forms a trait may have • A characteristic that helps an organism survive • selection Selection by humans for desired traits • Natural selection is also known as the survival of the_ • An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form • ...

NATURAL SCIENCE 2016-06-15

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an organism that eats other organisms - animals
a hollow part or piece for receiving electricity
mills that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy
a single living thing
superlative of fast
incandescent light globe
Everything that surrounds an organism and influences it.
it's the past of have

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A group of the same type of organisms living in an area.
bouncing of light off a surface
it's the past of run
a group of populations living and interacting with each other
Gasoline it's a typo of it
energy that can travel through space

14 Clues: superlative of fast • it's the past of run • a single living thing • it's the past of have • incandescent light globe • Gasoline it's a typo of it • bouncing of light off a surface • energy that can travel through space • an organism that eats other organisms - animals • a hollow part or piece for receiving electricity • A group of the same type of organisms living in an area. • ...

Natural phenomena 2017-02-27

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wybuch wulkanu
grad
grzmoty i błyskawice
huragan
osuwisko

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ratować ocalonych
szybko rozprzestrzeniający się pożar
szukać ludzi
ocaleć z katastrofy
burza
powódź
lawina
trzęsienie ziemi
niszczyć

14 Clues: grad • burza • powódź • lawina • huragan • niszczyć • osuwisko • szukać ludzi • wybuch wulkanu • trzęsienie ziemi • ratować ocalonych • ocaleć z katastrofy • grzmoty i błyskawice • szybko rozprzestrzeniający się pożar

Natural Disaster 2023-07-22

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Blizzards are severe snowstorms with strong winds and reduced visibility, causing transportation disruptions and snow accumulation.
Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that spread quickly through vegetation, posing risks to wildlife and human settlements.
Sinkholes are depressions in the ground caused by the collapse of underground voids, sometimes swallowing buildings or roads.
Earthquakes are sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements, resulting in damages to buildings and landscapes.
Avalanches are rapid movements of snow down a mountain slope, posing threats to mountain climbers and skiers.
Heatwaves are extended periods of extremely hot weather, potentially leading to health hazards and heat-related illnesses.
Droughts are prolonged periods of dry weather, leading to water shortages and agricultural challenges.

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Floods occur when water overflows onto land, submerging areas and disrupting communities and transportation.
Blizzards are severe snowstorms with strong winds and reduced visibility, causing transportation disruptions and snow accumulation.
Landslides are the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope, posing risks to properties and infrastructure.
Tsunamis are massive ocean waves triggered by undersea earthquakes, potentially leading to devastating coastal destruction.
Tornadoes are violent rotating columns of air, capable of causing severe damage to buildings and infrastructure.
Hurricanes are powerful storms with strong winds and heavy rain, causing flooding and destruction along coastal areas.
Thunderstorms are storms with lightning, thunder, and heavy rainfall, sometimes leading to flash floods and hailstorms.
Eruption Volcanic eruptions release lava, ash, and gases from volcanoes, impacting surrounding areas with volcanic hazards.

15 Clues: Droughts are prolonged periods of dry weather, leading to water shortages and agricultural challenges. • Floods occur when water overflows onto land, submerging areas and disrupting communities and transportation. • Avalanches are rapid movements of snow down a mountain slope, posing threats to mountain climbers and skiers. • ...

Natural Element 2023-09-03

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Sandy shoreline where ocean meets land.
Mountain that erupts with lava.
Hot, sandy area with little vegetation.
Deep, narrow valley with steep walls.
Dense area of trees and vegetation.
Land surrounded by water, often small.
Cascading water from a height.

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Massive ice formation that moves slowly.
Flowing water that winds through land.
Underground hollow, dark and mysterious.
Cascading water from a height.
Tall, rocky landform, often with snow.
Early morning appearance of the sun.
Large, calm body of fresh water.
Colorful arc in the sky after rain.

15 Clues: Cascading water from a height. • Cascading water from a height. • Mountain that erupts with lava. • Large, calm body of fresh water. • Dense area of trees and vegetation. • Colorful arc in the sky after rain. • Early morning appearance of the sun. • Deep, narrow valley with steep walls. • Flowing water that winds through land. • Tall, rocky landform, often with snow. • ...

Natural Selection 2024-01-18

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long term pattern of weather
to receive from ancestors
modification of an organism for its survival
group of living organisms with same genes
in taxonomy the classification of living things
in biology the process of offspring being produced from parents
predator and prey relationship

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process where DNA is altered in the lab
the process by which organisms adapt and change
all the offspring that are at the same stage
variety
a molecule that carries genetic information
genetically determined characteristic
change in characteristics over time

14 Clues: variety • to receive from ancestors • long term pattern of weather • predator and prey relationship • change in characteristics over time • genetically determined characteristic • process where DNA is altered in the lab • group of living organisms with same genes • a molecule that carries genetic information • all the offspring that are at the same stage • ...

Natural Selection 2024-03-05

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The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule
The biological and chemical methods that change the arrangement of DNA the makes up a gene
The process of making a protein from RNA
a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits
A permanent change in the sequence of DNA

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An inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment
The process of making mRNA from DNA
The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, a reproduce more than those that do not have the variation
Ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
An adaptation that enables a species to blend in with it's environment
An adaptation in which one species looks like another species
The abbreviation for dioxyribonucleic acid, and organisms genetic material
A slight difference in an inherited trait among individual members of a species

14 Clues: The process of making mRNA from DNA • The process of making a protein from RNA • A permanent change in the sequence of DNA • The selection and breeding of organisms for desired traits • An adaptation in which one species looks like another species • The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule • ...

Natural Wonders 2025-04-10

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– Tiny plants and animals that float in water and are food for many sea creatures.
– To spread things out in different directions.
– Left unprotected or open to something, like light or danger.
– The layer of gases that surrounds a planet, like Earth.
– How often something happens in a certain time period, like sound waves or events.
– Easily affected or harmed by something.
– Any living thing, such as a plant, animal, or bacteria.
– A change that happens when two or more substances interact and form something new.

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– The smallest unit of a compound that still has the properties of that compound.
– A special protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living things.
– The line where the Earth or sea seems to meet the sky.
– A series of actions or steps that lead to a result.
– A substance made of two or more different elements joined together.
– To send out light, heat, sound, or gas.

14 Clues: – Easily affected or harmed by something. • – To send out light, heat, sound, or gas. • – To spread things out in different directions. • – A series of actions or steps that lead to a result. • – The line where the Earth or sea seems to meet the sky. • – The layer of gases that surrounds a planet, like Earth. • ...

Natural Selection 2025-05-14

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this is an action by organisms to adapt to their environment
scientists select the traits they want in an organism then use it to reproduce
The bigger organisms survive better.
products of reproduction
the scientists last name that discovered natural selection
Proposed by Charles Darwin
a scientific term for an animal or creature.

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A group of organisms living in one area
relating to genes or heredity
encompasses the science, art, or occupation of cultivating land, raising crops, and raising livestock
a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA of an organism
a genetically determined characteristic.
the place that an organism lives
The hunted

14 Clues: The hunted • products of reproduction • Proposed by Charles Darwin • relating to genes or heredity • the place that an organism lives • The bigger organisms survive better. • A group of organisms living in one area • a genetically determined characteristic. • a scientific term for an animal or creature. • the scientists last name that discovered natural selection • ...

Natural selection 2025-05-15

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a persons child
a natural home or enviorment
orgaisms adapt to the enviorment
a living thing
growing crops
a total number of people

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found the theory of natural selection
animal that eats another animal
Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes
animal getting eaten
selective breeding
organisms who have triats that adapted better to enviorments
A feature
how genes are passed on

14 Clues: A feature • growing crops • a living thing • a persons child • selective breeding • animal getting eaten • how genes are passed on • a total number of people • a natural home or enviorment • animal that eats another animal • orgaisms adapt to the enviorment • found the theory of natural selection • organisms who have triats that adapted better to enviorments • ...

Natural selection 2025-05-15

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species that have best adapted
selection: humans intentionally breed
the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
selection : suited best to their environment
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
an animal that naturally preys on other animals
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.

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a person or things child or childr en
a person who made the theory of NS
the process of adaptation
relating to genes or heredity.
an animal that was caught and killed by another for food
a distinguishing quality or characteristic

14 Clues: the process of adaptation • species that have best adapted • relating to genes or heredity. • a person who made the theory of NS • a person or things child or childr en • selection: humans intentionally breed • a distinguishing quality or characteristic • selection : suited best to their environment • an animal that naturally preys on other animals • ...

