natural disasters Crossword Puzzles
Organisms, Ecosystems, and Populations: Impact of Natural Disasters 2025-09-09
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- a group of people or animals living in the same place at the same time.
- an event that happens naturally and can cause damage to the Earth, community, and habitats.
- a natural disaster that happens when part of a mountain or steep slope breaks off and falls.
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- a huge wave that comes up onto land and destroys everything in its path.
- a storm with strong winds that form in a cyclone or cone shape.
- a natural disaster that occurs when the plates in the earth's crust rub together and cause the earth to shake.
- a group of food chains that overlap and interconnect.
- a natural disaster that is cyclical, occurs along coastlines, and has very strong winds and rains.
- an uncontrolled fire that usually starts in a forest.
- a natural disaster caused by a large amount of rain that overflows a river or lake and flows onto land.
10 Clues: a group of food chains that overlap and interconnect. • an uncontrolled fire that usually starts in a forest. • a storm with strong winds that form in a cyclone or cone shape. • a group of people or animals living in the same place at the same time. • a huge wave that comes up onto land and destroys everything in its path. • ...
Cabinet Departments 2025-12-09
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- manages the United States' nuclear infrastructure and administers the country's energy policy.
- works to improve the security of the United States. The Department's work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity.
- provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues.
- advises the President and leads the nation in foreign policy issues. It also negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities and represents the United States at the United Nations.
- is responsible for planning and coordinating federal transportation projects. It also sets safety regulations for all major modes of transportation.
- provides the military forces needed to deter war, and to protect the security of the United States.
- enforces federal laws, seeks just punishment for the guilty, and ensures the fair and impartial administration of fair consequences
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- administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance. The Department also works to ensure fair and equal housing opportunities for all.
- is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access for students of all ages.
- works with businesses, universities, communities, and the Nation’s workers to promote job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, and improved standards of living for Americans.
- administers federal work laws to guarantee workers' rights to fair, safe, and healthy working conditions, including minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, protection against employment discrimination, and unemployment insurance.
- presides over the U.S. Senate and takes over the role of president of the United States if the president is unable to perform their duties.
- runs programs benefiting veterans and members of their families. It offers education opportunities and rehabilitation services and provides compensation payments for disabilities or death related to military service, home loan guaranties, pensions, burials, and health care that includes the services of nursing homes, clinics, and medical centers.
- manages public lands and minerals, national parks, and wildlife refuges and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes and Native Alaskans. Additionally, they are responsible for endangered species conservation and other environmental conservation efforts.
- manages federal finances by collecting taxes and paying bills and by managing currency, government accounts and public debt.
15 Clues: provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues. • manages the United States' nuclear infrastructure and administers the country's energy policy. • provides the military forces needed to deter war, and to protect the security of the United States. • ...
National Preparedness Month 2023-08-22
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- Learn first aid and ___.
- One gallon a day per person for 3 days.
- Plan for your ________ if you need help evacuating.
- Know what kind of _____ and emergencies are most common in your area.
- Make a ____ for what you will do during an emergency.
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- A good _____ plan includes writing down and storing phone numbers other than your cellphone.
- Include copies of your important _________ in your emergency supply kits.
- Keep a _____ radio tuned to your local emergency station.
- Discuss your emergency plans with your _____.
- Make a ___ of Emergency Supplies.
- Sign up for warning and _____.
- Have a plan for yourself and your ____.
12 Clues: Learn first aid and ___. • Sign up for warning and _____. • Make a ___ of Emergency Supplies. • One gallon a day per person for 3 days. • Have a plan for yourself and your ____. • Discuss your emergency plans with your _____. • Plan for your ________ if you need help evacuating. • Make a ____ for what you will do during an emergency. • ...
Evolution & Natural Selection 2023-03-16
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- The variety of living things in a given area (habitat, ecosystem)
- caused by difference in genes, which results in different characteristics
- inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
- A type of drug resistance where a microorganism has developed the ability to survive exposure to an antibiotic
- Preserved remains in animals
- Evolution of one or more closely related species into different species
- the theory that evolutionary traits can be explained by competition
- the end of a species
- Genetic drift that results from an event that drastically reduces the size of a population
- a branching diagram showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among species
- Genetic drift that occurs after a small number of individuals colonize a new area
- a group of organisms have a common descendent
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- the process of grouping things based on their similarities
- The transfer of alleles of genes from one population to the other
- the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
- Who proposed the idea of natural selection
- a selective agent acts on a population and results in the same organism having more offspring
- the gradual change in genetics (and traits) of a species over time
- The gradual process by which something changes into a different form
- consists of all genes, including all the different alleles, that are present in a population
20 Clues: the end of a species • Preserved remains in animals • Who proposed the idea of natural selection • a group of organisms have a common descendent • the process of grouping things based on their similarities • The transfer of alleles of genes from one population to the other • The variety of living things in a given area (habitat, ecosystem) • ...
