natural disasters Crossword Puzzles
์Natural Phenomena 2022-11-03
19 Clues: ทะเล • อ่าว • ละลาย • สำรวจ • ป่าฝน • ชายฝั่ง • สัตว์ป่า • ช่องเเคบ • หมู่เกาะ • เดินเล่น • เเอ่งน้ำ • หุบเขาลึก • ที่ราบสูง • ธารน้ำแข็ง • พื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำ • น้ำแข็งขั้วโลก • ตาม, ขนานไปกับ • แหลมที่ยืนไปในทะเล • ที่ราบทุ่งหญ้าขนาดใหญ่ในเขตร้อน
์Natural Phenomena 2022-11-03
19 Clues: อ่าง • ทะเล • สำรวจ • ละลาย • ป่าฝน • ชายฝั่ง • เเอ่งน้ำ • หมู่เกาะ • ช่องเเคบ • เดินเล่น • สัตว์ป่า • หุบเขาลึก • ที่ราบสูง • ธารน้ำแข็ง • ตาม, ขนานไปกับ • พื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำ • ice น้ำแข็งขั้วโลก • แหลมที่ยืนไปในทะเล • ที่ราบทุ่งหญ้าขนาดใหญ่ในเขตร้อน
Natural Selection Notes # 2013-05-21
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- A type of fossil where the organism becomes trapped in tree sap that eventually hardens
- The process in which humans select for specific traits
- The time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down by radioactive decay to form a daughter isotope
- One of the oldest, most complete hominid fossils found showing bipedal locomotion (walk on two legs)
- Structures that have no current function
- One driving force behind the mechanism of evolutions that provide variation amongst a species are random ____________.
- Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
- A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
- Preserved remains of ancient organisms
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- A difference or deviation (e.g. in structure, form, function) from the recognized norm or standard.
- Change over time (specifically genetic change)
- The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted organisms
- Structures that have similar anatomy but different function
- A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
- A way of dating fossils by comparing their location in the dirt and rock strata
- More offspring are produced than can actually survive
- A type of fossil that shows the activity of an organism
- The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted organisms
- Structures that have similar function, but different anatomy
- Explains the "why" behind a large body of facts
20 Clues: Preserved remains of ancient organisms • Structures that have no current function • Change over time (specifically genetic change) • Explains the "why" behind a large body of facts • More offspring are produced than can actually survive • Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection • The process in which humans select for specific traits • ...
Natural Science - Nutrition 2022-02-18
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- I'm always in pairs
- I'm the vegetable of halloween
- People love my skin
- I'm long and yellow, you eat me in june
- I can be purple or green and I'm never alone
- I'm a fruit but you don't drink my juice
- I'm the king of fruits
- I'm red and full of dots
- I'm a small, green tree
- I have a green little brother
- I'm very hard to break
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- I'm the name of a color
- I'm used to make smoothies and guacamole
- I'm the brand of a phone
- I'm delicious when fried
- I'm very very big
- I'm green,round, small and sour
- I make people cry
- I have many different types
19 Clues: I'm very very big • I make people cry • I'm always in pairs • People love my skin • I'm the king of fruits • I'm very hard to break • I'm the name of a color • I'm a small, green tree • I'm the brand of a phone • I'm delicious when fried • I'm red and full of dots • I have many different types • I have a green little brother • I'm the vegetable of halloween • ...
The Natural World 2025-01-06
19 Clues: Lac • Ciel • Bois • Arbre • Forêt • Fleur • Herbe • Terre • Champ • Soleil • Nature • Feuille • Branche • Rivière • Colline • Montagne • Campagne • Lever du soleil • Coucher du soleil
Natural Resources Crossword 2024-11-13
Across
- Another way of saying 'per person'
- The kind of resource that can NOT be created faster than it is used
- Too much rain causes the ground to rumbles and slide down
- The trade of something good for something bad
- Naturally forming exploding mountain
- Pieces of pebbles or shells or debris
- The kind of resource that can be created faster than it is used
- The act of people using things
- Lava flowing underground
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- Energy gotten from the remainders of a marine animal millions of years ago
- The water you would find in an aquifer
- Very high temperature liquid rock above ground
- Natural crystals that have specific properties and characteristics
- Rocks made up of pebbles of sediments
- When two tectonic plates cause the ground to shake
- The lithospheric plates and how they move and their relations
- Chunks of the Earth in the lithosphere that move V-E-R-Y slooowly
- The pieces of rock that contain minerals or jewels
- Layers of rocks that let water in creating groundwater
19 Clues: Lava flowing underground • The act of people using things • Another way of saying 'per person' • Naturally forming exploding mountain • Rocks made up of pebbles of sediments • Pieces of pebbles or shells or debris • The water you would find in an aquifer • The trade of something good for something bad • Very high temperature liquid rock above ground • ...
Plant Biology Lab Scavenger Hunt 2021-02-22
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- This characteristic gives it its scientific name “pungens,” which in Latin means _____.
- In Asia the burdock is viewed as an edible root. Apparently, it is supposed to taste like ___________.
- The _____ fir has cones that have pitched forked shaped brackets that hang down from it.
- This tree can disperse its seeds in two ways, by wind and by _____.
- The fruit from this plant are mostly red and _____ in color and are smaller in size and are round.
- Norway Spruce grows everywhere in Europe, and is commonly called the _________ Spruce there.
- This plant is useful for stopping ________ and is often used to stabilize ground after natural disasters.
- Having red leaves in the fall and acorns, the Red ___ provides the animals of the woods an ideal source of food.
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- Despite living on average for about a century, the Eastern Cottonwood can live up to ___ centuries!
- What small animal eats the young trees? A ______ hare.
- Gypsy Moths were introduced to the US in 1869 to try and develop a silk industry, but were originally from _______.
- In the spring these are a bright gold/yellow, but in the winter, these ___________ plants are dead with no flowers.
- ______ is found in the pods and allows the seeds to easily travel in the wind.
- From a distance, this tree resembles a fir tree, but up close, the scale-like leaves and berries help you conclude that this is instead a species of _______.
- Mullein seeds can survive for __________ of years before sprouting!
- This plant from Asia grows red arils during these months of the year ____ - November.
- The needles are _____, hard and grow on 4 sides of the branch.
17 Clues: What small animal eats the young trees? A ______ hare. • The needles are _____, hard and grow on 4 sides of the branch. • This tree can disperse its seeds in two ways, by wind and by _____. • Mullein seeds can survive for __________ of years before sprouting! • ______ is found in the pods and allows the seeds to easily travel in the wind. • ...
The Puzzle MADNESS!!! 2022-05-11
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- The total number of people in a city or country
- The state of The atmosphere with respect to wind
- The activity or practice of touring
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- One occurring suddenly effecting loss of life
- An unavoidedable danger or risk
- An organized group of people accociated together
- Study of our planet earth or another
7 Clues: An unavoidedable danger or risk • The activity or practice of touring • Study of our planet earth or another • One occurring suddenly effecting loss of life • The total number of people in a city or country • An organized group of people accociated together • The state of The atmosphere with respect to wind
Climate and climate change 2022-01-16
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- it consists in the protection of our environment
- fish habitat that is disappearing
- the rise in water level will make some of them disappear
- it increases every year
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- everyone should do some of these
- these are the consequences of climate change
- in 2 words, something which is melting currently
- It is considered as a layer. Its chemical formula is "O₃"
8 Clues: it increases every year • everyone should do some of these • fish habitat that is disappearing • these are the consequences of climate change • it consists in the protection of our environment • in 2 words, something which is melting currently • the rise in water level will make some of them disappear • It is considered as a layer. Its chemical formula is "O₃"
Disasters 2021-11-22
Nora Kenzi, Unit 2 Crossword 2025-05-22
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- (2.11) The range of environmental conditions where an organism is able to survive and thrive such as temperature, salinity, pH, and light.
- (2.1)A group of the same species living in a given area
- (2.6) A mode of nutrition for fungi and some bacteria where they feed on dead and decaying organic matter by secreting digestive enzymes and absorbing the molecules
- (2.4) Shallow, warm (20-29 degrees celsius), clear saltwater (32-42 ppm salinity), sunlight, minimal pollution
- (2.7) A nutrition type where an organism can obtain nutrients from both autotrophy (photosynthesis)and heterotrophy (consuming organic matter)
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- factors (2.9) Environmental influences that impact population size regardless of density, often physical or chemical events such as natural disasters, pollution, and climate conditions
- factors (2.8) Factors that limit a population size based on the population density such as resources, predation, and disease
- (2.12) Non-living environmental factors that impact an ecosystems ability to sustain living organisms (such as water, temperature, soil, and wind)
- (2.5) Heterotrophic nutrition where organisms ingest organic materials and digest internally to obtain nutrients
- relationships (2.3)Exist between species of the same kind in order to fulfill needs to survive including food, shelter, and caring for offspring.
- (2.10) Non-native organisms that cause harm to an environment by reproducing quickly and outcompeting native species
- capacity (2.2)The maximum size of a population that an environment can support.
12 Clues: (2.1)A group of the same species living in a given area • capacity (2.2)The maximum size of a population that an environment can support. • (2.4) Shallow, warm (20-29 degrees celsius), clear saltwater (32-42 ppm salinity), sunlight, minimal pollution • ...
Cabinet Crossword 2022-02-10
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- Helps with policy related to transportation systems responsible for planning and coordinating federal transportation projects
- Advise President on matters of health, welfare, and income programs
- Protecting US and territories from terrorist attacks. Respond to national disasters
- Concerned with legal affairs of the US government
- Concerned with Veterans benefits
- Promote agricultural trade by meeting the needs of farmers & ranchers
- armed forces and military matters
- Urban development
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- Develop foreign and domestic commerce, buying/selling commodities
- In charge of unions, workers, and workplace controversies
- towards technology for more efficient energy
- Education policy, federal schools loans
- Protect the rights of individual states and safeguard minority opinion
- Tries to promote economic growth and financial stability
- Energy production and regulation
15 Clues: Urban development • Concerned with Veterans benefits • Energy production and regulation • armed forces and military matters • Education policy, federal schools loans • towards technology for more efficient energy • Concerned with legal affairs of the US government • Tries to promote economic growth and financial stability • ...
Environmental & Natural Resources 2018-10-11
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- The mixture of gases that cover the earth. It contains a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen,carbon dioxidem hydrogen, argon,& others.
- The wise use of resources.
- ______ animal has gone back to being wild.
- ____________ agriculture is using practices that make it possible to produce forever.
- ________________ natural resource is not replaced after it is used.
- Our surroundings
- The physical area where an organism lives.
- ____________________ species is one threatened with becoming extinct.
- The complete disappearance of organisms from the earth.
- Sustainable ________________ means people use no more than they need.
- Reusing the materials used to make a product.
- _______ is a material used to provide energy. They are formed over thousands of years by decay of plants & animals materials.
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- All living things that have not been domesticated.
- Keeping resources without using them.
- __________________ fuel is a fuel that is typically not a fossil fuel.
- __________________ natural resource is one that replaced after it is used.
- A material that has never lived. Made of inorganic chemical elements.
- The loss of soil by water or wind.
- The outer layer of the earth's surface. It supports terrestrial plant life.
19 Clues: Our surroundings • The wise use of resources. • The loss of soil by water or wind. • Keeping resources without using them. • ______ animal has gone back to being wild. • The physical area where an organism lives. • Reusing the materials used to make a product. • All living things that have not been domesticated. • The complete disappearance of organisms from the earth. • ...
Natural selection + organisms 2022-01-07
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- opposite of legal
- synonym of breathing
- this noun means that you cannot stop consuming something
- a vern meaning to gradually develop over millions of years
- a person who breathes in the smoke but doesn't smoke by himself
- antonym of dark color
- this drug is contained in the alcohol
- this noun means that you feel really worried
- system of blood movement in the body
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- type of drugs that helps you to relax
- a sticky black material that collects in the lungs
- this body organ suffers a lot from alcohol
- when a woman is expecting a baby
- a noun that means that species change something in their organism to become better prepared for the environment
- name of a person who consumes a lot of alcohol
- a noun that means production of new babies within the centuries
- when your body produces a lot of water on its surface
- opposite of harmless
- synonym of fossil
19 Clues: opposite of legal • synonym of fossil • synonym of breathing • opposite of harmless • antonym of dark color • when a woman is expecting a baby • system of blood movement in the body • type of drugs that helps you to relax • this drug is contained in the alcohol • this body organ suffers a lot from alcohol • this noun means that you feel really worried • ...