Climate Change 2023-11-08

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The sum of greenhouse gasses emitted on an individual or societal level
The process by which plants convert CO2 into oxygen, this process is a method of decreasing atmospheric CO2 levels
The ____ layer is located in the stratosphere and protects organisms from the sun's harmful radiation
This 2015 international treaty on the mitigation, adaptation, and financing of climate change solutions was signed in what city?
Abbreviation for the proposed legislation that lays out a series of methods for solving the climate crisis through environmental, economic, and social changes in policy
The primary greenhouse gas emission
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all _____ ______
Human land-use change causes forests to be cut down and replaced with land for _________
A group of gasses that absorb solar radiation and prevent heat from escaping back to space, maintaining and increasing temperatures on Earth
Air, water, and wind power are all examples of _____ energy
Changes to the climate can occur naturally (ex: the Ice Age), but recent changes in climate are almost entirely ______
Climate changes affects ____, which in turn lowers crop yields and can lead to droughts or flooding
Companies such as BP are currently attempting to reach ____ ____ carbon emissions in order to offset their massive contributions to carbon emissions and thus climate change

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A ___ degrees Celsius increase in global temperature is considered the critical threshold for climate change, anything above this could cause intense, irreversible damage
Emissions of greenhouse gasses have increased significantly since this period in time
Because of global warming, the tropics and deserts are ______
Climate change disproportionately affects ______
Warmer climate diseases (such as Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya) are now becoming worldwide due to climate change, because the ______ that carry these diseases used to be be killed by the lower temperatures, but can now thrive in these areas as well because temperatures have risen to liveable levels for them
The atmospheric conditions of an area over a long period of time
When cows burp, they release this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere
The process of removing existing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in carbon sinks is referred to as carbon ________
This geological feature releases massive amounts of ______ that reflect incoming sunlight and lower temperatures, acting as a natural form of climate intervention, but ultimately cannot be frequently or effectively used due to its impact on precipitation and visibility
High amounts of snow and ice (which are both white) give polar regions a higher_____, causing the majority of solar radiation (and thus heat) to be reflected back to space, and result in lower temperatures
As temperatures ____, so do sea levels, infection rates, and frequencies of droughts, forest fires, and other natural disasters

24 Clues: The primary greenhouse gas emission • Coal, oil, and natural gas are all _____ ______ • Climate change disproportionately affects ______ • Air, water, and wind power are all examples of _____ energy • Because of global warming, the tropics and deserts are ______ • The atmospheric conditions of an area over a long period of time • ...

Chapters 7 &8 2025-10-27

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used on crops to increase production; includes major elements of N, P, and K that are needed by most plants; may pollute run-off waters
iron deficiency, may cause maternal death or hemorrhage
abbreviation used to equal one lost year of healthy life due to illness, disability, or early death
ability to obtain sufficient, healthy foods on day-to-day basis
an abnormal change in the body's condition that impairs important physical/psychological functions
type of protein that accounts for 15% of global consumption; frequently related to issues such as overharvesting and habitat destruction
increase in concentration of certain toxins in successively higher trophic levels of a food chain/web
occurs when diets lack specific nutrients or are not balanced
systems that raise seafood in captivity
probability of harm times the probability of exposure if a chemical is released in the environment
dose of a toxin that kills 50% of a population
disease causing organisms such as viruses, bacteria, and parasitic worms
chronic iodine deficiency that may stunt growth or cause swollen thyroid glands
living resource including mineral grains, living organisms, and partially decomposed organic molecules

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means death
specific products that have increased commodity prices and have displaced food production and resulted in higher food costs
type of agriculture aimed at reducing and repairing damaged caused by destructive practices
focuses on factors that cause disease, including elements of the natural, social, cultural, and technological worlds
approximately 30% of food supply that spoils in transit/storage or is thrown away after preparation
a ______ disease is one that has been newly identified or is reappearing for the first time in at least 20 years
natural process that redistributes products of geologic weathering (i.e., redistributes soil)
water and ______ are the two main causes of erosion
unreliable access to a nutritious and healthy diet
agriculture uses at least 30% of all freshwater drawn from rivers, lakes, and groundwater for ___________________
abbreviation used for the technological innovation allowing for increased livestock production by feeding animals high-energy diets for rapid growth
study of toxic substance and their effects on an organism or system
large-scale food shortage leading to starvation and death; often results from natural disasters or political conflicts
consumption of this product is a sign of wealth as it is expensive to produce
wheat and __________ are the primary staple foods in many developing countries
soybeans and _________ are the primary staple foods in the United States
essential resource for modern agriculture; powers much of our farm machinery

31 Clues: means death • systems that raise seafood in captivity • dose of a toxin that kills 50% of a population • unreliable access to a nutritious and healthy diet • water and ______ are the two main causes of erosion • iron deficiency, may cause maternal death or hemorrhage • occurs when diets lack specific nutrients or are not balanced • ...

Jaime crossword fun 2021-06-19

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, m_l_i_l_c_t_o_s (matematics)
, a_i_a_s (social sciences)
, n_m_e_ (matematics)
, s_b_r_c_o_ (matematics)
, c_l_u_e (social sciences)
, y_l_o_ (art)
, a_r (natural sciences)
, t_e_ (natural sciences)

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, d_v_s_o_s (matematics)
, s_m_ (matematics)
, m_n_a_n_ (social sciences)
, l_o_ (natural Sciences)
, m_n_e_ (natural sciences)
, r_c_c_e (natural sciences)
, f_r_s_ (natural sciences)
, w_t_r (natural Sciences)

16 Clues: , y_l_o_ (art) • , s_m_ (matematics) • , n_m_e_ (matematics) • , d_v_s_o_s (matematics) • , a_r (natural sciences) • , l_o_ (natural Sciences) • , s_b_r_c_o_ (matematics) • , t_e_ (natural sciences) • , w_t_r (natural Sciences) • , a_i_a_s (social sciences) • , m_n_e_ (natural sciences) • , f_r_s_ (natural sciences) • , c_l_u_e (social sciences) • , m_n_a_n_ (social sciences) • ...

El Gas Natural y su Aplicación 2025-03-06

El Gas Natural y su Aplicación crossword puzzle

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Proceso que permite que el gas ocupe todo el espacio disponible.
Componente removido del gas natural que se utiliza en la producción de fertilizantes.
Roca impermeable que retiene el gas natural en yacimientos.
Proceso que permite reducir el volumen de un gas debido al espacio entre sus partículas.
Instrumento sensible utilizado para grabar ondas sísmicas durante la exploración de gas.
Sustancia odorante añadida al gas natural para detectar fugas.
Proceso mediante el cual el gas natural se purifica para su uso doméstico e industrial.
Tipo de energía que no puede regenerarse y se agota con su uso, como el gas natural.
Fuente de energía no renovable compuesta por restos de organismos que vivieron hace millones de años.

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Sistema de transporte del gas natural desde los yacimientos hasta las zonas de consumo.
Tipo de roca donde se almacena el gas natural en la corteza terrestre.
Región argentina donde se encuentra una de las principales cuencas de gas natural.
Tipo de energía que se obtiene de fuentes naturales inagotables, como el sol o el viento.
Técnica utilizada para localizar reservorios de gas natural mediante el estudio de ondas sísmicas.
Estado de la materia en el que las partículas se mueven libremente en todas las direcciones.
Técnica que estudia las características del subsuelo para localizar gas y petróleo.
Lugar donde el gas natural queda retenido en la corteza terrestre.
Gas natural comprimido utilizado como combustible en vehículos.
Gas principal que compone el gas natural utilizado en hogares e industrias.
Empresa encargada de la distribución del gas natural a los hogares.

20 Clues: Roca impermeable que retiene el gas natural en yacimientos. • Sustancia odorante añadida al gas natural para detectar fugas. • Gas natural comprimido utilizado como combustible en vehículos. • Proceso que permite que el gas ocupe todo el espacio disponible. • Lugar donde el gas natural queda retenido en la corteza terrestre. • ...

3.1 disasters 2020-11-30

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(phr)use a loud voice in an uncontrolled or extreme way
(adj)making you feel scared
(phr) windows where the glass is broken
(v)became aware of
(phr)very big raised mass of water

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(adj)covered with water
(phr)result in loss of life
(v)see
(n)harm or injury

9 Clues: (v)see • (n)harm or injury • (v)became aware of • (adj)covered with water • (phr)result in loss of life • (adj)making you feel scared • (phr)very big raised mass of water • (phr) windows where the glass is broken • (phr)use a loud voice in an uncontrolled or extreme way

disasters & deaths 2021-04-26

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Underground Paris holding remains of 6 million
High School massacre on April 20, 1999
Caribbean country earthquake of 2010 killing 200,000
4,6 Killed by Mark Chapman
3,5 2017 shooting during Harvest music festival from a high rise hotel USA.

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Large wave
7,6 American female actress 1962 (suicide)
1995 USA city bombing. Also American musical film
4,6 World Trade Center

9 Clues: Large wave • 4,6 World Trade Center • 4,6 Killed by Mark Chapman • High School massacre on April 20, 1999 • 7,6 American female actress 1962 (suicide) • Underground Paris holding remains of 6 million • 1995 USA city bombing. Also American musical film • Caribbean country earthquake of 2010 killing 200,000 • ...

natrual disasters 2017-12-05

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Man's best friend
need assistance
spinning air that is very distructive
cure
something you wear on your feet

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something bad
a automobile
person a person with out a
a structure that protects you and is sturdy

9 Clues: cure • a automobile • something bad • need assistance • Man's best friend • person a person with out a • something you wear on your feet • spinning air that is very distructive • a structure that protects you and is sturdy

Weather disasters 2013-08-26

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In dry climates in the middle of the summer, windy conditions make conditions ideal for the onset of which natural disaster?
Cyclones are officially known as '...' Cyclones.
What is the name given to a violently rotating column of air over land?
Which cyclone occurred in Darwin in 1974?
Severe prolonged rainfall may lead to which natural disaster?

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In the USA, a cyclone are better known as ...?
Which cyclone occurred in North Queensland in 2011?
An area that has not had any rainfall for a sustained period may be impacted by which weather disaster?
In Asia, a cyclone are better known as ...?

9 Clues: Which cyclone occurred in Darwin in 1974? • In Asia, a cyclone are better known as ...? • In the USA, a cyclone are better known as ...? • Cyclones are officially known as '...' Cyclones. • Which cyclone occurred in North Queensland in 2011? • Severe prolonged rainfall may lead to which natural disaster? • ...