GCSE Natural Hazards 2020-01-01
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- Long ____ responses are delayed large scale assistance to rebuild and reconstruct so as to return people's lives back to normal.
- Giant Wave created by tectonic activity underwater such as an Earthquake, volcanic eruption or landslide
- Identifying actions people can take in advance of a natural hazard to reduce their risk
- Using past evidence and data to predict when and where a natural hazard may occur
- People get this from designing structures to withstand the effects of natural hazards
- When a river discharges / contains more water than its capacity and water spills over the top of the river onto the floodplain
- Name of a tropical storm typically in Eastern Asia
- Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates sliding in opposite directions or in the same direction at different speeds
- The rapid and sudden movement a large volume of snow downhill
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- This is the rapid and sudden movement of soil that has become waterlogged down a slope or rock/cliff race
- _______ Effect is damage directly from the natural hazards including damage to a building, closure of transport networks, deaths and injuries
- Using scientific equipment to detect advanced warning signs of natural hazards
- Blocks of rock that slide down a cliff or rock face
- Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates moving apart from one another
- Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates moving towards one another
- _______ Effect is additional damage, deaths or injuries as a result of a primary effect having a knock-on affect such as Tsunami, fires, landslides and disease
- The earth's crust is split into ______ plates which move independently of one another
- The type of response which is quick local actions taken to search and rescue survivors by providing medicine, food, water and emergency shelter
- The plate _____ is the edge of tectonic plates which adjoin one another
19 Clues: Name of a tropical storm typically in Eastern Asia • Blocks of rock that slide down a cliff or rock face • The rapid and sudden movement a large volume of snow downhill • The plate _____ is the edge of tectonic plates which adjoin one another • Using scientific equipment to detect advanced warning signs of natural hazards • ...
GCSE Natural Hazards 2020-01-01
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- The rapid and sudden movement a large volume of snow downhill
- This is the rapid and sudden movement of soil that has become waterlogged down a slope or rock/cliff race
- People get this from designing structures to withstand the effects of natural hazards
- The type of response which is quick local actions taken to search and rescue survivors by providing medicine, food, water and emergency shelter
- Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates moving apart from one another
- Long ____ responses are delayed large scale assistance to rebuild and reconstruct so as to return people's lives back to normal.
- Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates moving towards one another
- The earth's crust is split into ______ plates which move independently of one another
- _______ Effect is damage directly from the natural hazards including damage to a building, closure of transport networks, deaths and injuries
- Giant Wave created by tectonic activity underwater such as an Earthquake, volcanic eruption or landslide
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- _______ Effect is additional damage, deaths or injuries as a result of a primary effect having a knock-on affect such as Tsunami, fires, landslides and disease
- Identifying actions people can take in advance of a natural hazard to reduce their risk
- Blocks of rock that slide down a cliff or rock face
- When a river discharges / contains more water than its capacity and water spills over the top of the river onto the floodplain
- Using scientific equipment to detect advanced warning signs of natural hazards
- Type of tectonic boundary between two tectonic plates sliding in opposite directions or in the same direction at different speeds
- The plate _____ is the edge of tectonic plates which adjoin one another
- Using past evidence and data to predict when and where a natural hazard may occur
- Name of a tropical storm typically in Eastern Asia
19 Clues: Name of a tropical storm typically in Eastern Asia • Blocks of rock that slide down a cliff or rock face • The rapid and sudden movement a large volume of snow downhill • The plate _____ is the edge of tectonic plates which adjoin one another • Using scientific equipment to detect advanced warning signs of natural hazards • ...
Natural Selection Crossword 2025-05-20
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- way of hiding by looking the same as the background
- receive genes from a parent
- characteristic that all members of a species have
- specific characteristic of an individual organism
- long piece of DNA that contains many genes
- group of individuals born and living at about the same time
- trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- number of individuals with each trait in a population
- idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
- event or process that leads to a result or change
- difference in traits between individual organisms
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- random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- result or change that happens because of an event or process
- graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group
- group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group
- stay alive
- related organism from a previous generation
- process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
- type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
19 Clues: stay alive • receive genes from a parent • long piece of DNA that contains many genes • related organism from a previous generation • characteristic that all members of a species have • specific characteristic of an individual organism • event or process that leads to a result or change • difference in traits between individual organisms • ...
Natural Law Crossword 2025-09-23
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- The Christian claim that the laws of nature are an expression of God’s ______.
- God’s unchanging moral and natural order shows His ______.
- “In the beginning was the ______” (John 1:1).