Classification & Natural Selection 2022-01-13
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- When an organism looks like something else(harmful) and is meant to be seen
- _________ breeding- The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation
- scientist known for naming and classifying organisms
- classification category that is more specific than domain but more general than phylum
- Theory that explains how traits and species can change over time
- uses all the evidence that is known about organisms to classify them
- An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment
- when an organism blends in with its environment for protection against predators
- makes up first word in a scientific name/ less specific than species, more specific than family
- English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
- Changes in a gene that can change the organism's phenotype (outward appearance) or genetic information
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- ___________ key-step by step approach to identify an organism using a series of paired descriptions
- most specific classification category/made of similar individuals that can breed and produce fertile offspring
- An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
- A small change in a trait that makes an individual slightly different from other members of its species
- most general/least specific classification catergory
- System for giving each organism a two-word scientific name
- __________ selection -organisms with traits best suited to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce
- The process of organizing organisms into categories based on shared characteristics
19 Clues: An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits • scientist known for naming and classifying organisms • most general/least specific classification catergory • System for giving each organism a two-word scientific name • Theory that explains how traits and species can change over time • uses all the evidence that is known about organisms to classify them • ...
์Natural Phenomena 2022-11-03
19 Clues: ทะเล • อ่าง • ละลาย • สำรวจ • ป่าฝน • ชายฝั่ง • สัตว์ป่า • ช่องเเคบ • หมู่เกาะ • เดินเล่น • เเอ่งน้ำ • หุบเขาลึก • ที่ราบสูง • ธารน้ำแข็ง • พื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำ • น้ำแข็งขั้วโลก • ตาม, ขนานไปกับ • แหลมที่ยืนไปในทะเล • ที่ราบทุ่งหญ้าขนาดใหญ่ในเขตร้อน
Natural Selection Notes # 2013-05-21
Across
- A type of fossil where the organism becomes trapped in tree sap that eventually hardens
- The process in which humans select for specific traits
- The time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down by radioactive decay to form a daughter isotope
- One of the oldest, most complete hominid fossils found showing bipedal locomotion (walk on two legs)
- Structures that have no current function
- One driving force behind the mechanism of evolutions that provide variation amongst a species are random ____________.
- Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
- A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
- Preserved remains of ancient organisms
Down
- A difference or deviation (e.g. in structure, form, function) from the recognized norm or standard.
- Change over time (specifically genetic change)
- The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted organisms
- Structures that have similar anatomy but different function
- A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
- A way of dating fossils by comparing their location in the dirt and rock strata
- More offspring are produced than can actually survive
- A type of fossil that shows the activity of an organism
- The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted organisms
- Structures that have similar function, but different anatomy
- Explains the "why" behind a large body of facts
20 Clues: Preserved remains of ancient organisms • Structures that have no current function • Change over time (specifically genetic change) • Explains the "why" behind a large body of facts • More offspring are produced than can actually survive • Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection • The process in which humans select for specific traits • ...
Natural Selection Vocab 2024-02-22
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- A trait that promotes an organism's success in a particular environment.
- A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- An organism's ability to pass it's genetic material to offspring.
- The presence of differences in sequences of genes between individual organisms.
- The identification by humans or desirable traits of plants and animals and the steps it takes to enhance those traits.
- The act of changing something to make it more suitable for the situation, environment, etc.
- Relating to or resulting in living organisms, especially in their ecological relations.
- When species reproduce many more offspring that can possibly survive.
- Physical rather than biological: not derived from living organisms.
- How many people are in a single area.
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- In dangerous circumstances, only those individuals most adapted to the environment survive.
- An animal or plant is a mixture of two different types or breeds.
- Choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable traits.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- All the people born and living at the same time.
- An area classified according to the species that live in that location.
- The process in which new species or populations of living thighs develop from pre-existing forms.
- A mechanism of evolution that ensures only the fittest survive to pass on their genes to the next generation.
- The direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when they share the same resources.
19 Clues: How many people are in a single area. • A distinguishing quality or characteristic. • All the people born and living at the same time. • An animal or plant is a mixture of two different types or breeds. • An organism's ability to pass it's genetic material to offspring. • Physical rather than biological: not derived from living organisms. • ...
Natural Resources Review 2023-02-27
Across
- Type of pollution where there are multiple sources, like fertilizer runoff
- Planting perpendicular to a slop rather than up and down
- 78% of the atmosphere is made up of these element
- The confining layer of the aquifer ___ water
- Property that allows nutrients and minerals to dissolve in water
- Term where one species benefits and one is hurt
- Habitat that is important for wildlife, filtration of water, and flood control
- Process of water moving across a membrane, how roots absorb water
- No soil disturbance
- Type of BMP that resembles stairs on a slope
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- Type of pollution with direct dumping of a pollutant
- Buildup of heat in the atmosphere
- Term where one species benefits and one isn't impacted
- Not using resources
- Term when both species benefits
- Leaving plant residue on the ground to provide nutrition to soil
- Wise use of resources
- Minimal soil disturbance
- Government agency responsible for air and water quality laws
19 Clues: Not using resources • No soil disturbance • Wise use of resources • Minimal soil disturbance • Term when both species benefits • Buildup of heat in the atmosphere • The confining layer of the aquifer ___ water • Type of BMP that resembles stairs on a slope • Term where one species benefits and one is hurt • 78% of the atmosphere is made up of these element • ...
Natural Resources Review 2025-02-14
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- What we create when we throw things away
- A nonrenewable resource formed from ancient plant matter
- A renewable energy source that uses moving air
- A renewable energy source that comes from the sun
- Resources that will be gone once used up
- The surrounding natural world
- Areas of land that are wet year-round and support unique ecosystems
- The study of living things and their environment
- Professionals who work to protect natural resources
- The process of cutting down forests
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- The type of resources that can be replenished over time
- A renewable energy source from the Earth's heat
- What happens to land when soil washes away
- Harmful substances that can enter air or water
- All living things need this to survive
- Power generated from moving water
- Type of development that focuses on long-term resource use
- A nonrenewable energy source made from ancient organisms
- The science of managing forests
19 Clues: The surrounding natural world • The science of managing forests • Power generated from moving water • The process of cutting down forests • All living things need this to survive • What we create when we throw things away • Resources that will be gone once used up • What happens to land when soil washes away • A renewable energy source that uses moving air • ...
Quadro natural América 2025-07-28
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- Formação vegetal transformada em área agrícola nos EUA
- Rio que nasce nos Andes e deságua no Atlântico
- Planície alagada na América do Sul
- Depressão localizada na América do Sul
- Clima com invernos chuvosos e verões secos
- Tipo de clima com chuvas escassas e mal distribuídas
- Savana brasileira devastada para agricultura
- Oceano a oeste do continente
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- Trópico que corta o México
- Fenômeno atmosférico que transporta umidade da Amazônia
- Maior cordilheira da América do Sul
- Planalto na América do Sul
- Oceano a leste do continente
- Planaltos antigos no leste dos EUA
- Floresta de coníferas no Canadá
- Massa de ar que causa chuvas no verão
- Oceano ao norte do continente
- Montanhas jovens da América do Norte
- Paralelo que corta o norte da América do Sul
19 Clues: Trópico que corta o México • Planalto na América do Sul • Oceano a leste do continente • Oceano a oeste do continente • Oceano ao norte do continente • Floresta de coníferas no Canadá • Planaltos antigos no leste dos EUA • Planície alagada na América do Sul • Maior cordilheira da América do Sul • Montanhas jovens da América do Norte • Massa de ar que causa chuvas no verão • ...
์Natural Phenomena 2022-11-03
19 Clues: อ่าง • ทะเล • สำรวจ • ละลาย • ป่าฝน • ชายฝั่ง • เเอ่งน้ำ • หมู่เกาะ • ช่องเเคบ • เดินเล่น • สัตว์ป่า • หุบเขาลึก • ที่ราบสูง • ธารน้ำแข็ง • ตาม, ขนานไปกับ • พื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำ • ice น้ำแข็งขั้วโลก • แหลมที่ยืนไปในทะเล • ที่ราบทุ่งหญ้าขนาดใหญ่ในเขตร้อน
The Natural World 2025-06-09
Across
- – Can cause death
- – To destroy completely
- – View of natural scenery
- – Very strong or aggressive
- – Not common
- – The top of a mountain
- – Animal that hunts others
- – Small plant with many branches
- up – To lose all water
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- – To become less hot
- – Born in a place
- – First light of the day
- – Wild, natural land
- – Earth or ground
- – To go up
- – Person who hunts illegally
- – Animal hunted for food
- – Not smooth or calm
- – Rise and fall of the sea
19 Clues: – To go up • – Not common • – Born in a place • – Can cause death • – Earth or ground • – To become less hot • – Wild, natural land • – Not smooth or calm • up – To lose all water • – To destroy completely • – The top of a mountain • – First light of the day • – Animal hunted for food • – View of natural scenery • – Animal that hunts others • – Rise and fall of the sea • ...
National disasters 2020-03-26
Across
- big wave destroys cities and forests
- a large funnel that moves quickly and destroys everything in its path
- A mountain with a crater on top, through which from the bowels of the earth from time to time fire, lava, and ash can erupt
- strong wind destroys buildings
Down
- is a long rainy season
- when everything shakes and buildings collapse
- a lot of snow rolls down from the mountains
- surplus of water
8 Clues: surplus of water • is a long rainy season • strong wind destroys buildings • big wave destroys cities and forests • a lot of snow rolls down from the mountains • when everything shakes and buildings collapse • a large funnel that moves quickly and destroys everything in its path • ...
Water Disasters 2013-02-22
8 Clues: Us • Subject we are learning • Father of America's Family • A natural Disaster caused by water • The main element of a Water Disaster • An enormous rainstorm with high winds • An enormous destructive wave caused by an earthquake • A Water Disaster caused by a body of water overflowing
Weather Disasters 2013-02-22
8 Clues: frozen rain • WATER EVERYWHERE • a form of precipitation • very high temperatures for a few days • a lot of snow along with a lot of wind • a funnel-like storm that brings high winds • a long period of time with little or no rain • a storm system that brings high winds and rain
Natuaral Disasters 2022-05-11
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- a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a shaking of the ground
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- dry land, no water
- a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- extremely violent storm
- lots of water attacking
8 Clues: dry land, no water • extremely violent storm • lots of water attacking • a shaking of the ground • a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake • a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area • a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff • the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
Early 20th Century Unit 8 2024-05-08
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- New Deal program that provided jobs for young men such as building state parks and planting tree
- The law that Congress passed that allowed the U.S. to sell, rent, or lend war material to its allies, especially Great Britain.
- Transport ships that were produced in the shipyards in Savannah and Brunswick during WW II
- One natural disasters that led to farmers either growing less or even giving up on growing cotton in the 1920's
- governor of Georgia who fought New Deal programs in Georgia because they expanded power of the national government and gave aid to African Americans.
- New Deal program that paid Georgia farmers not to plant cotton to reduce overproduction so that prices of cotton would go up
- The event that convinced many Americans to demand the U.S. enter WW II
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- Crash The event that started the Great Depression
- U.S. Senator from Georgia who brought many military bases to Georgia as well as the Centers for Disease Control
- reason many average Americans lost all their savings and that businesses and citizens could not get loans during the depression
- Built in Georgia during WW I due to inexpensive land; led to economic growth in the state.
- The plant that employed thousands of workers in Georgia to produced airplanes during and after WW II.
- New Deal program that provided retirement payments for the elderly and unemployment insurance
- New Deal program that ran electrical lines to the countryside allowing people in the countryside to be able to use electrical appliances
- Reason President Roosevelt visited Warm Springs, Georgia
15 Clues: Crash The event that started the Great Depression • Reason President Roosevelt visited Warm Springs, Georgia • The event that convinced many Americans to demand the U.S. enter WW II • Built in Georgia during WW I due to inexpensive land; led to economic growth in the state. • ...
Ancient Egypt Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-05
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- The name of a Egyptian ruler
- The action of Egyptians preparing the body to be buried and ready for the underworld
- The main crop in Egypt
- What is the name of the spread of Jews
- The god of the sun
- The Egyptian form of writing
- Where in Egypt was upper Egypt located
- The desert that lies to the west of the Nile
- The river that flows through Egypt
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- A triangular shaped place to bury dead rulers or rich people
- material used to make houses
- What is the name for the Egyptians enslaving the Jews
- How many cataracts are in the Nile
- The younger brother of Ramses the great
- The only way in Egyptian culture you could enter the underworld
- The two wheeled invention
- 10 disasters that occurred in Egypt-
- What civilization invaded Egypt
- The Egyptian word for soul
- The father of Moses and Ramses
20 Clues: The god of the sun • The main crop in Egypt • The two wheeled invention • The Egyptian word for soul • The name of a Egyptian ruler • material used to make houses • The Egyptian form of writing • The father of Moses and Ramses • What civilization invaded Egypt • How many cataracts are in the Nile • The river that flows through Egypt • 10 disasters that occurred in Egypt- • ...
For the Schookums (Mrowentine’s Day) 2024-02-14
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- Consistent Christmas champion
- Baby sheepy
- Where we first met
- The worst character in BG3
- The nexus of our Disney disasters
- Our song. Really embarrassing if you mess this one up. Louser.
- The only thing you would eat for like half a year, nerd.