Dahmer's Disasters 2022-05-31

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who was Dahmer's first victim?
what was his age at death?
what was found in his apartment?
one of the men who escaped?
who was his last intended victim?
how many life sentences did he receive?

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who killed Dahmer?
when did he die?
what did he keep as trophies?
how did he die?

10 Clues: how did he die? • when did he die? • who killed Dahmer? • what was his age at death? • one of the men who escaped? • what did he keep as trophies? • who was Dahmer's first victim? • what was found in his apartment? • who was his last intended victim? • how many life sentences did he receive?

Cindy Sherman- Die Frau mit den 1000 Geischtern 2018-11-21

Cindy Sherman- Die Frau mit den 1000 Geischtern crossword puzzle

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der Beginn ihrer Werke
Ein Werk

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1975
Shermans Methode
Cynthia Morris...

5 Clues: 1975 • Ein Werk • Shermans Methode • Cynthia Morris... • der Beginn ihrer Werke

8e 2024-05-29

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when there is higher density, this factor spreads faster
individuals leave the ecosystem
things like hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes...
individals figh for resorces
Factors that affect populations no matter their size

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when preys increase, redators also increase
individuals arrive to the ecosystem
if this factor has changes from usual the population is affected
Factors tha affect populations according to their density
the activities of this species affects ecosystems

10 Clues: individals figh for resorces • individuals leave the ecosystem • individuals arrive to the ecosystem • when preys increase, redators also increase • things like hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes... • the activities of this species affects ecosystems • Factors that affect populations no matter their size • when there is higher density, this factor spreads faster • ...

Pandemic, Healthcare and Law 2024-04-15

Pandemic, Healthcare and Law crossword puzzle

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The legislative intent of the Disaster Management Act is to provide for the effective __ of disasters.
Section 2.1.1 of Indian Medical Council Regulation 2002 details the duties of physicians to their
Diseases The Act empowers both the Central and State governments to take actions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
The __ framework guarantees that every individual is entitled to certain basic rights known as fundamental rights.

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Section 2.1.2 of the Indian Medical Council Regulations prohibits medical practitioners with incapacity detrimental to the __ from practicing.
Council As per Regulation 5.2 of the Indian_____ Regulations, a medical professional should not abandon their duty during an epidemic.
The isolation of individuals or groups who have been exposed to a contagious disease, mandated by law to prevent further spread.
The Disaster Management Act provides for the effective management of __.
Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantees the protection of __ and personal liberty.
The __ Penal Code prescribes penalties for negligently or intentionally contributing to the spread of infectious diseases.
Order A directive issued by a government executive, often during a state of emergency, to implement specific policies or actions related to a pandemic.
Faith Section 4 of the Epidemic Diseases Act provides legal protection to healthcare workers acting in __.

12 Clues: The Disaster Management Act provides for the effective management of __. • Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantees the protection of __ and personal liberty. • Section 2.1.1 of Indian Medical Council Regulation 2002 details the duties of physicians to their • ...

MIGRASYON 2018-10-15

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NANIRAHAN NG PANSAMANTALA SA ISANG LUGAR O BANSA
OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
LUMIPAT DAHIL SA SAKUNA
PAGPAPADALA NG MGA PILIPINO SA HAWAII
DOMESTIC HELPER
PAGDAYO NG ISANG TAO SA IBANG BAYAN O BANSA
LUMIPAT PARA SA KALIGTASAN
PAGDAYO NG MGA PILIPINO SA MEXICO
NAKARARATING ANG MGA PILIPINO SA IBAT IBANG BANSA
PAGLIPAT NG TIRAHA SA LOOB LAMANG NG BANSA

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LUMIPAT DAHIL KAUNTI ANG TRABAHO SA BANSA
PAGLIPAT NG TIRAHAN PATUNGO SA IBANG BANSA
BANSANG MAY MATAAS NA REGISTERED FILIPINO EMIGRANTS
PANDARAYUHANG PANSAMANTALA LAMANG
HUMIHIKAYAT NG MGA PILIPINO NA MANDAYUHAN UPANG UMUNLAD ANG EKONOMIYA NG BANSA
HINDI BUKAL SA LOOB NA PAGLIPAT
LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG KALUSUGAN
NANIRAHAN NA SA NILIPATANG LUGAR O BANSA
LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG EDUKASYON
LUMIPAT PARA SA TRABAHO

20 Clues: DOMESTIC HELPER • LUMIPAT DAHIL SA SAKUNA • LUMIPAT PARA SA TRABAHO • OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS • LUMIPAT PARA SA KALIGTASAN • HINDI BUKAL SA LOOB NA PAGLIPAT • PANDARAYUHANG PANSAMANTALA LAMANG • PAGDAYO NG MGA PILIPINO SA MEXICO • LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG KALUSUGAN • LUMIPAT PARA SA MAGANDANG EDUKASYON • PAGPAPADALA NG MGA PILIPINO SA HAWAII • ...

Environment 2020-04-15

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when people cut down trees
when people throw away trash
when animals are hunted without a permit
for example animal species of which few specimens already exist
set of wild animals
it is caused by environmental pollution
you throw away the chocolate paper
there are too many people because of this resources are running out
it becomes usable again and again
where living things live
where the garbage is taken

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for example you use the plastic bottle for something else
it develops in the Arctic
when the ground becomes dry sandy
unexpected sad things
such as paper
they search for mineral resources in caves
which people no longer need
things that can still be used are thrown away
which surrounds the planet

20 Clues: such as paper • set of wild animals • unexpected sad things • where living things live • it develops in the Arctic • when people cut down trees • which surrounds the planet • where the garbage is taken • which people no longer need • when people throw away trash • when the ground becomes dry sandy • it becomes usable again and again • you throw away the chocolate paper • ...

Y11 Geography 2025-01-12

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9 are found at St. Bees
a sampling technique
St.Bees bay is made from this
something we try to avoid in our sampling technique
acronym used for large companies
sector in which raw materials are transformed
acronym for a poor country
river that begins in Ethiopia
clean running water, flushing toilets
the opposite of the core
St.Bees head is made out of this

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Ethiopia's biggest export
farming that grow food to feed themselves
a statement made before an investigation
equipment which would make pedestrian count more accurate
country without access to the sea
model which shows how countries develop over time
type of aid for areas hit by disasters
happening in the north of Ethiopia
process in which more people live in cities

20 Clues: a sampling technique • 9 are found at St. Bees • the opposite of the core • Ethiopia's biggest export • acronym for a poor country • St.Bees bay is made from this • river that begins in Ethiopia • acronym used for large companies • St.Bees head is made out of this • country without access to the sea • happening in the north of Ethiopia • clean running water, flushing toilets • ...

intergroup foundations of climate change justice 2022-04-07

intergroup foundations of climate change justice crossword puzzle

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Misinformation, “Creating ambiguity about scientists’ motives has been used by misinformation campaigns to undermine climate scientists”
Directed Elsewhere, “Polling data as recent as 2017 suggest that the most important perceived problems currently facing Americans are the economy (17–26%) and dissatisfaction with the government/poor leadership (18–25%)”
Cognition, “Individuals process information about climate change in a way that maintains their beliefs and protects them from attributions of responsibility”
“Individuals often remain silent on these issues when they are concerned about their lack of knowledge about climate change”

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Climate Change, “Those skeptical of climate change are much less likely to choose to receive information about their carbon footprint from an airplane flight than those who are sure that climate change is happening”
Definitions, “Mental models of climate change are often limited to images such as polar bears, melting icebergs, and heat waves, rather than examples such as poverty, migration, or food scarcity”
Ambiguity, “About a third of Americans believe that climate change is a result of natural causes”
Unpleasant Emotion, “The real possibility of mass species extinctions, thousands of people dying from starvation and natural disasters, and various other dystopian futures can be too emotionally difficult for many to handle”
Presentation Concerns, “Stereotypes of those who hold more moderate opinions are less extreme, suggesting that the safe response for those who are concerned about self-presentation is to express moderate or no opinions about climate change”

9 Clues: Ambiguity, “About a third of Americans believe that climate change is a result of natural causes” • “Individuals often remain silent on these issues when they are concerned about their lack of knowledge about climate change” • ...

Natural Selection 2014-05-27

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Preserved remains found in the ground
Change over time
Evolutionary change occurs through incremental small changes within populations
When two species evolve together
A characteristic that helps an organism survive
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
Organisms who are descended from one, or several

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Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Natural selection is also known as the survival of the_
When animals disappear from the earth
Evolutionary change occurs through variation between individuals
Selection by humans for desired traits
A particular characteristic of an individual plant or animal
The selection of traits based on their role in courtship and mating

14 Clues: Change over time • When two species evolve together • Preserved remains found in the ground • When animals disappear from the earth • Selection by humans for desired traits • A characteristic that helps an organism survive • Organisms who are descended from one, or several • Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection • ...