- The assumption that the laws of nature remain constant over time is rooted in God’s ______.
- The divine ______ ensures that natural laws are reliable and consistent.
- The belief that science can exist apart from God rests on human ______.
- Without God, science loses a rational ______.
- God’s ongoing control and sustaining of the universe.
- The revelation of God through His created world is called ______ revelation.
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- Natural laws are consistent because they reflect God’s ______ character.
- God’s act of speaking the universe into being by His word.
- The unchanging and perfect character of God is called His ______.
- Human reason and logic are possible because people are made in God’s ______.
- The Bible teaches that God is not a God of chaos but of ______.
- God’s ______ over all creation guarantees the reliability of natural law.
- The eternal truth of God’s Word is the ultimate ______ for knowledge.
- God’s commands in creation that are not arbitrary but reflect His nature.
- The source of true wisdom and knowledge (Proverbs 1:7).
- Science depends on the biblical belief that the world is ______ and not chaotic.
19 Clues: “In the beginning was the ______” (John 1:1). • Without God, science loses a rational ______. • God’s ongoing control and sustaining of the universe. • The source of true wisdom and knowledge (Proverbs 1:7). • God’s act of speaking the universe into being by His word. • God’s unchanging moral and natural order shows His ______. • ...
Natural Disaster 2017-05-10
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- a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- a localized, violently destructive windstorm
- an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly.
- a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust
- an unusually large sea wave produced by a sea quake or undersea volcanic eruption.
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- a mountain or hill, usually having a cup like crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it.
- any large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to extinguish.
- a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
- a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward.
- storm with a violent wind
- a storm with hail.
- the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
12 Clues: a storm with hail. • storm with a violent wind • a localized, violently destructive windstorm • a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust • any large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to extinguish. • a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops. • ...
Natural Resources 2021-03-22
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- Type of fuel from plants, trees, and other organic matter
- and resources for future generations
- Uses the sun to generate electricity
- Using resources now, but protecting the
- Coal, oil, and gas (6,4)
- ? roots that hold up tall trees
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- Tallest tree of the rainforest
- Vines that go from tree to tree in search of sunlight
- Plants that grow on trees in the rainforest
- This layer gives the rainforest its green colour from above
- The top layer of the soil profile - made up mainly of dead plants
- Formed from the remains of dead animals
12 Clues: Coal, oil, and gas (6,4) • Tallest tree of the rainforest • ? roots that hold up tall trees • and resources for future generations • Uses the sun to generate electricity • Using resources now, but protecting the • Formed from the remains of dead animals • Plants that grow on trees in the rainforest • Vines that go from tree to tree in search of sunlight • ...
natural selection 2021-11-16
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- better adapted organisms live
- defense mechanism that hides organisms
- develop gradually
- difference in DNA between populations
- scientist who discovered natural selection
- group of organisms that share traits
- being used to a climate
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- something being passed down
- all species gradually change over time
- had a different pov on theory of evolution
- error in gene spliting that adds a new trait a special part of your body that is distinct
- an idea that has evidence but is a belief
12 Clues: develop gradually • being used to a climate • something being passed down • better adapted organisms live • group of organisms that share traits • difference in DNA between populations • all species gradually change over time • defense mechanism that hides organisms • an idea that has evidence but is a belief • had a different pov on theory of evolution • ...
Natural Selection 2021-11-17
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- species are related and gradually change over time
- the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations
- a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
- the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change
- darwin's______of evolution by natural selection
- charles_____theory of evolution by natural selection
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- process of changing to better
- organisms use to blend in with their surroundings
- process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to child
- creator of theory of evolution
- the action or process of mutating
- differences between individuals within a species
12 Clues: process of changing to better • creator of theory of evolution • the action or process of mutating • darwin's______of evolution by natural selection • differences between individuals within a species • organisms use to blend in with their surroundings • species are related and gradually change over time • charles_____theory of evolution by natural selection • ...
Natural Selection 2021-11-18
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- a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method,
- by some means that alters or obscures that appearance.
- a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another in nature and produce fertile offspring
- with the premise that within a population, there is variation in traits, such as beak shape in one of the Galapagos finches Darwin studied.
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- to the passing on of land and possessions from one generation to another, but also to the earthly and spiritual gifts which God plans to give to those who are his 'children'.
- the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change.
- A Mutation occurs when a DNA gene is damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene.
- the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our genomes
- The theory of acquired characteristics put forth by Jean-Baptiste P.A. Lamarck (1744-1829), a French botanist, zoologist and biological philosopher.
- English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
- gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
- A change or adjustment to improve something or to make it suitable to a different situation.
12 Clues: by some means that alters or obscures that appearance. • the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our genomes • gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form. • the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change. • A change or adjustment to improve something or to make it suitable to a different situation. • ...