- Your fire nation style icon
- The movie that played during your proposal
- Our first vacation
- An important question, with 11 across, 6 across, 14 down, and 19 across
- Was left up for longer than it could portend
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- A tantalizing detour on your way here
- You’re my little ___
- The best movie we saw at showtime
- Where we met
- What we first watched together in-person
- Where you arrived from for your proposal
- Our first broadway show together
- What your ring is made of
- It really holds up, and I’ve been to Italy
- Bzzzzzz
- The theme for your first 12 days of Magic
23 Clues: Bzzzzzz • Baby sheepy • Where we met • Where we first met • Our first vacation • You’re my little ___ • What your ring is made of • The worst character in BG3 • Your fire nation style icon • Consistent Christmas champion • Our first broadway show together • The best movie we saw at showtime • The nexus of our Disney disasters • A tantalizing detour on your way here • ...
Geography FA3 Activity 2 2013-12-10
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- Newspaper helps in communicating with _________ no. of people.
- Civilization grew near the ______ of rivers
- _________ are cheapest for carrying heavy goods over long distances
- _________ is the only mode of transport that helps in receiving people during disasters.
- Roads made of cement are called _______
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- People who from one place to another are called ________ .
- Houses on________ are found in heavy rainfall areas.
- There are _________ means of transport
- ________ helps in weather forecasting and disaster warning.
- Indian railways are the largest in Asia.
10 Clues: There are _________ means of transport • Roads made of cement are called _______ • Indian railways are the largest in Asia. • Civilization grew near the ______ of rivers • Houses on________ are found in heavy rainfall areas. • People who from one place to another are called ________ . • ________ helps in weather forecasting and disaster warning. • ...
nuclear reactor 2022-02-14
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- the former name for the nuclear reactor
- material used to power nuclear reactors
- used to remove heat from the core
- A unique reactor using Uranium-233 isotope for fuel, built in India by BARC and Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research
- creator of the world's first nuclear reactor
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- a severe nuclear reactor accident
- the nuclei of an atom splits into smaller nuclei
- another name for slow neutrons
- the type of reaction triggered in nuclear fission
- one of the first large scale nuclear disasters
10 Clues: another name for slow neutrons • a severe nuclear reactor accident • used to remove heat from the core • the former name for the nuclear reactor • material used to power nuclear reactors • creator of the world's first nuclear reactor • one of the first large scale nuclear disasters • the nuclei of an atom splits into smaller nuclei • ...
Understanding Construction Codes, Regulations & Contracts 2024-03-20
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- power to make legal decisions
- person who takes a portion of an existing contract from a general contractor
- set of regulations governing the design, construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings of structures
- ability of a building or structure to hold together under load
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- path available for a person to leave a building, structure or space
- ability to reduce the impact of or recover from disasters
- introduction
- ongoing business expense
- relating to or caused by earthquakes
- dividing land into areas restricted to various types of construction
10 Clues: introduction • ongoing business expense • power to make legal decisions • relating to or caused by earthquakes • ability to reduce the impact of or recover from disasters • ability of a building or structure to hold together under load • path available for a person to leave a building, structure or space • ...
Moses 2025-09-26
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- Egyptian ruler who refused to free the Hebrews
- Another name for Israelites, descendants of Abraham
- Leader chosen by God to free the Hebrews from Egypt
- Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
- The escape of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt
- Hard labor forced on the Hebrews in Egypt
- Sacred agreement between God and His people
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- The ten disasters God sent upon Egypt
- Set of religious and moral laws given to Moses on Mount Sinai
- Land God promised to Abraham’s descendants
10 Clues: The ten disasters God sent upon Egypt • Hard labor forced on the Hebrews in Egypt • Land God promised to Abraham’s descendants • Sacred agreement between God and His people • Egyptian ruler who refused to free the Hebrews • The escape of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt • Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments • ...
Home of the Brave 2020-10-26
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- What does Kek call his new home in Minnesota?
- What do cows mean in Africa?
- Who is the “helping man”?
- Where is Keks mother?
- What did kek put in the washing machine?
- Where is Keks’s family?
- What does Kek call a “flying boat”?
- Who is Keks first friend in America?
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- What provides light for Kek’s family back home?
- What does Kek call a “cooking fire”
- What does Kek call a “magic water pot”?
- What provided warmth for Kek’s family back home?
- What does Gol mean to Kek?
- What are Ganwars scars a sign of?
- Where is Kek from?
- What provided security for Kek’s family in Sudan?
- What is the name for someone who flees their country due to disasters?
- What caused Ganwar to lose his hand?
18 Clues: Where is Kek from? • Where is Keks mother? • Where is Keks’s family? • Who is the “helping man”? • What does Gol mean to Kek? • What do cows mean in Africa? • What are Ganwars scars a sign of? • What does Kek call a “cooking fire” • What does Kek call a “flying boat”? • What caused Ganwar to lose his hand? • Who is Keks first friend in America? • ...
17 Sustainable Development Goals 2021-05-12
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- By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.
- By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average.
- By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world.
- By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
- Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources.
- By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
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- By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services.
- Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
- Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets.
- By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime.
- By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.
- By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
- By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution.
- Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
- By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
- By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.
- By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.
17 Clues: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources. • By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services. • Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources. • ...
Hunger 2021-12-06
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- make something less severe (usually pain/suffering)
- growing crops and raising livestock
- assistance given to people who need help (for example in disasters)
- gardening without soil; using water
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- altering the genetical material (DNA) of an organism
- using something of value carelessly or without purpose
- physical work done by humans
7 Clues: physical work done by humans • growing crops and raising livestock • gardening without soil; using water • make something less severe (usually pain/suffering) • altering the genetical material (DNA) of an organism • using something of value carelessly or without purpose • assistance given to people who need help (for example in disasters)
Hunger 2021-12-06
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- make something less severe (usually pain/suffering)
- growing crops and raising livestock
- assistance given to people who need help (for example in disasters)
- gardening without soil; using water
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- altering the genetical material (DNA) of an organism
- using something of value carelessly or without purpose
- physical work done by humans
7 Clues: physical work done by humans • growing crops and raising livestock • gardening without soil; using water • make something less severe (usually pain/suffering) • altering the genetical material (DNA) of an organism • using something of value carelessly or without purpose • assistance given to people who need help (for example in disasters)
Japanese-English Disasters 2023-09-12
SACRED SCRIPTURE 2023-05-24
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- coming of any important figure
- refers to catastrophic violence/disasters
- religious groups that look forward to prepare for the end of the world
- religious groups that expect Rev 20 to occur
- cosmic event expected in the future
- uncovering of something that has always been true
- place where the final battle is to occur
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- teachings about end of time or futur world beyond
- social movements that expect end of world
- belief that world history is divided into eras
- any one thousand year period
- conveying Gods message to the people
- expectation that faithful christians will be taken off earth to live with jesus
- 7 year period of great suffering before second coming of Jesus
14 Clues: any one thousand year period • coming of any important figure • cosmic event expected in the future • conveying Gods message to the people • place where the final battle is to occur • social movements that expect end of world • refers to catastrophic violence/disasters • religious groups that expect Rev 20 to occur • belief that world history is divided into eras • ...
Discursive Writing Themes 2018-02-01
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- When you write about earthquakes and floods
- When you write about lions, tigers and dogs
- When you write about old age
- When you write about customs and traditions
- When you write about television and radio
- When you write about computers, smartphones, and the Internet
- When you write about doctors and taking care of yourself
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- When you write about chicken rice and laksa
- When you write about your parents, siblings, grandparents
- When you write about parks and gardens
- When you write about getting from one place to another
- When you write about school and exams
- When you write about people like yourself and your friends
- When you write about your relationship with your friends
- When you write about justice for criminals
15 Clues: When you write about old age • When you write about school and exams • When you write about parks and gardens • When you write about television and radio • When you write about justice for criminals • When you write about chicken rice and laksa • When you write about earthquakes and floods • When you write about lions, tigers and dogs • ...
Government institutions 2018-09-05
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- Armed institution located throughout the national territory of Colombia
- Institution that is responsible for the prevention and care of disasters and calamities
- Military institution that forms spearmen
- Institution that protects the life and dignity of the victims of armed conflicts
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- Military institution with a fleet of vessels
- Institution responsible for extinguishing fires
- National Penitentiary and Prison Institute
- Military institution with aircraft fleet
8 Clues: Military institution with aircraft fleet • Military institution that forms spearmen • National Penitentiary and Prison Institute • Military institution with a fleet of vessels • Institution responsible for extinguishing fires • Armed institution located throughout the national territory of Colombia • ...
Picturing Katrina Crossword 2022-11-08
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- branch of the military that helped survivors of Hurricane Katrina
- volunteer military operations that help in disasters
- prediction of the weather or upcoming events
- what some people did for supplies during the aftermath of hurricane katrina
- another name for a comic book; style of this story
- category of Hurricane Katrina
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- Name of the devastating hurricane
- to cover with water/flood
- a brief strong rush of wind
- health condition that affects breathing; darrel had it in our story
- Name of the city that Hurricane Katrine devastated
- structure that broke during the hurricane that created more flooding
12 Clues: to cover with water/flood • a brief strong rush of wind • category of Hurricane Katrina • Name of the devastating hurricane • prediction of the weather or upcoming events • Name of the city that Hurricane Katrine devastated • another name for a comic book; style of this story • volunteer military operations that help in disasters • ...
How Water Shapes the Earth 2021-02-23
gard39 2024-06-18
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- Mulch fabric
- Natural pest control
- Fermented tea
- Compostable container
- Ground cover
- Water collection
- Organic heap
- Aphid eaters
- Manual weed removal
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- Turning tool
- Pest predators
- Natural pesticide
- Compost ingredients
- Natural fabric
- Insect control
- Sifter tool
- Mulch material
- Soil enhancers
- Vermiculture
- Biodegradable cover
20 Clues: Sifter tool • Turning tool • Mulch fabric • Ground cover • Vermiculture • Organic heap • Aphid eaters • Fermented tea • Pest predators • Natural fabric • Insect control • Mulch material • Soil enhancers • Water collection • Natural pesticide • Compost ingredients • Biodegradable cover • Manual weed removal • Natural pest control • Compostable container
21st Century Vocab from Rubicon 2015-04-30
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- This term refers to how people and products are allowed to freely travel from one country to another. (NAFTA is an example of globalization)
- Supplies and raw materials given by another country or purchased from another country
- This was the forerunner of the United Nations, created after World War I
- This is the European site where the establishment of a peace organization (The League of Nations) was created after WWI
- reduction in the number or quantity of something
- This is the date when terrorists attacked several American sites; New York City, Washington, D.C. and due to this, the United States has taken an increasingly active and leading role in addressing the issue of global terrorism
- fall down or in; give way; an instance of a structure falling down or in
- the exercise of control or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled
- the state of events which has the potential to threaten the surrounding natural environment and adversely affect people's health. This term incorporates topics like pollution and natural disasters such as storms and earthquakes
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- any mutual sharing of information, usually cultural, between two or more species for the purpose of improving friendship and understanding between them
- to make something new from (something that has been used before), to send (used newspapers, bottles, cans, etc.) to a place where they are made into something new
- a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels
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- describes relationships in which members of the group are mutually dependent on the others. This concept differs from a dependent relationship, where some members are dependent and some are not
- make into a particular or the required form
- improvement in the areas of computers, electronics, satellites, and global communication systems have changed the daily lives of the Americans (internet, cell phones, email, etc.)
- Humans alter the physical environment, and humans' actions and their short term and long term effects on the environment. (renewable, nonrenewable resources, air pollution, acid rain, global warming)
- the use of violence usually against civilians for a political purpose
- the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives
- a person who seeks to promote human welfare; a philanthropist
20 Clues: North American Free Trade Agreement • make into a particular or the required form • reduction in the number or quantity of something • a person who seeks to promote human welfare; a philanthropist • the use of violence usually against civilians for a political purpose • This was the forerunner of the United Nations, created after World War I • ...
AP Biology - Natural Selection 2021-03-01
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- Analogous adaptations to the same environment.
- A common method of speciation in plants. (hint:4n)
- ___ Effect is an example of genetic drift when disasters eliminate genes from the gene pool.
- An ideal population is in Hardy-Weinberg __.
- Structures with the same evolutionary origin, different function.
- Many forms (ex: blood types).
- Isolation in which the two organisms are anataomically incompatible for reproduction.
- Another name for geographic isolation.
- Changes in the gene pool of a small population due to chance.
- A pattern of speciation in which the new species branches off , most common.
- Isolation that would involve songs, signals, courtship displays etc.
- Developed the idea of use and disuse and inheritance of acquired characteristics.
- For H-W equilibrium to be maintained, there must be random ___.
- Comparative ___ looks at similarities in enzymes, DNA etc.
- Major evolutionary events, like the development of wings or large brains in mammals, mass extinctions.
- Pattern of speciation in which the new species replaces the ancestral species.
- A record of an organism that lived in the geologic past.
- A recent example of natural selection.
- Isolation that involves the egg and sperms ability to fertilize.