Natural resources 2021-02-24

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it is renewable
sun produces
a resource that is from nature
black rock nonrenewable
things from the ground
windmill
it is renewable
it is nonrenewable

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type of fossil fuel
is what plants use nonrenewable
material that can't be renewed
moving water
release heat when burned
material that can be replaced
sun

15 Clues: sun • windmill • sun produces • moving water • it is renewable • it is renewable • it is nonrenewable • type of fossil fuel • things from the ground • black rock nonrenewable • release heat when burned • material that can be replaced • material that can't be renewed • a resource that is from nature • is what plants use nonrenewable

NATURAL RESOURCES 2021-11-30

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The layer which protects us from UV rays
Biological agent which helps in detecting pollution
Land mass of the Earth
Non-absorbable nitrogen to absorbable nitrogen
Place where plants that need protection from cold weather are grown
Gas which is present in 0.03% in the atmosphere
Symbiotic bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation

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Gas Which is present in 21%in the atmosphere
Process in which oxygen is released
Life existing zone
Bacteria involved in nitrogen cycle
An envelope of gases surrounding the Earth
Water of the Earth
Gas Which is present in 78% in the atmosphere

14 Clues: Life existing zone • Water of the Earth • Land mass of the Earth • Process in which oxygen is released • Bacteria involved in nitrogen cycle • The layer which protects us from UV rays • An envelope of gases surrounding the Earth • Gas Which is present in 21%in the atmosphere • Gas Which is present in 78% in the atmosphere • Non-absorbable nitrogen to absorbable nitrogen • ...

Natural selction 2021-12-07

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DNA that codes specific traits
change over time
selection human controlled process to produce individuals with certain traits
dissaperence in species
heritable trait that increases likelihood
reproduce successfully in its environment

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drift evolution that occurs by chance
survival rate
acid protein found in most living cells
change in DNA
process by which new species are generated
laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics
cellular process chromosomes and produces two identical nucleic in preparation for cell division
selection improves organisms chances for survival more frenetically

14 Clues: survival rate • change in DNA • change over time • dissaperence in species • DNA that codes specific traits • drift evolution that occurs by chance • acid protein found in most living cells • heritable trait that increases likelihood • reproduce successfully in its environment • process by which new species are generated • ...

Natural Selection 2022-11-03

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Community: in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
Species: the species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance
natural disasters
a coarse of evolution
Selection: organisms adapting to changes
isolation: two populations separated
a process or strategy to adapt
an organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition

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together
Species: those that live in a limited area
Succession: when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other
limits: a limit
the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly
to organisms

15 Clues: together • to organisms • limits: a limit • natural disasters • a coarse of evolution • a process or strategy to adapt • isolation: two populations separated • Selection: organisms adapting to changes • Species: those that live in a limited area • adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other • Species: the species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance • ...

Natural Selection 2022-11-03

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Community: in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
Species: the species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance
natural disasters
a course of evolution
Selection: organisms adapting to changes
isolation: two populations separated
a process or strategy to adapt
an organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition

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the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution
Species: those that live in a limited area
Succession: when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other
limits: a limit
the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly
to organisms

15 Clues: to organisms • limits: a limit • natural disasters • a course of evolution • a process or strategy to adapt • isolation: two populations separated • Selection: organisms adapting to changes • Species: those that live in a limited area • adapted Species: organisms adapting to each other • the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution • ...

Natural Disaster 2021-06-21

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whose perspective Fire is from
the city that Cyclone Tracey struck
the hero in FLOOD
whose perspective FLOOD is from
the holiday the Cyclone Tracey fell upon
the centre of a cyclone
the last name of the illustrator of FLOOD
how Cyclone's are classified

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where the 2009 Floods happened
the animal that features in Jackie French's 2020
whose perspective Cyclone was written from
what happens when there is a period of no rain
the Cyclone that 'Cyclone' is based on
where the family hid in Cyclone

14 Clues: the hero in FLOOD • the centre of a cyclone • how Cyclone's are classified • where the 2009 Floods happened • whose perspective Fire is from • whose perspective FLOOD is from • where the family hid in Cyclone • the city that Cyclone Tracey struck • the Cyclone that 'Cyclone' is based on • the holiday the Cyclone Tracey fell upon • the last name of the illustrator of FLOOD • ...

Natural Hazards 2024-01-09

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A rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.
Reducing the risk of loss from any undesirable event
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving from 74+ mph.
plane or as the result of volcanic activity.
A shaking and vibration at the earth's surface resulting in underground movement along a
Hazard A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect
A severe snowstorm with strong winds for a prolonged period with
people or the environment.

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water.
A shortage of rainfall resulting in a deficiency in the water supply whether surface or
cloud extending toward the ground, usually attached to a thunderstorm.
visibility.
Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea
A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, characterized by a

14 Clues: water. • visibility. • people or the environment. • plane or as the result of volcanic activity. • Reducing the risk of loss from any undesirable event • A severe snowstorm with strong winds for a prolonged period with • Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea • cloud extending toward the ground, usually attached to a thunderstorm. • ...

Natural Phenomena 2020-02-28

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спутник
нессчастье, стихийное бедствие
погода
разрушаться
последствия

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предсказывать
метеоролог
окружающая среда
ураган
спасать
выживший
землетрясение
циклон
волна

14 Clues: волна • ураган • циклон • погода • спутник • спасать • выживший • метеоролог • разрушаться • последствия • предсказывать • землетрясение • окружающая среда • нессчастье, стихийное бедствие

Natural Disaster 2023-06-27

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It releases lava, ash, and gases into the air.
A very strong storm with powerful winds and heavy rain, usually occurring in coastal areas.
A storm with thunder, lightning, rain, and sometimes hail or strong winds.
A prolonged period of extremely hot weather, with high temperatures and little relief.
A large-scale, rotating storm with strong winds, often referred to as a hurricane or typhoon.
A fast-spreading fire that burns trees, plants, and other vegetation in forests or grasslands.

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A giant wave in the ocean, usually caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano eruption.
When an area becomes covered in water, often due to heavy rainfall or overflowing rivers.
A long period of time with little or no rain, which can lead to dry and parched land.
A mass of snow that slides down a mountain, often causing danger to people and buildings.
A severe winter storm with heavy snow, strong winds, and very cold temperatures.
When rocks, soil, or debris move quickly down a slope or hillside.
A shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth's crust.
A spinning column of air that touches the ground, causing strong winds and destruction.

14 Clues: It releases lava, ash, and gases into the air. • A shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth's crust. • When rocks, soil, or debris move quickly down a slope or hillside. • A storm with thunder, lightning, rain, and sometimes hail or strong winds. • A severe winter storm with heavy snow, strong winds, and very cold temperatures. • ...

natural disaster 2023-06-19

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of ice fall from the sky like rain.
spread quickly and burn the forest.
ground slides down like a giant slope.
and ice tumble down the mountainside.
powerful twister twists through the air.
waves crash into the shore with force.
land becomes dry and cracks appear.
winds spin like a giant whirlpool.
lava erupts from the mountain.
booms echo through the sky.

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fall and cover everything white.
storm
bolts of light streak across clouds.
flows like a river everywhere.
ground shakes like a giant's footsteps.
blows dust and dirt everywhere.

Natural world 2023-05-02

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dálnice
moře
kopec
východ
údolí
sever
západ

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pláž
hora
most
ostrov
jezero
jih
řeka

14 Clues: jih • pláž • hora • most • moře • řeka • kopec • údolí • sever • západ • ostrov • jezero • východ • dálnice

natural selection 2025-05-15

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the total number of people or organisms living in a specific area,
something produced to adjust to different conditions or uses, or to meet different situations
an animal that hunts, captures, and eats other animals for food.
the science and practice of cultivating land and raising crops and livestock to provide food, fiber, and other materials for human use
the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change
he study of heredity, which is the passing down of traits (like eye color or disease risk) from parents to offspring

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an animal hunted and eaten by another animal for food,
the descendants of a parent, either humans, animals, or plants.
the process where humans choose which individuals in a population are allowed to reproduce, based on specific traits. This process is repeated over generations, leading to
a distinctive characteristic or quality, often associated with personality or genetics
of the Fittest the natural process by which organisms best adjusted to their environment are most successful in surviving and reproducing
any living thing that functions as an individual
the natural environment where a plant or animal lives, providing it with the necessary resources like food, water, shelter, and space to survive.
survival of the fittest,"
Engineering a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism.

15 Clues: survival of the fittest," • any living thing that functions as an individual • an animal hunted and eaten by another animal for food, • the descendants of a parent, either humans, animals, or plants. • an animal that hunts, captures, and eats other animals for food. • the total number of people or organisms living in a specific area, • ...

Natural Selection 2025-05-15

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modifies the DNA of living organisms
Reproduction of an animal or plant
Growing crops and farm animals to provide food
The process by which humans choose and breed plants and animals
A living thing
Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

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A group or section in an area
An organism being hunted
selction changes in population over time
Related to genes
Natuaral home or environment
An animal preys on others
of the Fittest: Adapt to their environment
A characteristic or feature

14 Clues: A living thing • Related to genes • An organism being hunted • An animal preys on others • A characteristic or feature • Natuaral home or environment • A group or section in an area • Reproduction of an animal or plant • modifies the DNA of living organisms • Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection • of the Fittest: Adapt to their environment • ...

Natural selections 2025-05-15

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home
bay
sicy
water into nand
ladutoy
frd calr
the srangr one

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nachr piks
dog
sints
fief
be hutd
hunting
panst

14 Clues: bay • dog • home • sicy • fief • sints • panst • be hutd • hunting • ladutoy • frd calr • nachr piks • the srangr one • water into nand

Natural selection 2025-05-14

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a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
an animal that naturally preys on others.
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region.
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
the creator of the theory of evolution by natural selection,
relating to genes or heredity.

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mechanism of evolution where organisms with traits better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully, passing on those beneficial traits to their offspring
a process where humans intentionally choose and breed organisms with specific desired traits to enhance those traits in future generations
a person's child or children.
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
the action or process of adapting or being adapted.

14 Clues: a person's child or children. • relating to genes or heredity. • an animal that naturally preys on others. • the action or process of adapting or being adapted. • an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. • an animal that is caught and killed by another for food. • the creator of the theory of evolution by natural selection, • ...

natural selecion 2025-05-14

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baby
survie
chosse
eat
pass on

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remove
scientist
group
plants
animals
hunted
home
life
eye color

14 Clues: eat • baby • home • life • group • remove • plants • survie • hunted • chosse • animals • pass on • scientist • eye color

Natural selection 2025-05-19

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a concept in biology that describes how organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on those advantageous traits
an animal hunted for food
an animal that naturally preys on others.
acting as a tool for visual communication, record-keeping, and even scientific thinking
the natural environment where an organism lives, providing it with everything it needs to survive, including food, water, shelter, and space
an animal's young.
a science that involves directly manipulating an organism's DNA to alter its characteristics

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the process where humans actively select for specific traits in plants and animals, influencing their evolutionary trajectory
the practice of cultivating land, growing crops, and raising livestock
a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area at the same time
an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
a living individual, ranging from microscopic bacteria to large animals, that can respond to stimuli, grow, reproduce, and maintain a consistent state
specific characteristics or attributes of an organism, often determined by genes and/or influenced by the environment
the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
the study of genes and heredity, focusing on how traits are passed down from one generation to the next

15 Clues: an animal's young. • an animal hunted for food • an animal that naturally preys on others. • the action or process of adapting or being adapted. • an animal that is caught and killed by another for food. • the practice of cultivating land, growing crops, and raising livestock • a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area at the same time • ...

natural wonders 2025-01-14

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PART PARTICIPATE
Flying mammal
Large marsupial
VERY BEAUTIFUL
SURROUNDED BY SEA
Likes to chase mice
FOREST IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES
mammal

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Large marsupial
Has a trunk
to chase mice
IMMEDIATE
HAPPEN
best friend
Man's best friend
Has a trunk

16 Clues: HAPPEN • mammal • IMMEDIATE • Has a trunk • best friend • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • to chase mice • VERY BEAUTIFUL • Large marsupial • Large marsupial • PART PARTICIPATE • SURROUNDED BY SEA • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • FOREST IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES

Natural Selection 2025-03-04

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an instruction for making a protein molecule
a characteristic that all members of a species have
a result or change that happens because of an event or process
an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
the number of individuals with each trait in a population
a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
a specific characteristic of an individual organism
a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms

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everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
any difference in traits between individual organisms
an event or process that leads to a result or change

14 Clues: an instruction for making a protein molecule • a characteristic that all members of a species have • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • an event or process that leads to a result or change • any difference in traits between individual organisms • the number of individuals with each trait in a population • ...

Natural Resources 2024-10-29

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A natural material that is made up of minerals, air, water, and organic matter.
the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
soil particle that is larger than clay, but smaller than sand - 0.002-0.05mm
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid - soil that settles in the bottom of a lake.
Fraction of soil that consists of plant or animal tissue.
Very fine soil particles smaller than .002mm
Rain that flows over the surface of soil, instead of being soaked up ends up in streams/oceans/lakes.
Rain

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Soil particle that ranges from 0.05mm to 2mm
Surface soil where plants have most of their roots - nutrient dense.
Small fragment of soil and are classified by shape and size.
Process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
Process of water movement through a plants and the way it evaporates from its parts like the leaf.
Process which water moves through soil and soil particles.

14 Clues: Rain • Soil particle that ranges from 0.05mm to 2mm • Very fine soil particles smaller than .002mm • Fraction of soil that consists of plant or animal tissue. • Process which water moves through soil and soil particles. • Small fragment of soil and are classified by shape and size. • Surface soil where plants have most of their roots - nutrient dense. • ...

natural disaster 2025-10-27

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do you want to build a snowman
I'm hot in temperature
a big thing of water
Victoria's big nature prob
you fall in
tornado in the air
a lot of snow
you spin right round baby right round
I'm thirsty

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earth made a slide
makes a big shake
a lot lot of stuff happening
makes an island
a lot of water

14 Clues: you fall in • I'm thirsty • a lot of snow • a lot of water • makes an island • makes a big shake • earth made a slide • tornado in the air • a big thing of water • I'm hot in temperature • Victoria's big nature prob • a lot lot of stuff happening • do you want to build a snowman • you spin right round baby right round

Natural Science 2025-12-09

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living organisms that perform photosynthesis and provide oxygen, food, and other resources
live in water and breathe through gills
lives on land and in water
the study of weather
the study of all extraterrestrial objects and phenomena
how oxygen is created, used by other organisms and then feeds the original organism to start over
a process where one or more substances are transformed into a new substance with different properties

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warm-blooded creature that has feathers, beaks, and wings.
requires external source of heat
organisms that do not have a backbone
preserved remains from once living things
how water evaporates and condenses
the study of rocks and rock layers
alterations that affect the form or appearance of a substance

14 Clues: the study of weather • lives on land and in water • requires external source of heat • how water evaporates and condenses • the study of rocks and rock layers • organisms that do not have a backbone • live in water and breathe through gills • preserved remains from once living things • the study of all extraterrestrial objects and phenomena • ...

Criss Crossing Bonds between Dogs and Humans 2022-04-24

Criss Crossing Bonds between Dogs and Humans crossword puzzle

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(2) reason for increased weather disasters
(2) a nighttime ritual for most dogs
name used when Julia is annoyed with Bob
we’ve been throwing it against a wall for a very long time
(2) purpose + getting over transportation fears
(2) very, very convincing
an entitled poodle
known for their stealth

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hurricanes are usually named after ________________________
(2) a good place, but scary at the same time
Ivan’s calm, serene nature makes him like a ____________________
(2) Wildworld Zoological Park and Sanctuary
sharp with an undertone of sweetness
cheeky with undertones of wisdom

14 Clues: an entitled poodle • known for their stealth • (2) very, very convincing • cheeky with undertones of wisdom • (2) a nighttime ritual for most dogs • sharp with an undertone of sweetness • name used when Julia is annoyed with Bob • (2) reason for increased weather disasters • (2) Wildworld Zoological Park and Sanctuary • (2) a good place, but scary at the same time • ...

American Civil War Crossword 2021-02-05

American Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle

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A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
The Northern States during the Civil War who were against slavery.
Our 16th president and signer of the Emancipation Proclamation.
An enslaved man who freed himself and delivered a boat to the Union
People who have left the country of their birth to live in another country.
An American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America
This Confederate submarine was introduced to battle in 1864, but was ineffective in combat.
Partial or complete removal of a limb.
Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation.
Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R, and to take an army through heart of south.

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A loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
An act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters
A proclamation written by Aberaham Lincoln that freed all slaves in America.
Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer.
Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force.
A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
General whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning of total warfare.
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

20 Clues: Partial or complete removal of a limb. • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • Our 16th president and signer of the Emancipation Proclamation. • A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy. • A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military. • ...

Unit 7 Acronyms 2021-10-04

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replaced federal security agency
nicknamed fannie mae, federal mortgage association
also known as freddie mac
pentagon department of protection
coordinates and regulates the network of farm credit associations
highest ranking members of the military
provides grants for artistic endeavors and for scientific research
organizes our national space exploration program
military groups that oversee actions in six geographic areas
oversees 22 agencies that help to make our nation safe from attacks
collects statistics on diseases and formulates policies for reducing disease
provides assistance, information, and loans to small businesses
program created to develop the resources of the area in and around the Tennessee River
department that oversees medicare and Medicaid
administration that issues weather forecasts

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leads the federal government's response to natural disasters
regulates communication by radio, tv, telephone, and internet
backs up the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
department that ensures safe, affordable housing for all people
establishes federal rules for air traffic
conducts legal business of the US government
coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government
federal agency that inspects and grades food
cousin to freddie and fannie, known as ginnie mae
agency that makes sure that companies which sell stocks tell the truth about their profits/losses
bears the risk of bank failures
public corporation that delivers mail and maintains post offices
originally formed to oversee railroads, ended in 1995
a watchdog agency to ensure that the activities of the federal offices stay within the law and budget
oversees the nation's transportation system
collective defense among countries
insures some mortgages that private makes make to homeowners, type of loan easier to obtain

32 Clues: also known as freddie mac • bears the risk of bank failures • replaced federal security agency • pentagon department of protection • collective defense among countries • highest ranking members of the military • establishes federal rules for air traffic • oversees the nation's transportation system • conducts legal business of the US government • ...

Unit 7 2021-11-09

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helps us track down criminals who operate on a worldwide scale
Established to provide safe affordable housing and to have more attractive cities
package guys
Highest ranking members of the US military
headquarters of this is the pentagon
Provides grants for artistic endeavors and scientific research
Watchdog agency to ensure that activities of federal office stay within budget guidelines
Coordinates and regulates the network of farm credit associations.
Insuressome mortgages that private banks make to homeowners
Insures the deposits that people have in the bank.
Coordinates intelligence of the government
One of the main reasons that the federal budget have grown over the last 25 years
oversee actions in 6 geographic areas of the world (Africa, Central, European, Northern, Pacific, Southern)
Enforce provisions of labor laws
Provides assistance and loans to small businesses
Insures that companies that sell stocks can’t lie about their profits and losses
Establishes rules for air traffic
These corporations make a profit by charging fees to investors who buy loan packages

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Checks the accuracy of tax returns that citizens send in
The head of this is the attorney general
Inspects and grades foods that farmers produce
Issues weather forecasts and weather data from satellites and such
Leads federal governments response to natural disasters like hurricanes and floods
Regulates communication by radio, television, and phone
Pulls together 22 agencies into one unified organization (Secret service and Customs Service Coast Gaurd Transportation Security Administration Immigration and Naturalization Service Federal Emergency Management Agency)
7 member panel has the job of overseeing the practice of railroads
Congress Established this in 1953
Mailman
space stuff
Packages mortgages loans and sells large packages to investors

30 Clues: Mailman • space stuff • package guys • Enforce provisions of labor laws • Congress Established this in 1953 • Establishes rules for air traffic • headquarters of this is the pentagon • The head of this is the attorney general • Highest ranking members of the US military • Coordinates intelligence of the government • Inspects and grades foods that farmers produce • ...