- Developed the theory of Natural Selection.
- Comparative ___ looks at bones and muscle similarities, provides proof for evolution.
- When genetic material (ex: pollen) moves between populations. Tends to reduce differences between populations.
- Structures with the same function, different evolutionary origin.
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- Produced the first oxygen that eventually gave rise to the ozone layer.
- The study of ancient organisms.
- Comparative ___ looks at the similarities between organisms development to determine relationships.
- The total group of genes in a population at one time.
- Early earth had no ___.
- ___ selection, favors intermediates.
- Numerous species evolving from a common ancester.
- Another name for reproductive isolation.
- ___Effect is an example of genetic drift when few individuals colonize an isolated island.
- For H-W equilibrium to be maintained, a population must be ___.
- ___ selection, humans are picking and chosing the most favorable traits.
- An allele is "fixed" if all members of a population are ___ for the same allele.
- Two name system of classification, based upon relatedness.
- Organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring.
- ___ selection, both extremes are selected for.
- ___ selection, one extreme or the other is selected for.
- Besides mutations, a very important source of genetic variation.
- Reproductive isolation that involves time.
- Recreated early earth's conditions --> amino acids
- Main source of variation for evolution.
43 Clues: Early earth had no ___. • Many forms (ex: blood types). • The study of ancient organisms. • ___ selection, favors intermediates. • Another name for geographic isolation. • A recent example of natural selection. • Main source of variation for evolution. • Another name for reproductive isolation. • Reproductive isolation that involves time. • ...
Module 1- Quiz 2024-09-08
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- It is an emergency management term used to identify an incident involving human remains that can be located, identified and processed for final disposition by available response resources.
- It was the worst factory fire the Philippines has ever seen as it lasted for seven hours.
- A devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid 1300s.
- It is the largest and most-destructive volcanic event in recorded history.
- One of the strongest typhoons in the Philippines. It brought flash floods, landslides, and storm surges and displaced more than 270,000 people in Regions I, II, III, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and the National Capital Region (NCR).
- The focus is on tending to the survivors and not handling decedents.
- An infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
- Extreme hazardous events that are caused by human beings.
- A catastrophic event that is caused by a malfunction of a technology system.
- It is any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area.
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- Creation of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.
- A highly contagious respiratory disease in pigs caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses.
- Catastrophic events that result from any of the Earth's natural phenomena
- In August 2010,a dismissed policeman armed with automatic rifle, seized the bus in Manila with mostly Hong Kong tourists in a bid to demand reinstatement. This resulted to 9 deaths.
- It is an event of serious magnitude, causing severe damage to life and property.
- Considered the deadliest dam disaster in history. Heavy rainfall caused the dam to collapse, leading to a catastrophic flood.
- It is an epidemic spread to people through contact with infected body lice.
- It overwhelms all local resources that are needed to find, identify, and process final disposition of all victims
- Considered as one of the deadliest typhoon with a death toll of 465 people and damage worth ₱27.3 billion.
- Considered as one of deadliest fire in Philippine history. It is ruled out as arson and they were able to determine that the fire started from a short-circuit in the ceiling between the fabric and furniture sections of the mall’s third level.
20 Clues: Extreme hazardous events that are caused by human beings. • The focus is on tending to the survivors and not handling decedents. • Catastrophic events that result from any of the Earth's natural phenomena • It is the largest and most-destructive volcanic event in recorded history. • It is an epidemic spread to people through contact with infected body lice. • ...
UNIT -04 CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2021-12-06
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- /_______is defined as the actions taken to return to normal following an event.
- /_________is defined as “sustained actions that decrease the risk of a hazard (probability of occurrence) of a hazard, or to reduce the potential negative consequences suffered by people and/or property.
- three phases of a disaster ______ are disaster planning, disaster management and disaster recovery.
- essential elements of disaster management includes Planning , Training personnel , Table top disaster _______.
- defined as the actions taken to decrease mortality and morbidity, and to prevent further property damage when the hazard occurs.
- management is a comprehensive approach dealing with all ______ phases of disasters.
- 'stage is ________ of disaster management cycle there will be reconstruction and rehabilitation
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) defines ________ as “a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective active in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response.”
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- activities ensure that when a disaster strikes, disaster (emergency) managers will be able to provide the ______ response possible.
- is putting _____ plans into action. Response activities may include.
- The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle illustrates the ongoing process by which risk managers and governments plan for and reduce the impact of disasters, react with business and civil society during and immediately following a disaster, and take steps to _________ after a disaster has occurred.
- /______ takes the form of plans or procedures designed to minimize physical and property damage when an event occurs.
12 Clues: is putting _____ plans into action. Response activities may include. • /_______is defined as the actions taken to return to normal following an event. • management is a comprehensive approach dealing with all ______ phases of disasters. • 'stage is ________ of disaster management cycle there will be reconstruction and rehabilitation • ...
Elijah's having a crisis 2024-08-24
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- The things that were broken by earthquake.
- Kind of tree that Elijah slept under.
- The crime that Elijah had committed.
- Number of days that the angel's gifts lasted.
- The kinds of thoughts Elijah was having.
- What Elijah did before and after his meal.
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- Condition we must be in to recognize God's likeness
- The name of the place to which Elijah goes.
- The job of angels, according to Mrs. Eddy
- One of the disasters where God is not to be found.
- This is what footsteps of thought are doing.
- One of the gifts provided by the angel.
- Who was trying to do Elijah in?
13 Clues: Who was trying to do Elijah in? • The crime that Elijah had committed. • Kind of tree that Elijah slept under. • One of the gifts provided by the angel. • The kinds of thoughts Elijah was having. • The job of angels, according to Mrs. Eddy • The things that were broken by earthquake. • What Elijah did before and after his meal. • ...
Disasters 2021-04-14
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- A . . . is a giant wave, often caused by an underwater earthquake.
- On average, . . . kill 140 people a year in Indonesia.
- Many people worked for days to . . . the victims from the tsunami in 2004.
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- Lots of people lost their lives when the . . . erupted.
- A . . . bomb makes a cloud shaped like a mushroom.
5 Clues: A . . . bomb makes a cloud shaped like a mushroom. • On average, . . . kill 140 people a year in Indonesia. • Lots of people lost their lives when the . . . erupted. • A . . . is a giant wave, often caused by an underwater earthquake. • Many people worked for days to . . . the victims from the tsunami in 2004.
DISASTERS 2016-05-01
disasters 2021-04-11
Secretary of.. 2023-02-03
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- To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law
- Eductation policy, federal school loans
- Concerned with armed forces and military matters
- Finance and monetary matters
- Promote agricultural trade by meeting the needs of farmers & ranchers
- Housing and Urban Development
- Concerned with veteran bennefits
- In charge of unions, workers, and workplace controversies
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- Develop foreign and domestic commerce, buying/selling commodities
- Management and conservation of federal land
- Helps with policy related to transportation systems
- Advise President on matters of health, welfare, and income programs
- Power production and regulation
- Responsible for foreign policy
- Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the U.S. Military, such as managing the Navy and Air Force
- Protecting US & territories from terrorist attacks. Respond to national disasters
16 Clues: Finance and monetary matters • Housing and Urban Development • Responsible for foreign policy • Power production and regulation • Concerned with veteran bennefits • Eductation policy, federal school loans • Management and conservation of federal land • Concerned with armed forces and military matters • Helps with policy related to transportation systems • ...
Modeling crossword 2022-10-02
6 Clues: Name of simulation used by airlines. • Computer imitates real life situation. • A system used for foreseeing disasters. • Computer represented real life situation. • Example of simulation used by airline companies. • the action of reducing the severity of something.
water by jack white 2019-05-29
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- Waste water flows into the...
- 2.3 billion people in the world do not have basic sanitation...
- what is necessary for all life on earth
- This is the leading cause of child death in the world
- this used 70% of the worlds clean water
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- 340,000 die from this each year because of unclean water
- is affecting the amount of available clean water
- we want to make water ...
- 90% of what is water-related
- what is a major reason for unclean water
10 Clues: we want to make water ... • 90% of what is water-related • Waste water flows into the... • what is necessary for all life on earth • this used 70% of the worlds clean water • what is a major reason for unclean water • is affecting the amount of available clean water • This is the leading cause of child death in the world • ...
nuclear reactor 2022-02-14
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- the former name for the nuclear reactor
- material used to power nuclear reactors
- used to remove heat from the core
- A unique reactor using Uranium-233 isotope for fuel, built in India by BARC and Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research
- creator of the world's first nuclear reactor
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- a severe nuclear reactor accident
- the nuclei of an atom splits into smaller nuclei
- another name for slow neutrons
- the type of reaction triggered in nuclear fission
- one of the first large scale nuclear disasters
10 Clues: another name for slow neutrons • a severe nuclear reactor accident • used to remove heat from the core • the former name for the nuclear reactor • material used to power nuclear reactors • creator of the world's first nuclear reactor • one of the first large scale nuclear disasters • the nuclei of an atom splits into smaller nuclei • ...
The Department of Homeland Security Crossword 2024-12-09
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- The main mission of DHS is to stop this threat.
- CISA, stands for ___________ and Infrastructure Security Agency.
- ______ days after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Office of Homeland Security was established.
- DHS operates at the ______ level.
- One weakness of the DHS is the __________ jurisdiction.
- The DHS Oversees ______ security and lawful immigration.
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- One of the DHS agencies.
- The person who appoints the Secretary of Homeland Security.
- DHS works to help communities recover through ________.
- The DHS is the newest _______-level department.
10 Clues: One of the DHS agencies. • DHS operates at the ______ level. • The main mission of DHS is to stop this threat. • The DHS is the newest _______-level department. • DHS works to help communities recover through ________. • One weakness of the DHS is the __________ jurisdiction. • The DHS Oversees ______ security and lawful immigration. • ...
disasters 2025-10-28
5 Clues: have a plan • repeat evacuation exercises • have supplies ready at hand • keep calm and think positively • get things together in case you have to leave
cabinet crossword 2023-02-03
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- Promotes trade by meeting the needs of farmers and ranchers.
- deals with policies that concern urban development
- Manages production and regulation of power
- Responsible for foreign policy and is considered the stepping stone to presidency.
- Concerned with military and ex military benefits.
- Manages policies that concern the armed forces and military matters
- Deals with policies that concern the school systems.
- Incharge of unions, workers, and workplace disagreements.
- Manages finance and monetary issues
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- court member that manages legal issues in america.
- Helps with policies related to the transit systems in America.
- Regulates foreign and domestic trading.
- Responds to disasters and protects the states from terrorist attacks.
- Management and conservation of federal land.
- Advise on matters of welfare and income programs
15 Clues: Manages finance and monetary issues • Regulates foreign and domestic trading. • Manages production and regulation of power • Management and conservation of federal land. • Advise on matters of welfare and income programs • Concerned with military and ex military benefits. • court member that manages legal issues in america. • ...
Educated, Westover - Unit Vocabulary Terms Review 2025-09-29
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- (N) a view or opinion that is unreliable or incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding
- (N) a real, short-lived secret society founded in Bavaria in 1776, which aimed to promote Enlightenment ideals, or a popular, broader conspiracy theory of a secret group seeking world domination and control through manipulation and hidden influence.
- (N) deadly federal law enforcement standoff in the early 1990s
- (N) a man who leads a family, church, or tribe
- (N) official in a college or university who is responsible for keeping student records
- (N) someone who is not a believer or member of the Jewish faith
- (N) a health science and profession focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care
- (N) a stupid or careless mistake; (V) to make a stupid or careless mistake
- (Adj) capable of thinking in a clear and consistent manner
- (V) to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution
- (Adj) (of a drug) acting to relieve pain; (N) pain reliever
- (N) a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one (literally or figuratively), by natural or supernatural means
- (Adj) incapable of being fully explored or understood
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- (Adj) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication, often used to describe something resembling a wild animal
- (Adj) deprived of strength or power
- (N) the quality or state of being conventional, which means adhering to accepted customs, traditions, and standards, or a specific practice, rule, or form; it describes behavior, thinking, or art that follows established norms and accepted usage
- (N) theology and religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movementSurvivalism (N) a movement focused on self-sufficiency and preparedness for emergencies like natural disasters or societal collapse
- (V) attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
- (N) the practice of using plants, herbs, and plant-based substances to promote health and treat illness, rooted in ancient traditions worldwide
- (Adj) difficult or impossible to understand
- (Adj) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
- (N) a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses
- (N) a form of belief that upholds the strict, literal interpretation of a form of scripture or accepted text
- (N) a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
24 Clues: (Adj) deprived of strength or power • (Adj) difficult or impossible to understand • (N) a man who leads a family, church, or tribe • (Adj) incapable of being fully explored or understood • (Adj) capable of thinking in a clear and consistent manner • (Adj) (of a drug) acting to relieve pain; (N) pain reliever • ...