Chapter 4 2021-12-21

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This type of soil is very soapy and slippery
The event that created the earth
Most meteors burn up in this atmosphere
this layer of the atmosphere has a very low density and high temperatures
The process in which soil is formed
This type of soil does not retain water well and has very poor structure
Transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics
the outermost shell of the earth
this agricultural practice harms the soil structure
where techtonic plates move apart
What is caused by techtonic plates moving apart, colliding, or sliding past eachother
What do you use to determine the soil type
The conditions of the weater
between crust and outer core of the earth
Most of earths weather happens here

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the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.
This type of soil has lots of nutrients and moisture and drains pretty well
inner most shell of the earth
The process in which landmasses move
Caused by climate change and are very dangerous natural disasters.
A patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plantgrowing, rainy weather
Highest part of the atmosphere that jet planes can reach
What causes seasons to occur
when techtonic plates move into another
Most of earths satellites orbit here
layer after mantle in the earth
This type of soil does not drain well and is sticky
The state of the atmosphere
published the continental drift theory

29 Clues: The state of the atmosphere • What causes seasons to occur • The conditions of the weater • inner most shell of the earth • layer after mantle in the earth • The event that created the earth • the outermost shell of the earth • where techtonic plates move apart • The process in which soil is formed • Most of earths weather happens here • The process in which landmasses move • ...

Evolution 2013-02-11

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differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
genetic drift that occurs after a small number of individuals colonize a new area
isolation between populations due to barriers related to time, such as differences in mating periods or differences in mating periods or differences in the time of day that individuals are most active
principle that states that the change in landforms result from slow changes over a long period of time
theory that states the geologic processes that shape Earth are uniform through time
all of the individuals of a species that live in the same area
process by which humans modify a species by breeding it for certain traits
theory that states that natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions shaped Earth’s landforms and caused extinction of some species
group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring
evolution of two or more species from one ancestral species
collection of alleles found in all of the individuals of a population
genetic drift that results from an event that drastically reduces the size of a population

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elimination of a species from Earth
body part that is similar in structure on different organisms but performs different functions
mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals
body part that is similar in function as a body part of another organism but structurally different
change in allele frequencies due to chance alone, occurring most commonly in small populations
inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment
trace of an organism from the past
change in species over time

20 Clues: change in species over time • trace of an organism from the past • elimination of a species from Earth • evolution of two or more species from one ancestral species • all of the individuals of a species that live in the same area • collection of alleles found in all of the individuals of a population • ...

1970's Pop Culture 2023-12-07

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Game where you have to get 4 in a row
Have to be married 18 months or less to be on this show
Famous show staring Archie Griffin
Very popular inanimate pet
Game where you are trying to get rid of your cards
Shark movie
Two college kids fall in love but boy has cancer
Now hosted by Steve Harvey
8 person step family, lived together
Boxing movie
Show where the biker guy is the hero
Teens running from the cops
Military hospital show
movies about mafia
Detective show
horror film, girl gets possessed
Space action with Luke Skywalker
Football on rollerskates
Toy where you had to follow the pattern and hit the right colors
Musical about greasers

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Lead singer is Freddy Mercury
Similar to America's Got Talent
Tv drama about family living in the country during the Great Depression
defense nicknamed Iron Curtain
Shown to give other tv companies football games to show
Bionic Man worth alot of money
actors would go head to head in challenges
Movie made by the same guy as Star wars
Plastic toy that kids could ride with a big front wheel
Show about odd stories
Boat crash, people stranded on an island
people had to guess the cost of the items
1 time tv series
Plastic toy brand that shot foam darts
gameshow like tic tac toe
Early version of Friends
movies about natural disasters
show about taxi drivers
Cop show, also name of a state
Game show where you had to name the song

40 Clues: Shark movie • Boxing movie • Detective show • 1 time tv series • movies about mafia • Show about odd stories • Military hospital show • Musical about greasers • show about taxi drivers • Early version of Friends • Football on rollerskates • gameshow like tic tac toe • Very popular inanimate pet • Now hosted by Steve Harvey • Teens running from the cops • Lead singer is Freddy Mercury • ...

Government Acronym's 2024-02-20

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Congress reorganized HEW into a separate function after education became a separate department.
This was a program established during the Franklin Roosevelt presidency to develop resources in a certain area.
This department enforces federal law and prosecutes cases in federal court
Provides public education about preventing terrorist attacks and issues appropriate advisories to the American public.
This department inspects and grades through foods in the US
Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level.
Collects taxes
This administration establishes air traffic rules.
Gather’s intelligence by finding out information that our government needs for our security.
Collects statistics on diseases.
HUD oversees this administration that insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in the US.
Publishes articles under congressional oversight.

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What federal program delivers your mail?
This department was created to encourage homeownership.
This department provides assistance to veterans.
The highest-ranking members of the US military
Each letter represents a different “section” that benefits Americans.
Preserves important documents and records created by the federal government since its founding.
You go to get your driver’s license and update your driver’s license every four years.
This administration issues weather forecasts.
This branch started overseeing railroads then oversaw telephone service until it was abolished in the 1990’s.
Regulates communications by radio, television, wire satellite and cable.
Offers more than 50,000 grants to 300,000 researchers at universities, medical schools, ect.
Leads the government’s response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of this Department

26 Clues: Collects taxes • Collects statistics on diseases. • What federal program delivers your mail? • Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level. • This administration issues weather forecasts. • The highest-ranking members of the US military • This department provides assistance to veterans. • Publishes articles under congressional oversight. • ...

Government Acronym's 2024-02-20

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This department enforces federal law and prosecutes cases in federal court
Collects statistics on diseases.
The “P” doesn’t stand for postal, what does it stand for?
Congress reorganized HEW into a separate function after education became a separate department.
You go to get your driver’s license and update your driver’s license every four years.
The Pentagon is the headquarters of this Department
This department provides assistance to veterans.
Each letter represents a different “section” that benefits Americans.
Preserves important documents and records created by the federal government since its founding.
Collects taxes
HUD oversees this administration that insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
Regulates communications by radio, television, wire satellite and cable.
Leads the government’s response to natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
Gather’s intelligence by finding out information that our government needs for our security.
Publishes articles under congressional oversight.

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The highest-ranking members of the US military
This department inspects and grades through foods in the US
This department was created to encourage homeownership.
This was a program established during the Franklin Roosevelt presidency to develop resources in a certain area.
This administration issues weather forecasts.
Provides public education about preventing terrorist attacks and issues appropriate advisories to the American public.
Offers more than 50,000 grants to 300,000 researchers at universities, medical schools, ect.
Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level.
This branch started overseeing railroads then oversaw telephone service until it was abolished in the 1990’s.
Certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in the US.
This administration establishes air traffic rules.

26 Clues: Collects taxes • Collects statistics on diseases. • Tracks down criminals at a worldwide level. • This administration issues weather forecasts. • The highest-ranking members of the US military • This department provides assistance to veterans. • Publishes articles under congressional oversight. • This administration establishes air traffic rules. • ...

Ecology 2022-11-15

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a relationship between two organisms where neither organism is harmed.
more common and caused by the reformation of environments after things like natural disasters.
when an organism is introduced somewhere where it isn’t native two and starts to take over the environment it is introduced to.
an organism that obtains its energy from the sun.
a bunch of interconnected food chains on a chart that shows how organisms get energy and what obtains energy from what.
an organism that obtains energy from a producer or another consumer.
pollution of water that comes normally from a pipe or a single discrete spot.
study of all things living and the environment they live in.

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pollution pollution that can be carried by runoff and man made things. Doesn’t come from anywhere specific.
something that is a living factor
caused by new land formations and things like lava flows
a relationship between two organisms where one organism is benefited and the other is harmed.
all of the air above the crust of the earth.
something that is a nonliving factor.
a relationship between two organisms where one organism is benefited and the other is neither helped or harmed.
the theory of evolution or survival of the fittest. Organisms that have the best traits for an environment will survive.
a chart of questions that can be answered in order to identify things.
the number of organisms of a specific species in a set area.
is all of biotic and abiotic factors on the entire planet combined.
all of the abiotic and biotic factors in a specific area.
the biotic factors that work together in a specific area.

21 Clues: something that is a living factor • something that is a nonliving factor. • all of the air above the crust of the earth. • an organism that obtains its energy from the sun. • caused by new land formations and things like lava flows • all of the abiotic and biotic factors in a specific area. • the biotic factors that work together in a specific area. • ...

The Perfect Storm 2023-05-23

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Tyne The captain of the Andrea Gail
Preserver What they used to throw at the men who go overboard
What happened to Murph that pulled him overboard
What the men received after catching all the fish
The thing you drink to survive
Natural disasters and rain are all types of
What you put on the hook to attract fish to bite
The part of a line that grabs the fish and catches it
Pirates used these to travel
He replaced Adam Randall after Randall backs out of the Andrew Gail's last voyage.
The reason all the men died
A key essential to all the men on the Andrea Gail
The men were this because they decided to go through the storm instead of waiting it out
The bait they used to catch swordfish

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commercial fishing angling technique that uses a long main line with baited hooks attached at intervals via short branch lines called snoods or gangions.
Place where all the guys went to drink
Gail The name of the boat Billy had
Type of storm that form from warm air over water
He is 30 years old and from Bradenton Beach, Florida. His ex-wife is Debra
These things crash in from the ocean on the beach
He was raised by his mother, Ethel, and grew up in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Line You set these out to catch fish, its clear
These fish are named after a weapon and have a long bill
a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship
Fish live here

25 Clues: Fish live here • The reason all the men died • Pirates used these to travel • The thing you drink to survive • Tyne The captain of the Andrea Gail • Gail The name of the boat Billy had • The bait they used to catch swordfish • Place where all the guys went to drink • Natural disasters and rain are all types of • What happened to Murph that pulled him overboard • ...

Migration and population key vocab 2025-03-07

Migration and population key vocab crossword puzzle

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A person who has fled their country due to persecution or danger and is seeking legal protection in another country.
Factors that make migration difficult, such as physical barriers, legal restrictions, or financial costs.
The movement of people from one place to another, either within a country or across borders.
People forced to leave their homes due to environmental changes like rising sea levels or extreme weather.
When people are compelled to leave their home due to conflict, natural disasters, or persecution.
Protection granted by a country to someone fleeing persecution or danger in their home country.
A term referring to more developed, industrialized countries, mainly in North America, Europe, and parts of East Asia.
Nations with high income, advanced economies, and strong infrastructure.
A positive reason that attracts people to move to a new place

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A person who moves to another country for better job opportunities and living conditions
Temporary settlements providing shelter and aid to displaced people and refugees.
A person who flees their country due to war, persecution, or violence and seeks protection elsewhere
Moving into a new country to live permanently.
People forced to leave their homes but remain within their own country’s borders.
A negative reason that forces people to leave their home
Laws and regulations set by a government that influence migration, such as visa rules or refugee policies.
The study of human populations, including birth rates, death rates, and migration patterns.
A term referring to less developed or developing countries, mostly in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia.
Leaving one’s home country to live in another.
A person living in a country other than their own, often for work or lifestyle reasons.

20 Clues: Moving into a new country to live permanently. • Leaving one’s home country to live in another. • A negative reason that forces people to leave their home • A positive reason that attracts people to move to a new place • Nations with high income, advanced economies, and strong infrastructure. • ...

Everything I need to know I ... Part 1 2025-03-22

Everything I need to know I ... Part 1 crossword puzzle

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The official who questioned the women's protest methods. (8)
The Himalayan region where peasant women defended the forests. (7)
The nonviolent movement to protect forests in the Himalayan region. (6)
Natural water bodies that dried up due to deforestation. (7)
Flowering trees highlighted in the folk song for providing cool water. (13)
Walking pilgrimages undertaken during the movement. (9)
The village woman who led resistance against tree felling. (10)
The event after which the author's mother became a farmer. (9)
A vital resource provided by forests, as highlighted by the protesting women. (5)
What the forester claimed forests produce, along with resin and timber. (6)
Environmental disasters caused by logging, leading to soil erosion. (10)

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One of the tree species mentioned in the folk song of the period. (4)
A resource women had to collect over longer distances due to deforestation. (8)
The clean atmosphere sustained by forests, according to the women's song. (7)
The action women declared they would do to trees to prevent logging. (3)
One of the basic needs that became scarce due to deforestation. (6)
The author of "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest". (12)
The product obtained from dead trees, considered less valuable by the women. (6)
The profession of the author's father. (16)
The Himalayan village where a dramatic action took place in 1977. (6)
The mountain range where the author's ecological journey began. (8)
The field of study inspired by the forests. (7)
One of the elements the women sang that forests bear, sustaining the Earth. (4)
The large-scale environmental issue addressed by the movement. (13)
Objects held by women in broad daylight as a form of protest. (8)

25 Clues: The profession of the author's father. (16) • The field of study inspired by the forests. (7) • Walking pilgrimages undertaken during the movement. (9) • The official who questioned the women's protest methods. (8) • Natural water bodies that dried up due to deforestation. (7) • The event after which the author's mother became a farmer. (9) • ...

Government Agencys 2025-11-03

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Administers the 4-H program
Provides genealogical records for families and info about a family member's military service
The U.S. National Central Bureau works with them to track down criminals that operate on a worldwide scale
Protects the U.S. and provides plans on how to respond to terrorist attacks
Issues weather forecasts and conducts research in the seas and skies
Most of their programs focus on low and middle income families
A private company that delivers packages
Provides assistance, information, and loans to the U.S.'s small businesses
A 7-member panel that oversees railroad practices
Pools together packages for investors that want to make a profit over long term
Gives the government's response and guidance through natural disasters
Brought together in 1930 for pensions and assistance for veterans

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Created om 1953 by Congress and replaced the Federal Security Agency
The Attorney General is its head and it conducts the legal business of the U.S.
Establishes and applies rules for air traffic
Enforces tax regulations and checks the accuracy of U.S. citizens tax returns
The headquarters of this department is across the Potomac River
Before it was created, the military developed their own programs for space research
Gives many grants to research organizations and supports its own research
Oversees a large U.S. infrastructure dealing with transportation
Works with countries to deliver international mail
Includes fun gadgets like wire tapping and satellite surveillance in order to find out information the government needs to maintain its security
Farmers that want to expand can receive a loan until they produce their crops
Another U.S. infrastructure focused on communication

24 Clues: Administers the 4-H program • A private company that delivers packages • Establishes and applies rules for air traffic • A 7-member panel that oversees railroad practices • Works with countries to deliver international mail • Another U.S. infrastructure focused on communication • Most of their programs focus on low and middle income families • ...

Natural Hazard 2013-06-06

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The cause of most Bushfires.
Causes massive damage to infrastructure, especially to cars.
Cause of most diseases.
Commonly occurs in Victoria.
Australia's least threatening natural disaster.

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What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called.
What Cyclones need to sustain.
Isolates many flat areas.
Caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
The substance that Hail is made of.
Affects many people but death rate is quite low usually.
The scale Earthquakes are measured.
Causes extremely high rain.
Type of flood that usually causes major damage.

14 Clues: Cause of most diseases. • Isolates many flat areas. • Causes extremely high rain. • The cause of most Bushfires. • Commonly occurs in Victoria. • What Cyclones need to sustain. • The substance that Hail is made of. • The scale Earthquakes are measured. • Caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • What the molten rock in Volcanoes are called. • ...

Natural capital 2019-11-02

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The way of dealing with a situation or problem that scientists adopt. (e.g. holistic or reductionist ... ).
Feedback that enhances change, leads to a tipping point.
the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
an EVS which implies relying on progress and strong belief in human capabilities.
Translations of energy and/or matter.
Equilibrium, where fluctuations are fixed around a certain level
A category of nuclear plants, to which belonged both Fukushima and Tchernobyl
Science that studies the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

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This adjective means something that has value in its own rights.
Kyoto Protocol divided countries in two categories according to their economical development. To which category of countries belong China; India and Bhutan?
They can be renewable or non-renewable
The law that concerns the conservation of energy is the first law of ... .
This type of system implies no exchange of energy and matter across the boundary.
Worldview in other words

Natural Resources 2020-04-23

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decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
Energy from a source other than the conventional fossil fuel sources
The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change
Elements of nature which replenish themselves
convert waste into reusable material
The basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work
When the nutritional needs of a country or population are met consistently

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The natural features of a place
An increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures
The natural home or environment of a plant, animal or other organism
This leads to environmental and economic benefits through the use and protection of natural resources
Everything available in our environment which satisfy our needs
a clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum
Is the power from sources such as electricity and coal that makes machines work or provides heat

14 Clues: The natural features of a place • convert waste into reusable material • Elements of nature which replenish themselves • decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • a clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum • An increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures • Everything available in our environment which satisfy our needs • ...

Natural Hazards 2020-06-16

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When a center of low pressure develops within an area of high pressure
A long period without any rain
hazards that are caused by the Earth's moving crust are called...?
This mountain spews lava when it erupts
How often a hazard occurs within a year?
rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.
immediate action taken after the event
Caused when a mass of snow that slides rapidly down an inclined slope
When lots of pressure is released under the earth's surface

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Does a disaster have a pattern?
How strong a hazard is?
hazards that occur during a certain weather condition are called...?
When an earthquake occurs underneath a water body
to be ready for a natural disaster

14 Clues: How strong a hazard is? • A long period without any rain • Does a disaster have a pattern? • to be ready for a natural disaster • immediate action taken after the event • This mountain spews lava when it erupts • How often a hazard occurs within a year? • When an earthquake occurs underneath a water body • When lots of pressure is released under the earth's surface • ...

Natural Resources 2020-12-20

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A flammable black hard rock used as a solid fuel
You will never see it,but die without it.
Fossil fuel in the form of gas.
Resources that can be replenished in the same or less time as it is used.
The process of extracting metal from ore.

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An organic matter that can be used as an energy source.
Fossil fuel in the form of liquid.
An energy formed by ancient plants and animals.
Smallest soil particles.
Heat energy stored inside the Earth.
The energy earth receives from the sun.
What grows when it eats but dies when it drinks.
A ability to do work or bring about a change.
In humble amounts i give,in multitudes i am death.