Ecological Crossword 2024-11-09
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- Genetic information variety within species
- Diversity of species, habitats, and ecosystems
- Features of plant taxa composition
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Complex network of living organisms and environment
- Environmental protection activities stage
- Plant communities variety within given area
- Resulting from human influence on nature
- Quality of being the only one of its kind
- Natural environment where organism lives
- Variety of species within given area
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- Spatial structures connecting natural cores
- Decisive for natural conditions analysis
- Areas for natural vegetation restoration
- Related to floristic criteria
- Transition area between different ecosystems
- European Union's network of protected areas
- Typical or characteristic of a group
- Living organisms diversity in ecosystem
- Transitional strips between natural and economic use
20 Clues: Related to floristic criteria • Features of plant taxa composition • Typical or characteristic of a group • Variety of species within given area • Living organisms diversity in ecosystem • Decisive for natural conditions analysis • Areas for natural vegetation restoration • Resulting from human influence on nature • Natural environment where organism lives • ...
Progressive Era Vocabulary 2022-11-16
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- movement to persuade others to not use alcohol/liquor
- focused on shirtwaists and blouses and became one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the U.S. because of a fire
- Company that dominates all others
- a group of workers trying to improve pay/treatment
- to improve something politically/socially related
- forcing children to work in industries
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- The growth of industries
- the right to vote in elections
- group of unions seeking overall easier and well payed jobs
- lets upper classes help poor in area
- ended women's suffrage
- prohibit make/sell/transporting liquor
- payment daily/weekly paid by an employer
- group of employees refusing to work to gain something from their employer
- about women's suffrage/corruption
15 Clues: ended women's suffrage • The growth of industries • the right to vote in elections • about women's suffrage/corruption • Company that dominates all others • lets upper classes help poor in area • prohibit make/sell/transporting liquor • forcing children to work in industries • payment daily/weekly paid by an employer • to improve something politically/socially related • ...
Progressive Era Vocabulary 2022-11-16
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- movement to persuade others to not use alcohol/liquor
- focused on shirtwaists and blouses and became one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the U.S. because of a fire
- Company that dominates all others
- a group of workers trying to improve pay/treatment
- to improve something politically/socially related
- forcing children to work in industries
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- The growth of industries
- the right to vote in elections
- group of unions seeking overall easier and well payed jobs
- lets upper classes help poor in area
- ended women's suffrage
- prohibit make/sell/transporting liquor
- payment daily/weekly paid by an employer
- group of employees refusing to work to gain something from their employer
- about women's suffrage/corruption
15 Clues: ended women's suffrage • The growth of industries • the right to vote in elections • about women's suffrage/corruption • Company that dominates all others • lets upper classes help poor in area • prohibit make/sell/transporting liquor • forcing children to work in industries • payment daily/weekly paid by an employer • to improve something politically/socially related • ...
Progressive Era Vocabulary 2022-11-16
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- The growth of industries
- group of unions seeking overall easier and well payed jobs
- group of employees refusing to work to gain something from their employer
- forcing children to work in industries
- prohibit make/sell/transporting liquor
- about women's suffrage/corruption
- ended women's suffrage
- lets upper classes help poor in area
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- focused on shirtwaists and blouses and became one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the U.S. because of a fire
- payment daily/weekly paid by an employer
- movement to persuade others to not use alcohol/liquor
- to improve something politically/socially related
- a group of workers trying to improve pay/treatment
- Company that dominates all others
- the right to vote in elections
15 Clues: ended women's suffrage • The growth of industries • the right to vote in elections • about women's suffrage/corruption • Company that dominates all others • lets upper classes help poor in area • forcing children to work in industries • prohibit make/sell/transporting liquor • payment daily/weekly paid by an employer • to improve something politically/socially related • ...
Into Egypt 2024-02-08
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- Joseph and Benjamin’s mother
- The dominant civilization of Northeast Africa
- The ruler of ancient Egypt
- Moses’ mother placed him in a basket made of this
- The father-in-law of Moses
- The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt
- What Israelites made while in slavery
- Jacob’s son sold as a slave and later empowered by Pharaoh
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- He was given the name Israel
- Mother of 6 of Jacob’s sons
- The 10 disasters brought upon Egypt when Pharaoh refused to free the Israelites
- Huge Egyptian buildings built as tombs for the pharaohs
- The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
- The deparature of the Israelites from Egypt
- This river was the key to Egyptian agriculture
15 Clues: The ruler of ancient Egypt • The father-in-law of Moses • Mother of 6 of Jacob’s sons • He was given the name Israel • Joseph and Benjamin’s mother • What Israelites made while in slavery • The deparature of the Israelites from Egypt • The dominant civilization of Northeast Africa • This river was the key to Egyptian agriculture • ...
Science Weather Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-25
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- An arch with colorful colors.
- The lowest-lying cloud type.
- An overflowing amount of water.
- The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.
- A period of dry weather.
- A strong gust of wind carrying lots of sand with it.
- Clouds obscuring at least 95% of the sky.
- A storm often with heavy rain and lightning.
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- A severe amount of heavy fall of snow.
- Often looks like heaps of fluffy clouds.
- Often one of the darkest clouds.
- One of the only disasters that can be given a name.
- A funnel cloud is a sign that "this" is forming.
- A scientist that specializes in weather.
- This consists of tiny water drops that usually restrict visibility.
15 Clues: A period of dry weather. • The lowest-lying cloud type. • An arch with colorful colors. • An overflowing amount of water. • Often one of the darkest clouds. • A severe amount of heavy fall of snow. • Often looks like heaps of fluffy clouds. • A scientist that specializes in weather. • Clouds obscuring at least 95% of the sky. • A storm often with heavy rain and lightning. • ...
Geography Final Exam Review 2025-12-09
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- The study of where people and things are located
- Most common religion in Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Latin America
- Wearing down of Earth's surface by wind, water, ice, or gravity
- Capital of Russia
- Sea that separates Europe from Africa
- World's largest hot desert
- Lake that is the source of the White Nile
- Multinational group that coordinates defense and economy between member states. Great Britain left it in 2020. (2 words)
- Large island nation off the east coast of Africa
- Lines that measure degrees distant from the equator
- Waterfalls on the Nile River that make travel more difficult
- Substance that many low islands in Oceania are made of
- Longest river in South America
- climate that is generally hot and humid year-round
- Oil producing group that coordinates production levels between member states to keep oil prices steady
- Birth rate - death rate = rate of _________ _________ (2 words)
- Continent whose tallest mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro and whose population is the most rapidly growing
- Ocean current that causes warmer, wetter weather in North and South America (2 words)
- Main ethnicity of Southwest/Central Asia (The Middle East)
- Most common economic activity in Africa
- Summer is the worst time for these tropical storms in the Caribbean
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- 0° east/west (2 words)
- Value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year (3 words)
- Country whose one-child policy was designed to achieve zero population growth
- State whose capital is Albany (2 words)
- Geographic theme represented by refugees forced to resettle due to war or natural disasters
- Region just south of the Sahara that is threatened by desertification
- #1 natural resource of Southwest/Central Asia (The Middle East)
- Country divided by the Ural Mountains
- Austrian mountain range that is the highest in Europe
- Capital of Egypt
- Geographic theme represented by coordinates such as 38˚ N, 85˚ W
- Country whose capital is Brasília
- Country whose capital is Ottawa
- African country that segregated its citizens during apartheid and was first colonized by the Dutch (2 words)
- River critical to the survival of most Egyptians
- Only continent without a permanent human population
- Island nation in Asia with an extremely high life expectancy rate
- Main religion of Southwest/Central Asia (The Middle East)
- 0° north/south
- Desert location featuring abundant water
- African country that is home to the Muslim Hausa/Fulani and the Christian Igbo and Yoruba peoples.
42 Clues: 0° north/south • Capital of Egypt • Capital of Russia • 0° east/west (2 words) • World's largest hot desert • Longest river in South America • Country whose capital is Ottawa • Country whose capital is Brasília • Sea that separates Europe from Africa • Country divided by the Ural Mountains • State whose capital is Albany (2 words) • Most common economic activity in Africa • ...
The Internet 2025-08-16
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- A thing that the internet connects
- To make another person understand what you're trying to say
- One of the inventors of the internet
- The other inventor of the internet
- A thing that connects the internet to devices
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- People who try to steal personal information by cyberattack
- You can only communicate or do anything on your phone when this is there
- Mistakes, disasters or something dangerous
- A place where you can find specific data
9 Clues: A thing that the internet connects • The other inventor of the internet • One of the inventors of the internet • A place where you can find specific data • Mistakes, disasters or something dangerous • A thing that connects the internet to devices • People who try to steal personal information by cyberattack • To make another person understand what you're trying to say • ...
Emergency / Cool Jobs / Towns /Transport 2023-12-14
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- - You can buy your medicine and health supply here
- -takes care of animals and care for them
- - situation where accidents, disasters or sudden tragedies happen.
- - Sudden shaking of the ground
- - Smaller than a plane and has turning blade
- - transport that carries patient to hospital.
- - this is where you can get fresh bread, cake and pastry.
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- - taking pictures of wildlife, scenery, and events
- - You leave your home and save yourself from danger.
- - this person puts out fire
- - passengers need to pay if they board this vehicle.
- - Historical, scientific, cultural and relics are kept here for exhibition.
- place where the victims stays and sleep
- large public garden in town use for recreation
14 Clues: - this person puts out fire • - Sudden shaking of the ground • place where the victims stays and sleep • -takes care of animals and care for them • - Smaller than a plane and has turning blade • - transport that carries patient to hospital. • large public garden in town use for recreation • - You can buy your medicine and health supply here • ...
The Puzzle MADNESS!!! 2022-05-11
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- The total number of people in a city or country
- The state of The atmosphere with respect to wind
- The activity or practice of touring
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- One occurring suddenly effecting loss of life
- An unavoidedable danger or risk
- An organized group of people accociated together
- Study of our planet earth or another
7 Clues: An unavoidedable danger or risk • The activity or practice of touring • Study of our planet earth or another • One occurring suddenly effecting loss of life • The total number of people in a city or country • An organized group of people accociated together • The state of The atmosphere with respect to wind
My CrossWord 2021-06-27
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- M_l_i__i_a__on_ (mathematics)
- N_m_ _b_ _s(mathematics)
- G_ _ _ (Art-E.C.A)
- L_ _g_a _ _s (English)
- P_i_ _ _n_s (Art-E.C.A)
- C_ _ft_ (Art-E.C.A)
- L_ tt_ _s (language and literature)
- S_ _ _r_ _t_ _n (mathematics)
- P_e_s (language and literature)
- P_ _s_ _ _n_s (Social Sciences)
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- P_ _n_s_ (natural Sciences)
- A_ _m_l_(Natural Sciences)
- _la_t_(Natural Sciences)
- S_ _ _ (mathematics)
- S_ _ _r_i_ _e_ (Natural Sciences)
- D__is_on_ (mathematics)
- T_ _d_ _ _o_(Social Sciences)
- P_ _c_l_ (Art-E.C.A)
- C_l_ _r_ (Social Sciences)
- Es_ _ry (Social Sciences)
20 Clues: G_ _ _ (Art-E.C.A) • C_ _ft_ (Art-E.C.A) • S_ _ _ (mathematics) • P_ _c_l_ (Art-E.C.A) • L_ _g_a _ _s (English) • D__is_on_ (mathematics) • P_i_ _ _n_s (Art-E.C.A) • _la_t_(Natural Sciences) • N_m_ _b_ _s(mathematics) • Es_ _ry (Social Sciences) • A_ _m_l_(Natural Sciences) • C_l_ _r_ (Social Sciences) • P_ _n_s_ (natural Sciences) • M_l_i__i_a__on_ (mathematics) • ...
Recap 2022-11-19
5 Clues: recent pandemic • deadly pandemic • world's worst chemical disaster • __ disaster is caused by leakage of chemicals • biological disasters are caused by germs from___
Africa Unit 9 Vocabulaury 2017-03-08
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- A disease that slowly attacks and destroys the immune system.
- A limit on the number of imports received during a given amount of time.
- The transformation of an area hat was once suitable for agriculture into desert, ehich is unsuitable.
- A tax on imports.
- The labor or work used to make a good or provide a service.
- Machines, buildings, technology, and money used to make a good or service.
- When a government is strong enough to provide citizens with rights, living facilities, education, wealthy economy, and a government that is free of corruption.
- Range between pure market and pure command economies.
- An economy based on supply and demand.
- The person who thought technology could help Africans and who helped them to get out of poverty and hunger.
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- The lack of safe drinking water that negatively affects development of a country.
- A person who takes a risk by investing their own capital in an attempt to make money on a good or service.
- Growing enough crops to feed yourself and your animals. Very little is left.
- A ban on trade from a certain country, usually for political reasons without having to go to war.
- A severe shortage of food, generally affecting a widespread area and large numbers of people. It can be caused by natural disasters, desertification, and war.
- An economy where the government controls everything.
- countries or nations spending money to develop industries in foreign countries.
- The clearing or cutting of trees to use as fuel for homes, timber, and clearing land.