14 Clues: Smallest soil particles. • Fossil fuel in the form of gas. • Fossil fuel in the form of liquid. • Heat energy stored inside the Earth. • The energy earth receives from the sun. • You will never see it,but die without it. • The process of extracting metal from ore. • A ability to do work or bring about a change. • An energy formed by ancient plants and animals. • ...

Natural Resources 2021-03-04

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preventing wasteful use of a resource
hazardous by-product of nuclear power
energy in visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum
made from polymers (a petroleum product)
energy that uses gears, pulleys, and shafts…
long-term rise in Earth's temperature

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man-made fabric to imitate natural material
combines hydrogen to oxygen to create electricity
dead and decaying ancient living things
energy made of vibrations
CO2
solid mineral material forming earth’s crust
taking care of forests
energy in the bonds of molecules

14 Clues: CO2 • taking care of forests • energy made of vibrations • energy in the bonds of molecules • preventing wasteful use of a resource • hazardous by-product of nuclear power • long-term rise in Earth's temperature • dead and decaying ancient living things • made from polymers (a petroleum product) • man-made fabric to imitate natural material • ...

NATURAL DISARSTERS 2016-06-19

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A COLLAPSE OF A MASS OF EARTH OR ROCK FROM A MOUNTAIN OR CLIFF
THE OVERFLOWING OF WATER ONTO LAND
A STORM WITH HEAVY HAIL
A MASS OF SNOW ICE AND ROCK FALLING DOWN THE FACE OF A MOUNTAIN
A FIRE IN A SCRUB OR A FOREST
A VIOLENT DISTURBANCE OF THE ATMOSPHERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND USUALLY RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTNING OR SNOW

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A SUDDEN VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE GROUND
THE OCCURRENCE OF A NATURAL ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE FOR A VERY SHORT DURATION
DRIPS FROM BLADES OF GRASS IN THE MORNING
ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR FROZEN INTO ICE CRYSTALS AND FALLIN IN WHITE LIGHT FLAKES
A LONG HIGH SEA WAVE, THAT ARE CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES
A PERIOD OF ABNORMALLY LOW RAINFALL
A SLOWLY MOVING MASS OR RIVER OF ICE FORMED BY THE ACCUMULATION AND COMPACTION OF SNOW ON MOUNTAINS OR NEAR THE POLES
PELLETS OF FROZEN RAIN WITCH FALL IN SHOWERS FROM CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS

14 Clues: A STORM WITH HEAVY HAIL • A FIRE IN A SCRUB OR A FOREST • THE OVERFLOWING OF WATER ONTO LAND • A PERIOD OF ABNORMALLY LOW RAINFALL • A SUDDEN VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE GROUND • DRIPS FROM BLADES OF GRASS IN THE MORNING • A LONG HIGH SEA WAVE, THAT ARE CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKES • A COLLAPSE OF A MASS OF EARTH OR ROCK FROM A MOUNTAIN OR CLIFF • ...

Natural Nature 2018-11-10

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cone-shaped storm
the area around us
a plant with a trunk
fall is one of the 4____
can blow you away

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the air we breathe in
noise of lightning
a major snow storm
a dog is a(n)____
grows on trees
we are____(species)
a large wave usually caused by an earthquake
hold evaporated water
what we mainly drink

14 Clues: grows on trees • cone-shaped storm • a dog is a(n)____ • can blow you away • noise of lightning • a major snow storm • the area around us • we are____(species) • a plant with a trunk • what we mainly drink • the air we breathe in • hold evaporated water • fall is one of the 4____ • a large wave usually caused by an earthquake

Natural selection 2024-06-17

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Molecule that carries out the DNA
in an unborn human in early stages.
breeding Process where humans breed 2 things with a desired trait together
mutations Has a negative effect on a organism's overall health
tightly bond of DNA
An error in DNA
engineering High tech process that alters the DNA of an organisms.
structure that are left behind.

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therapy When doctors inject healthy DNA to replace a persons damaged DNA.
Selection Process where humans decide what traits they want an organism to have.
A small part of DNA that codes for a special trait
mutations Has an effect on an organisms traits.
Mutation Has a positive effect on an organism's survival
an organ, system, or body part that shared a common part.
characteristics of an person's code.

15 Clues: An error in DNA • tightly bond of DNA • structure that are left behind. • Molecule that carries out the DNA • in an unborn human in early stages. • characteristics of an person's code. • A small part of DNA that codes for a special trait • mutations Has an effect on an organisms traits. • an organ, system, or body part that shared a common part. • ...

Natural disaster 2023-05-25

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an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
eruption When a volcano erupts, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it
great mass of falling snow and ice
fires occur naturally in grasslands and forests and are caused by lightning and humans
storm a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
A long period of dry weather
hole a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
storm a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain

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cyclone A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
A heavy snowstorm with strong windssand
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor

14 Clues: A long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong windssand • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • storm a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • storm a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor • ...

Natural disaters 2023-05-24

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eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center.
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit

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A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
great mass of falling snow and ice
a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning

14 Clues: great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • ...

Natural disaster 2023-05-24

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eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center.
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit

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A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
great mass of falling snow and ice
a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning

Natural Resources 2021-11-05

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an unlimited amount.
A resource that never runs out.
The ability to do work. It comes in many forms like heat and electricity.
Something found in nature that can be used by people.
The process of saving natural resource by using it sparingly.
Natural substances found in the Earth.
A name given to group of energy sources found deep within the earth that are made from organic matter.

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A resource that has a fixed amount and could run out.
A fossil fuel that is used to make gasoline for cars.
Having to do with the sun.
a limited amount.
A fossil fuel that is a gas, commonly used as a heat source in homes.
Power coming from water.
The process of getting natural resources out of the earth through a mine.

14 Clues: a limited amount. • an unlimited amount. • Power coming from water. • Having to do with the sun. • A resource that never runs out. • Natural substances found in the Earth. • A resource that has a fixed amount and could run out. • A fossil fuel that is used to make gasoline for cars. • Something found in nature that can be used by people. • ...

Natural selction 2021-12-07

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DNA that codes specific traits
change over time
selection human controlled process to produce individuals with certain traits
dissaperence in species
heritable trait that increases likelihood
reproduce successfully in its environment

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drift evolution that occurs by chance
survival rate
acid protein found in most living cells
change in DNA
process by which new species are generated
laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics
cellular process chromosomes and produces two identical nucleic in preparation for cell division
selection improves organisms chances for survival more frenetically

Natural Selection 2025-01-20

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The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.
Differences in physical traits among individuals of a species.
A trait that increases an organism's chances of survival and reproduction.
The idea that individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.
The process by which species of organisms change over time.
Environmental factors that influence which individuals survive and reproduce.

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The ability of a trait to be passed from one generation to the next.
The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits.
The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
The end of an organism or group of organisms, typically a species.
The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives.
A group of organisms that can produce offspring.
A change in the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.
A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area.

14 Clues: A group of organisms that can produce offspring. • A change in the DNA sequence of an organism's genome. • The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives. • The process by which species of organisms change over time. • Differences in physical traits among individuals of a species. • The end of an organism or group of organisms, typically a species. • ...

Natural Resources 2024-12-10

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small spaces or holes.
a black or brown rock that is found in the Earth and burned as fuel.
does not allow liquid or gas to pass through it.
a liquid that is found beneath Earth's surface that is used to form fuels and to make a variety of other products.
how you get rid of something
a layer of rock that is permeable to water.
resource something that people use from nature.
to use less of something.

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can be replaced by nature easily or quickly.
to put through a process that allows things to be reused.
remains or traces of living things from the past.
the act of saving, protecting, or using resources wisely.
pores or holes that allows liquids or gases to pass through.
to use something again and again

14 Clues: small spaces or holes. • to use less of something. • how you get rid of something • to use something again and again • a layer of rock that is permeable to water. • can be replaced by nature easily or quickly. • resource something that people use from nature. • does not allow liquid or gas to pass through it. • remains or traces of living things from the past. • ...

NATURAL SCIENCE 2024-10-29

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Partículas con carga positiva en el núcleo de un átomo.
Capacidad para realizar trabajo o producir cambios.
Unidad básica de la materia, compuesta por protones, neutrones y electrones.
Principio que indica que los átomos tienden a ganar, perder o compartir electrones para tener ocho electrones en su capa externa.
Diagrama que muestra los electrones de valencia de un átomo como puntos alrededor del símbolo del elemento.
Organización de todos los elementos conocidos en función de sus propiedades.
Energía almacenada en un objeto debido a su posición o estado.

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Cambio de una forma de energía a otra (como de energía química a energía térmica).
Energía que posee un objeto debido a su movimiento.
Representación del átomo donde los electrones giran en órbitas alrededor del núcleo.
Energía almacenada en los enlaces de compuestos químicos, como en los alimentos o combustibles.
Partícula con carga negativa que se encuentra en las órbitas alrededor del núcleo de un átomo.
Partículas sin carga en el núcleo de un átomo.
Número de electrones que un átomo necesita ganar, perder o compartir para cumplir la regla del octeto.

14 Clues: Partículas sin carga en el núcleo de un átomo. • Capacidad para realizar trabajo o producir cambios. • Energía que posee un objeto debido a su movimiento. • Partículas con carga positiva en el núcleo de un átomo. • Energía almacenada en un objeto debido a su posición o estado. • Unidad básica de la materia, compuesta por protones, neutrones y electrones. • ...

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