- The process of a country's wealth increasing over time. It is measured by a country's GDP.
- An economy where people depend on basic agriculture, hunting, and gathering to live.
- Crops that are grown in a large quantity to be sold for money.
- Land that's good for farming.
22 Clues: A tax on imports. • Land that's good for farming. • An economy based on supply and demand. • An economy where the government controls everything. • Range between pure market and pure command economies. • The labor or work used to make a good or provide a service. • A disease that slowly attacks and destroys the immune system. • ...
Ancient Greece 2021-03-24
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- Shrines and priests that could predict future
- the overall winner of the Persian Wars
- Government in Athens where "citizens" voted and help the power
- armies of Greek citizens
- Persian empire builder who allowed conquered people to retain culture
- mythical part man, part bull creature
- People that settled Greek mainland and had first Greek kings
- philosopher who believed in a philosopher-king
- polis dedicated to a warrior lifestyle
- polis that help the most power in the Delian League
- marketplace and an area where Greeks could debate ideas
- Alexander the Great and his father Philip II were from ___
- Philosopher who believed we must question everything
- rule by a few people
- Persia was located in present-day ____
- Part of Greece that juts out from the mainland (where Sparta was located)
- Persian leader who organized the empire into satrapies
- a city-state, small Greek kingdoms
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- Author of the Greek epics "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey"
- philosopher who believed in observation
- rule of the people
- Alexander the Great died due to ___
- Greek column with 2 "scrolls"
- Where Ancient Greeks believed some of the gods lived
- Coming out of the Dark Ages, these leaders seized control by force
- natural disasters that caused the downfall of early groups in the area
- Monotheistic Persian religion
- city state in Italy that was rising in power as Alexander's Empire was falling apart
- Minoan civilization formed on this island
- Killed off many Athenians during the Peloponnesian War
- tight battle formation of Greeks which utilized shields and long spears
- Alexander's Empire stretched as far east as ____
- Greek hero with a fatal flaw in his ankle
- a general who became a powerful leader during Athens' height
- Greek writer who wrote fables with a moral lesson
35 Clues: rule of the people • rule by a few people • armies of Greek citizens • Greek column with 2 "scrolls" • Monotheistic Persian religion • a city-state, small Greek kingdoms • Alexander the Great died due to ___ • mythical part man, part bull creature • the overall winner of the Persian Wars • polis dedicated to a warrior lifestyle • Persia was located in present-day ____ • ...
Government Acronyms 2018-03-28
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- oversees infrastructure
- Brown and black trucks that are seen a lot more near Christmas
- provides grants for artistic endeavors as well as scientific research
- watchdog agency so activities of federal offices stay in bounds with the law
- inspects and grades food
- nickname Fannie Mae
- Carries out delivery of mail
- grants license for radio and television stations
- tracks down criminals who work on a world-wide scale
- oversees the practice of railroads
- certifies foods and cosmetics
- insures deposits people have in banks
- insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners
- issues weather forecasts
- attorney general is head of this department
- department that collects taxes
- gathers information through agents as well as wire tapping and satellite reconnaissance
- reorganized remaining functions of HEW go into this department
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- provides relatively inexpensive electricity to poor rural areas of the South
- provides means for people to have safe, affordable housing, as well as making cities more functional and attractive
- established in 1953 to give assistance to small enterprises
- Does everything to do with exploration of the stars and planets
- nickname Ginnie Mae
- handles terrorist threats
- protects northern land from oil industries
- Department used in the show White Collar
- nickname Freddie Mac
- oversees action in 6 geographical areas of the world
- made after the stock market crash of 1929
- provides loans to farmers who are in need of short term loans
- military alliance with several North American and European countries
- establishes rules for air traffic
- headquarters is the name of a shape
- leads government's response to natural disasters
- when created in 1935 was a major step in the growth of union rights
- highest ranking members of the US military
- protects health of Americans and provides human services
37 Clues: nickname Ginnie Mae • nickname Fannie Mae • nickname Freddie Mac • oversees infrastructure • inspects and grades food • issues weather forecasts • handles terrorist threats • Carries out delivery of mail • certifies foods and cosmetics • department that collects taxes • establishes rules for air traffic • oversees the practice of railroads • headquarters is the name of a shape • ...
Themes of Geography 2023-09-21
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- negative things that make people want to move to a new area
- _____________ characteristics of ways to describe a place such as religion or language
- an area that has unifying characteristics
- this acronym is used to remember the 5 themes of geography
- regions that have no formal boundaries but are understood in mental maps of the world.
- How many themes of geography do people use/particIpate on a daily basis?
- The position on the Earth’s surface
- ways humans have actually changed some part of the physical environment
- coordinates used to describe north or south
- a change in human behavior to cope with environmental conditions
- coordinates used to describe east or west
- How many themes of geography are there?
- regions that are defined by their connections.such as a fanbase of a sports team.
- you participated in this theme when you commuted to school today
- Building a dam or putting in irrigation is this type of human environment interaction.
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- this is the "HE" Mr. Help"
- how places are linked together through goods,people, and ideas.
- residents of the Southeast US must prepare for this type of natural disasters
- facilitates travel and migration
- ____________ location the coordinates of a place
- facilitates the spread of ideas
- What makes one place different from all other places on Earth
- positive aspects that attract people to move to a place such as better jobs
- When the school building is cold student will ___________, and put on a sweater. This is an example of this Human environment interaction type
- types of regions that are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries
- this is a an example of a common movement theme and would be described as a push factor
- ___________ location an example of this would be "Cleveland is 40 minutes north of Akron"
- __________ characteristics ways to describe a place such as landforms and climate.
- ________facilitates the ability to access communication and transportation.
29 Clues: this is the "HE" Mr. Help" • facilitates the spread of ideas • facilitates travel and migration • The position on the Earth’s surface • How many themes of geography are there? • an area that has unifying characteristics • coordinates used to describe east or west • coordinates used to describe north or south • ____________ location the coordinates of a place • ...
Investment Unit 2024-03-20
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- Short-term, time horizon 0-5 years.
- Strategy in which equal amounts of money are invested at regular intervals.
- Person who likes high risk, long term investments
- Currency created and backed by the government without physical commodities.
- Pessimistic stock market
- Optimistic stock market
- Investing all the money into the market that you currently have available.
- Type of mutual fund which follows a particular segment of the market.
- Money contributed to a retirement account, after tax.
- Factors that don't involve the company: Pandemic, inflation, natural disasters.
- Sum of money saved for a particular purpose.
- $7000 is the limit you can deposit into these accounts yearly.
- Process of private company offering shares to public
- Issued by companies with fixed interest rates.
- Distribution of company's earnings to stockholders.
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- Retirement account where money is taxed after you pull it out.
- Long-term, time horizon 10-60 years.
- Describes how big the company is in the stock market.
- Person who likes low risk, short term investments
- Must be 67 to collect, 171 million workers pay for this.
- Must be 59.5 to collect, used mostly for unionized workers, or skilled trades.
- What may happen to your 401k funds if you leave the company.
- 18 to invest in "speculation" or virtual currency.
- Currency with absolutely nothing backing it.
- Factors caused by the company: New products, quality, political views.
- Age you must be to start investing on your own.
- Issued by companies, usually government, with no interest rates.
- Working with a company for a specific amount of time to receive 100% of money in retirement account.
- Increase in the value of assets, usually when sold for a higher amount.
- Security that represents the ownership of a fraction to a company/corporation.
30 Clues: Optimistic stock market • Pessimistic stock market • Short-term, time horizon 0-5 years. • Long-term, time horizon 10-60 years. • Currency with absolutely nothing backing it. • Sum of money saved for a particular purpose. • Issued by companies with fixed interest rates. • Age you must be to start investing on your own. • Person who likes low risk, short term investments • ...
Grade 4 1.1-1.5 Vocab Review Sheet 2023-10-03
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- (adj) showing or feeling concern for someone or something
- (adj) in a very bad way, extremely intense or harsh
- (v) to wait; to be unsure about doing something
- (n) the force that attracts a body to the center of the earth
- (adj) involving a new or original idea or design
- (amount of) (adj) a big amount of something
- (n) the action of one object rubbing against another
- (v) to make changes to the structure of something
- (n) a set sequence in a performance such as dance
- (v) to fall down or give way
- (v) to come up with solutions or ideas in a group
- (n) something that gives you an idea or motivates you
- (n) to be in a favorable position
- (adj) to feel very embarrassed by something or someone
- (n) a new and exciting project
- (n) proof of who you are
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- (v) to tell someone how to do something better
- (v) to press something flat with your hands
- (adv) to really, really want to (v)
- (adj) to do and say things in a kind and respectful way
- (n) a series of steps to achieve a goal
- (n) a problematic event that needs immediate attention.
- (n) damage to something; usually after natural disasters
- (adj) the first of something and not a copy
- (v) to say something in a low voice
- (adj) usually related to formal documents
- (v) to go faster; to gain speed
- (n) a danger or a risk
- (adj) unusually good or outstanding
- (adj) responsible for
- (n) money set aside for a project or event
- (n) to ask for information about something.
- (adv) to do something in a disorganized and thoughtless way
- (n) how well you think about yourself
34 Clues: (adj) responsible for • (n) a danger or a risk • (n) proof of who you are • (v) to fall down or give way • (v) to go faster; to gain speed • (n) a new and exciting project • (n) to be in a favorable position • (adv) to really, really want to (v) • (v) to say something in a low voice • (adj) unusually good or outstanding • (n) how well you think about yourself • ...
World Geography Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-06
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- – the act of moving to a new country to live there permanently
- Region – an area of the Earth’s surface that is unified by a measurable physical or human characteristic
- Factor – a reason that causes people to leave their current location, such as war, poverty, or lack of jobs
- – a spatial division of the Earth’s surface that shares a common characteristic
- Landscape – the physical setting created by humans that reflects the identity and culture of the area
- System – an economic system where decisions about production and consumption are made by individuals and businesses in the marketplace
- – a specific point on the Earth’s surface
- – an area distinguished by unique physical and human characteristics
- – a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life
- – a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
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- – behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
- Economic System – an economic system in which some large-scale business enterprises are government-owned and operated for the benefit of society
- Region – an area of the Earth’s surface that is defined by a perception of the people living there or by the general society and may not be based on objective data
- – the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- Economic System – an economic system in which the means of production are owned by the government for governmental control of resources
- Enterprise – an economic system in which businesses operate largely free from government intervention
- – a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
- Factor – a reason that attracts people to a new location, such as job opportunities, safety, or better living conditions
- – something that contributes to a result or outcome
- Region – an area of the Earth’s surface that is defined by an interaction or connectivity
20 Clues: – a specific point on the Earth’s surface • – something that contributes to a result or outcome • – the act of moving to a new country to live there permanently • – a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something • – an area distinguished by unique physical and human characteristics • ...
Government Agencies 2025-10-09
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- Makes sure that the companies that sell stocks tell the truth.
- It supervises farm production to make sure that prices are fair and farmers get a fair return.
- Freddie Mac
- "This investigates threats of terrorism and foreign intrigue against the country as well as alleged violations of federal criminal law."
- Fannie Mae
- Organizes the national space exploration program.
- This issues weather forecasts and gathers weather data.
- Provides loans for farmers who want to expand.
- Insures the deposits people have in banks.
- Coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government.
- Has more than 300,000 researchers at universities, medical schools, and other organizations.
- Oversees about 300 different programs and accounts for 1/4 of federal spending.
- Delivers mail and maintains post offices.
- The headquarters of this department is a unique shape.
- Leads the federal government's response to natural disasters.
- Develops resources of the area around the Tennessee River.
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- The highest-ranking members of the US military.
- Provides assistance, information, and loans to small businesses.
- Conducts elections for workers to determine things about a union.
- The US organized all its military forces into 11 of these.
- The attorney general is the head of this department.
- They insure some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners.
- Ginnie Mae
- Establishes rules for air traffic.
- Ensures the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and budget guidelines.
- Preserves important documents and records created byt the federal government since its founding.
- Comes up with policies to reduce diseases.
- Regulates communication.
- Collects taxes within the US.
- Analyzes intelligence regarding potential terrorist attacks.
- Provides grants for art and science endeavors.
- This department's mission is to encourage home ownership.
- This oversees infrastructure such as roads, bridges, rail lines, etc.
- Certifies the quality of food and cosmetics and approves drugs.
- Handles programs for veterans.
35 Clues: Ginnie Mae • Fannie Mae • Freddie Mac • Regulates communication. • Collects taxes within the US. • Handles programs for veterans. • Establishes rules for air traffic. • Delivers mail and maintains post offices. • Comes up with policies to reduce diseases. • Insures the deposits people have in banks. • Provides loans for farmers who want to expand. • ...
Unit 4 Vocab: Ecology 2025-11-12
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- A stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species over time.
- A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another organism.
- The variety of life in a particular ecosystem or on Earth as a whole.
- A type of ecological interaction where both species benefit from the relationship.
- The maximum population size that an environment can sustainably support.
- The first species to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems, beginning a chain of ecological succession.
- An interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).
- Non-native species that spread rapidly in new environments, often harming native species and ecosystems.
- The interaction between organisms or species that vie for the same resources in an ecosystem, such as food or space.
- The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in organisms at each successive trophic level of a food chain.
- A factor that limits population size based on the population density, such as disease or competition.
- A relationship between two species where one benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
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- Succession that occurs in an area that previously had soil and organisms but was disturbed, such as after a fire.
- The process by which a large, continuous habitat is broken into smaller, isolated sections.
- A factor that affects population size regardless of population density, like natural disasters.
- The movement of individuals out of a population, decreasing its size.
- The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, often after a disturbance.
- The movement of individuals into a population, increasing its size.
- The ability of an ecosystem to recover after it has been disturbed or damaged.
- Ecological succession that begins in an area where no soil or organisms previously existed, such as after a volcanic eruption.
- The role or function of an organism or species in an ecosystem, including its habitat, diet, and interactions with other organisms.
21 Clues: The movement of individuals into a population, increasing its size. • The variety of life in a particular ecosystem or on Earth as a whole. • The movement of individuals out of a population, decreasing its size. • The maximum population size that an environment can sustainably support. • ...
Toxins in Water and the Environment 2021-10-23
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- True or false: climate change is influencing the type and quantity of marine toxins we come in contact with.
- This compound can be found concentrated in fish, and is a powerful toxin of the central nervous system.
- This is one of the most potent natural poisons, often found in lakes. It's named after the color that the algae produces...
- Organophosphates can spill off into water supplies, requiring the use of this drug to reverse the symptoms.
- These chemicals were introduced in the 1940s via the manufacturing industry, and are currently being evaluated for their ability to cause cancer, infertility, and immunocompromise. They are present in drinking water, air, food, and soil, and take years to break down.
- This chemical toxin is used to manufacture fireworks and rocket propellants. Its effects include inhibiting iodine absorption by thyroid glands, which can cause learning disabilities in children.
- Rain can cause organophosphates to run off into bodies of water. What are the effects of organophosphates on acetylcholinesterase?
- The world's most venomous fish, the stonefish, produces a toxin that disrupts which ion channels?
- There are reports of patients getting this treatment contaminated with cyanobacteria that has resulted in hepatic failure.
- The EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. Which state has the most number of Superfund sites?
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- What is the best treatment for tetrodotoxin?
- Shellfish poisoning can result in diarrhea, vomiting, headache, and loss of what?
- The stonefish secretes a neurotoxin from this anatomical location. Be careful where you put your feet in a coral reef- you just might encounter one!
- This jellyfish has been deemed the "world's most venomous creature". Its toxin can causes cells to leak potassium, resulting in rapid hyperkalemia, cardiovascular collapse, and death in as quickly as 2 minutes!
- When a volcano erupts, there is a concern for this element to dissipate and cause acute symptoms like nasal and ocular inflammation, pulmonary edema, or cardiac arrhythmia.
- This element revolutionized purification of water for drinking purposes.
- There's a reason why a sushi chef has to train for years!
- Tetrodotoxin inhibits what type of channels?
- This TB drug has also been shown to be an effective antidote against cyanotoxins.
- Scombroid poisoning occurs as a result of this compound. Hint: it's converted from histidine via bacterial overgrowth in the fish...
- This carcinogenic compound is produced from the decay of uranium and thorium in rocks.
21 Clues: What is the best treatment for tetrodotoxin? • Tetrodotoxin inhibits what type of channels? • There's a reason why a sushi chef has to train for years! • This element revolutionized purification of water for drinking purposes. • Shellfish poisoning can result in diarrhea, vomiting, headache, and loss of what? • ...
Module 1 Quiz 2023-09-07
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- One of the strongest typhoons in the Philippines. It brought flash floods, landslides, and storm surges and displaced more than 270,000 people in Regions I, II, III, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and the National Capital Region (NCR).
- It was the worst factory fire the Philippines has ever seen as it lasted for seven hours.
- It is an epidemic spread to people through contact with infected body lice.
- Considered as one of deadliest fire in Philippine history. It is ruled out as arson and they were able to determine that the fire started from a short-circuit in the ceiling between the fabric and furniture sections of the mall’s third level.
- It is an emergency management term used to identify an incident involving human remains that can be located, identified and processed for final disposition by available response resources.
- Creation of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters
- Catastrophic events that result from any of the Earth's natural phenomena
- It overwhelms all local resources that are needed to find, identify, and process final disposition of all victims
- Considered as one of the deadliest typhoon with a death toll of 465 people and damage worth ₱27.3 billion.
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- A catastrophic event that is caused by a malfunction of a technology system.
- In August 2010,a dismissed policeman armed with automatic rifle, seized the bus in Manila with mostly Hong Kong tourists in a bid to demand reinstatement. This resulted to 9 deaths.
- It is the largest and most-destructive volcanic event in recorded history
- a highly contagious respiratory disease in pigs caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses.
- Extreme hazardous events that are caused by human beings
- An infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
- A devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s
- Considered the deadliest dam disaster in history. Heavy rainfall caused the dam to collapse, leading to a catastrophic flood.
- It is any occurrence that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area.
- It is an event of serious magnitude, causing severe damage to life and property.
- The focus is on tending to the survivors and not handling decedents.
20 Clues: Extreme hazardous events that are caused by human beings • The focus is on tending to the survivors and not handling decedents. • It is the largest and most-destructive volcanic event in recorded history • Catastrophic events that result from any of the Earth's natural phenomena • It is an epidemic spread to people through contact with infected body lice. • ...
Community Vocabulary 2024-06-21
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- Educational institutions that provide instruction and learning opportunities for children and adults in a community.
- capital The networks, relationships, and trust that exist within a community, which can facilitate cooperation and collective action.
- The act of supporting or promoting a cause or issue in order to bring about change or improvements within a community.
- businesses Commercial enterprises that operate within a specific community, serving the needs of local residents.
- engagement The active participation and involvement of community members in addressing local issues and shaping their shared environment.
- The presence of different races, ethnicities, religions, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds within a community.
- The statistical characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, race, income, and education level.
- The process of redevelopment or renovation within a community, often leading to increased property values and the displacement of lower-income residents.
- The systems, services, and facilities that enable the movement of people and goods within a community.
- groups Groups of people who donate their time and skills to support or improve their community.
- A distinct area within a larger community, often defined by geographic boundaries or shared characteristics.
- A group of people who live in the same area and share common characteristics, interests, or goals.
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- The ability of a community to meet its current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- The act of working together towards a common goal or purpose, often involving various stakeholders within a community.
- The various types of residential buildings and living accommodations available within a community.
- The customs, traditions, and way of life that are shared by a community.
- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for a community to function, such as roads, utilities, and public services.
- participation The active involvement of citizens in the democratic processes and decision-making that affect their community.
- leaders Individuals or groups who hold positions of influence and responsibility within a community.
- The ability of a community to withstand and recover from challenges, such as natural disasters, economic downturns, or social upheaval.
- planning The process of designing and managing the physical and social development of a community, particularly in urban areas.Rural communities Communities located in non-urban, predominantly agricultural or natural areas.
- spaces -Areas within a community that are accessible and open to the public, such as parks, plazas, and community centers.
- development The process of improving the economic, social, and environmental conditions within a community.
- organizations Organizations that are not driven by the goal of making a profit, but rather by a mission to serve the community.
- The total number of people living within a defined geographic area, such as a community, city, or country.
25 Clues: The customs, traditions, and way of life that are shared by a community. • groups Groups of people who donate their time and skills to support or improve their community. • The various types of residential buildings and living accommodations available within a community. • ...
MyView Vocab U5W2 2024-11-17
UNIT-05 CROSSWORD PUZZLE KCE-079 2021-12-06
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- Even _____ factors can define vulnerability ,Dynamic ,Scale-Dependent , Site-Specific.
- homes are less likely to collapse in an earthquake, but are more vulnerable to ____.
- Vulnerability can be defined as __________ to a negative outcome or the state of being unprotected from some type of danger or harmful experience.
- ___________ vulnerability is defined as a function of environmental exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
- Vulnerability may be determined by aspects such as population density levels, remoteness of a settlement, the site, design and materials used for critical infrastructure and for housing (UNISDR).
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- addition to ________ conditions and natural disasters, non-physical aspects such as population also affect the existence of environmental vulnerability.
- of Vulnerability are ______ dimensional can be categorized as physical, social, economic, environmental, institutional.
- is the inability to ______ a hazard or to respond when a disaster has occurred.
- People who are vulnerable may experience _____ of anxiety, fear, and apprehension due to the risk they experience for some type of harm.
- instance, people who live on plains are more vulnerable to ________ than people who live higher up.
- The ____________ of a disaster depends on both the physical nature of the extreme event and the social nature of the human populations affected by the event.
- / ________ is the potential for loss, damage or destruction of assets or data caused by a cyber threat.
- _______ of vulnerability vary, to a large extent, according to the individual capacity to cope with and to adapt to hazards or crises.
13 Clues: is the inability to ______ a hazard or to respond when a disaster has occurred. • homes are less likely to collapse in an earthquake, but are more vulnerable to ____. • Even _____ factors can define vulnerability ,Dynamic ,Scale-Dependent , Site-Specific. • instance, people who live on plains are more vulnerable to ________ than people who live higher up. • ...
Cold War 2025-05-02
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- A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies from 1947 to 1991.
- The NASA mission that landed the first humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
- A 1964 incident involving U.S. naval destroyers and North Vietnamese forces, leading to increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- A U.S. foreign policy strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism abroad during the Cold War.
- The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration; a U.S. government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research.
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- A U.S. government department created in response to the 9/11 attacks, focusing on protecting the United States from terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
- Violent acts intended to create fear and achieve political goals, often targeting civilians.
- A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society in which all property is publicly owned.
- A conflict between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953, involving international support for both sides.
- A conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1955 to 1975 involving North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
- A 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
- A U.S. initiative launched in 1948 to aid Western Europe's economic recovery after World War II.
13 Clues: The NASA mission that landed the first humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969. • The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. • Violent acts intended to create fear and achieve political goals, often targeting civilians. • A U.S. initiative launched in 1948 to aid Western Europe's economic recovery after World War II. • ...
Natural farming regions of Zimbabawe 2023-12-05
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- a border town in natural farming region 5
- is grown in natural farming region 1
- a drought tolerant crop grown in natural farming region 4
- a city in natural farming region 4
- found in naturala farming region 2
- a crop grown in natural farming region 2
- this region receives more than 1000 mm of rainfall
- a natural farming region where sugar can is grown under irrigation
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- plantations of this are found in natural region 1
- this region receives 450 - 650 mm of rainfall
- a natural farming region with less than 400mm of rainfall per annum
- bananas are grown in this area in natural region 1
- found in natural farming region 1
- is grown under irrigation in this farming region
- an area in natural farming region 1
15 Clues: found in natural farming region 1 • a city in natural farming region 4 • found in naturala farming region 2 • an area in natural farming region 1 • is grown in natural farming region 1 • a crop grown in natural farming region 2 • a border town in natural farming region 5 • this region receives 450 - 650 mm of rainfall • is grown under irrigation in this farming region • ...
UNIT-05 CROSSWORD PUZZLE KCE-079 2021-12-06
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- The ____________ of a disaster depends on both the physical nature of the extreme event and the social nature of the human populations affected by the event.
- homes are less likely to collapse in an earthquake, but are more vulnerable to ____.
- addition to ________ conditions and natural disasters, non-physical aspects such as population also affect the existence of environmental vulnerability.
- instance, people who live on plains are more vulnerable to ________ than people who live higher up.
- is the inability to ______ a hazard or to respond when a disaster has occurred.
- Vulnerability can be defined as __________ to a negative outcome or the state of being unprotected from some type of danger or harmful experience.
- Even _____ factors can define vulnerability ,Dynamic ,Scale-Dependent , Site-Specific.
- / _________is one of the most important human factors in vulnerability.
- Wealth affects vulnerability in several ______
- _______ of vulnerability vary, to a large extent, according to the individual capacity to cope with and to adapt to hazards or crises.
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- People who are vulnerable may experience _____ of anxiety, fear, and apprehension due to the risk they experience for some type of harm.
- ___________ vulnerability is defined as a function of environmental exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
- / ________ is the potential for loss, damage or destruction of assets or data caused by a cyber threat.
- Vulnerability may be determined by aspects such as population density levels, remoteness of a settlement, the site, design and materials used for critical infrastructure and for housing (UNISDR).
- The____ are less able to afford housing and other infrastructure that can withstand extreme events.
- of Vulnerability are ______ dimensional can be categorized as physical, social, economic, environmental, institutional.
16 Clues: Wealth affects vulnerability in several ______ • / _________is one of the most important human factors in vulnerability. • is the inability to ______ a hazard or to respond when a disaster has occurred. • homes are less likely to collapse in an earthquake, but are more vulnerable to ____. • ...
Migrant Youths Face Perils, Uncertainty at US Border 2021-05-14
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- The Biden administration has retained the policy expelling ____ migrants as well as families with older children.
- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the _______President, recently told reporters his administration will open shelters on the ______side of the border.
- Under President Joe Biden, the United States has opened about 14 new _____ to house migrant youths.
- Unaccompanied minors intercepted at the ______undergo a two-step process before they are released to close relatives in the United States.
- The five protected grounds for asylum are persecution due to : ____, religion, nationality, political opinion, or their particular social group.
- The White House has made it clear that asking for asylum does not guarantee permanent _________in the U.S.
- Biden’s administration stated, “many people are not going to get their _______claims in the US and it is possible that they will return to their country of origin at the end of that process,”
- Many unauthorized border crossers say they seek to escape __________, poverty and, in many cases, the effects of natural disasters.
- Tens of thousands of unaccompanied _____ have been intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, forcing t
- Within 72 ____ minors must be transferred to the facilities designed to accommodate the needs of children.
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- Mexican state that borders US/Texas
- As of April 22, more than 23,000 migrant _______remained in U.S. custody.
- Large swaths of Central America were devastated by ___________coinciding with the coronavirus pandemic that has stunted recovery efforts.
- Border town in Texas
- The _____administration had to scramble to identify additional facilities — some makeshift — to house unaccompanied minors.
- To seek asylum in the United States, a person must demonstrate they fear persecution in their home ______
- Many escaping violence, poverty in their home countries pay huge sums to smugglers and endanger themselves to cross US _____
17 Clues: Border town in Texas • Mexican state that borders US/Texas • As of April 22, more than 23,000 migrant _______remained in U.S. custody. • Under President Joe Biden, the United States has opened about 14 new _____ to house migrant youths. • To seek asylum in the United States, a person must demonstrate they fear persecution in their home ______ • ...
health problems and disasters 2016-05-27
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- This water vapour makes it sometimes impossible to see the road.
- Wet and warm
- If you head is not OK, you get a .................
- Very strong wind: might take off you hat in a blink of an eye.
- Water covers everything.
- That where you get pains when your have bronchitis
- A general ...
- Accident and ...
- A wild tropical storm with wild winds
- The room where the patient stays, sometimes forever.
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- That what you feel in your abdomen if you ate something bad.
- If your body can't bear certain chemicals, that means you are ... to them.
- This loud sound comes after lightning.
- A period of abonormally scorching weather.
- Crazy wind that moves in a circle.
- A thunder..., a snow...
- Strong but short rain
17 Clues: Wet and warm • A general ... • Accident and ... • Strong but short rain • A thunder..., a snow... • Water covers everything. • Crazy wind that moves in a circle. • A wild tropical storm with wild winds • This loud sound comes after lightning. • A period of abonormally scorching weather. • If you head is not OK, you get a ................. • ...
Natural Selection Homework 2022-04-02
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- A group of organisms of the same species, living in one specific area at one time
- Occurs when phenotypes in the middle of the range are selected against
- Occurs when phenotypes at both extremes of the phenotypic distribution are selected against
- Traits than an entire population has because they help them better fit in their environment
- Occurs when one of two extreme phenotypes is selected for
- When populations grow exponentially, with the species producing more individuals than an environment's resources can support
- This is caused by random mutations that create differences in organisms
- Type of adaptation that is an action the organism chooses to do
- When an individual gets used to their environment and changes their behavior to get more comfortable
- The emergence of new species (usually one splitting into two)
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- The changing of organisms over time
- Type of adaptation that is a certain feature or shape of the body
- Organisms with traits that allow them to survive and reproduce pass on their genes
- An organism’s ability to survive and reproduce
- Occurs when organisms must fight to survive because resources or mates become scarce
- Type of adaptation where a special function is enacted by part of the body
- External agents which affect an organism’s ability to survive in a given environment
- Traveled to the Galapagos Islands and founded the theory of evolution
18 Clues: The changing of organisms over time • An organism’s ability to survive and reproduce • Occurs when one of two extreme phenotypes is selected for • The emergence of new species (usually one splitting into two) • Type of adaptation that is an action the organism chooses to do • Type of adaptation that is a certain feature or shape of the body • ...
Australia's Natural Wonders 2015-03-18
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- What is the aboriginal name for Ayer's Rock?
- These huge black and orange striped sandstone domes are situated in the far north of WA. They were formed over the last 20 million years by erosion and river movements and were kept a secret by locals until 1982.
- These naturally rounded and oval boulders in the Northern Territory are believed by some aborigines to be the eggs of the rainbow serpent. (two words)
- It is rarely full but when it is, it is the largest lake in Australia. It’s also the lowest point in Australia (15m below sea level). It is Lake ..?
- These natural limestone stacks rise out of the water near the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. (two words)
- Off the coast of SA this place has an abundance of wildlife including koalas, echidnas and seals. It is Kangaroo __________ .
- These eerie-looking limestone pillars are located in the Nambung National Park, 250km north of Perth.
- This 280km coral reef is 1 200km north of Perth. It is well known for viewings of the whale shark, the world’s largest fish species.
- Although long-known to the aborigines these were 'discovered' in the 1820s by Charles Throsby. They are Fitzroy _ _ _ _ _.
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- These 340 million year old NSW caves are the world's oldest open cave system. What is the name of these caves?
- This NT National Park has some ‘monster’ crocodiles.
- Australia’s most famous coral reef. (three word)
- Their names are Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo.They are the …? (two words)
- This vast area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semiarid country is just north of the Great Australian Bight. It is the __________ Plain.
- The oils given off from eucalyptus forests in the Jamison Valley, NSW, give these their name. (two words)
- At 2 2228m the highest mountain on the Australian mainland is _ _ Kosciuszko. (abbreviation)
- Known to the aborigines as Kata Tjuta (meaning ‘many heads’)) they are about 30km from Uluru and are made up of 36 rounded domes, with the tallest being 200m higher than Uluru. They are The …?
- The Blue _ _ _ _ at Mt Gambia, South Australia, is in the crater of an extinct volcano.
18 Clues: What is the aboriginal name for Ayer's Rock? • Australia’s most famous coral reef. (three word) • This NT National Park has some ‘monster’ crocodiles. • Their names are Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo.They are the …? (two words) • The Blue _ _ _ _ at Mt Gambia, South Australia, is in the crater of an extinct volcano. • ...
Darwin & Natural Selection 2015-03-03
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- Some finches from south america found their way to the Galapagos where they became______ from other finches.
- Individuals do not choose to acquire traits; the___determines what traits will survive.
- An inherited trait that helps individuals to survive in a certain environment.
- Darwin traveled to South America, the Galapagos, and ________ to study natural selection.
- Darwin uses the phrase “descent with ______” to describe the process of evolution.
- Darwin's voyage led to the theory of? (Two words)
- Darwin published his ideas in his book ______ in 1859.(Three words)
- How long was Darwin's journey? (Two words)
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- Environmental; conditions and years of breeding gave rise to specialized versions of the ____ finch.
- Every species tends to produce more individuals than can survive maturity.
- artificial selection is selectively breeding__traits
- The individuals of a population have many characteristics that differ.
- Each species of finch was similar except that their ___ developed to best for their diet
- evolution does not always produce the “fittest” organisms, just those that are “fit” enough to _____ _______.(Two words)
- Some individuals survive longer and reproduce more than others do.
- How many types of species of finches did Darwin collect?
- Natural selection works on _______ not individuals.
- Naturalist who collected and studied live and fossil specimens during a voyage on the H.M.S beagle.(Two words)
18 Clues: How long was Darwin's journey? (Two words) • Darwin's voyage led to the theory of? (Two words) • Natural selection works on _______ not individuals. • artificial selection is selectively breeding__traits • How many types of species of finches did Darwin collect? • Some individuals survive longer and reproduce more than others do. • ...
Natural Selection Crossword 2023-03-23
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- living things, such as plants, animals and bacteria
- something in the environment that affects an individual's chances of surviving
- a graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
- a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- a trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- the person who supervises interns during a project
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- a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- a serious disease caused by parasites spread to humans by mosquitoes
- the process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
- an instruction for making a protein molecule
- any difference in traits between individual organisms
- a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein
- the number of individuals with each trait in a population
- a group of individuals born and living at about the same time
- a related organism from a previous generation
- a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
- a way of hiding by looking the same as the background
- a specific characteristic of an individual organism
18 Clues: an instruction for making a protein molecule • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes • a related organism from a previous generation • the person who supervises interns during a project • living things, such as plants, animals and bacteria • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • any difference in traits between individual organisms • ...
Michigan's Natural Resources 2021-02-23
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- a type of animal that lives in the water.
- used to make long lasting structures
- a place where many trees grow.
- a source of power
- a type of rock made out of bits of animal shells.
- greenish fruit
- living things that aren’t human or animals.
- type of wet biome
- a common substance, calcium sulfate
- loose rock particles
- small red fruit
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- Dunes lots of sand, located in Michigan
- a reddish metal/element
- a substance that turns purple at room temperature.
- used for food
- southern American plant
- a type of beet.
- a colorful fruit that grows on trees.
18 Clues: used for food • greenish fruit • a type of beet. • small red fruit • a source of power • type of wet biome • loose rock particles • a reddish metal/element • southern American plant • a place where many trees grow. • used to make long lasting structures • a common substance, calcium sulfate • a colorful fruit that grows on trees. • Dunes lots of sand, located in Michigan • ...
India’s Natural Resources 2022-11-28
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- products like plastic and cosmetics are made from ________________.
- the most important source of water in India is ____
- ______ soil getts its name because of the red iron chemicals in the soil. It is found mainly in some parts of the deccan platue and in the north east. this soil that is found in valleys and plains is fertile; otherwise the soil is not very fertile
- both solar and wind energies are _____ energies that do not pollute the environment
- in the north and north-east of india,______ soil is found. This soil has lot of gravel and is found in mountain parts.
- when reqiured the gates are opened and the water is _____________. (let out)
- the natural environment for creatures to live in is called their ________.
- fresh water is so precious that it can be called 'wet _______'
- _______ depend on it for their crops.
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- the water that is let out from the dams is used for crops to generate power called ____________ power. (water)
- _________ soil has a lot of aluminium and is not very fertile. It is found in the hilly regions of north-east and south.
- ________ soil is fertile, fine and sticky asit has a lot of clay. It is found in western and central india.
- some rivers in india have ____ built across them, which help to store the river water.
- ________________ minerals are minerals that aren't metals.
- india has been gifted with _______ natural resources (various/very few)
- __________ soil is sandy and des not hold much water. It is found in north-western part of india.
- _________ soil is carried by rivers onto plains and is extremely fertile.The great northern plain and the coastal plains have this soil. The delta region of west bengal also has this soil.
- many animals are being killed for their _______, horns,skin and fur
18 Clues: _______ depend on it for their crops. • the most important source of water in India is ____ • ________________ minerals are minerals that aren't metals. • fresh water is so precious that it can be called 'wet _______' • products like plastic and cosmetics are made from ________________. • many animals are being killed for their _______, horns,skin and fur • ...
Natural Selection Vocab 2024-02-22
Across
- The production of more of a product, commodity, or substance than is wanted or needed.
- The condition of being physically fit and healthy.
- Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution..
- The process of choosing animals that meet the requirements of the breeding objective and will, in a breeding enterprise, pass particular traits onto their progeny.
- The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
- Traits that promote an organism's success in a particular environment.
- The process by which humans choose individual organisms with certain phenotypic trait values for breeding.
- A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat,
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- The activity or condition of competing.
- Relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.
- Produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties.
- The continued existence of organisms which are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others, as a concept in the Darwinian theory of evolution.
- All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
- A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
- The action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- Physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
18 Clues: The activity or condition of competing. • Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution.. • The condition of being physically fit and healthy. • The action or process of adapting or being adapted. • All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country. • Physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms. • ...
natural resource puzzle 2023-10-13
Across
- happens when a climax community or intermediate community is impacted by a disturbance
- represents feeding relationships within a community
- a mechanism of evolution
- nonliving organisms in an ecosystem
- a type of symbiotic relationship where all species benefit from their interactions
- essential for the processes that support all life
- living organisms of an ecosystem
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- a community of interacting organisms
- used to identify different organisms, based the organism's observable traits
- the study of the relationships between living organisms
- happens when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
- an organism that feeds on other organisms
- Association between two different organisms wherein one benefits at the expense of the other
- a diverse group of organisms that interact with each other in a common location
- a group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area
- a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter
- an organism that creates its own food or energy
- regions of the hydroshere and atmosphere occupied by organisms
18 Clues: a mechanism of evolution • living organisms of an ecosystem • nonliving organisms in an ecosystem • a community of interacting organisms • an organism that feeds on other organisms • an organism that creates its own food or energy • essential for the processes that support all life • represents feeding relationships within a community • ...