Natural Selection 2021-11-19
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- a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits
- is the process of change in all forms of life over generations
- French naturalist
- the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution
- existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute
- is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations
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- the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations
- English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
- is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment
- a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
- a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
- a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
12 Clues: French naturalist • is the process of change in all forms of life over generations • existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute • a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits • is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment • ...
Natural Resources 2023-03-21
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- fossil fuel in the gaseous state. Made from dead remains of animals in porous rock
- scientists that works with lawmakers to make sure environments are protected
- natural resource produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed
- large amounts of dead organism remains are converted into alternative fuel sources
- natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed
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- scientists who study the loss, protection, and restoration of biodiversity
- coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels are made from ancient remains of plants and animals
- electrical energy produced by the flow of water
- materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
- large windmills that convert the blowing wind into energy for people, places, and things
- fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material
- rare metal that's not easily found
12 Clues: rare metal that's not easily found • electrical energy produced by the flow of water • natural resource produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed • scientists who study the loss, protection, and restoration of biodiversity • fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material • ...
Natural Hazards 2014-03-23
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- type of bushfire: burns from top of trees
- type of bushfire: burn in low grass and shrubs
- water droplets that freeze and fall in a storm
- fire burning out of control
- period of time with lack of rainfall
- shaking of the ground
- occurs when fires are created
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- rapidly rotating columns of air
- earths surface directly above earthquake
- storm associated with lightning and thunder
- scale measures energy of earthquakes
- period of very hot weather
12 Clues: shaking of the ground • period of very hot weather • fire burning out of control • occurs when fires are created • rapidly rotating columns of air • scale measures energy of earthquakes • period of time with lack of rainfall • earths surface directly above earthquake • type of bushfire: burns from top of trees • storm associated with lightning and thunder • ...
Natural Resources 2014-10-04
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- a natural resource that Canada has that the U.S. doesn't
- the number of births per 1,000 each year
- change in climate due to elevation
- the use of tools and skills to make life easier
- natural resource that is the most common worldwide
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- the number of deaths per 1,000 each year
- loss or destruction of trees
- slow warning of the earth caused by the burning of fossil fuels
- Warming buildup of gas that can increase global temperatures
- a natural resource that the U.S. has that Canada doesn't
- pollution is the air
- can cause air pollution
12 Clues: pollution is the air • can cause air pollution • loss or destruction of trees • change in climate due to elevation • the number of deaths per 1,000 each year • the number of births per 1,000 each year • the use of tools and skills to make life easier • natural resource that is the most common worldwide • a natural resource that Canada has that the U.S. doesn't • ...
Natural Selection 2018-02-08
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- the actions and mannerisms made by organisms in response to their environment
- the outward appearance of a distinct part hat can be seen, such as the roots, stem, leaf, or flower of a plant
- the process of changing in response to something, such as environmental condition
- the arrangement of and relationship between the parts of something; made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way
- the scientific study of an organism's vital functions including growth and development
- a plant whose roots grow down into the soil as a response to gravity
- marked difference or deviation from the normal or recognized form, function, or structure
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- the physiological activity of apart
- movement or growth in response to lights or colors of light
- a state of inactivity and decreased metabolism in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rate
- the relatively long-distance movement of individuals, usually on a seasonal basis
- a method of concealment that allows an otherwise visible animal to remain unnoticed by blending with its environment
12 Clues: the physiological activity of apart • movement or growth in response to lights or colors of light • a plant whose roots grow down into the soil as a response to gravity • the actions and mannerisms made by organisms in response to their environment • the relatively long-distance movement of individuals, usually on a seasonal basis • ...
natural phenomena 2022-04-11
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- I like the blue ________.
- Do you like climbing ___________ ?
- Please don't swim in the _________.
- There are many ________ in the picture.
- The _______ are covering with beautiful flowers.
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- Can you draw the curved _________?
- I really want to see the beautiful fish in the _____.
- Sunflowers grow with the __________.
- How many _______ can you see?
- Look! Dark ________are gathering.
- Is it a _________ ?
- I can see little ducks _____ the lake.
12 Clues: Is it a _________ ? • I like the blue ________. • How many _______ can you see? • Look! Dark ________are gathering. • Can you draw the curved _________? • Do you like climbing ___________ ? • Please don't swim in the _________. • Sunflowers grow with the __________. • I can see little ducks _____ the lake. • There are many ________ in the picture. • ...
Natural Resources 2022-01-29
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- resources that are unable to be replenished within a short period of time
- burning of crops, wood, or other material to produce heating in buildings
- exists as a liquid underground formed from plants and animals over millions of years
- radiation received from the sun
- gas fossil fuel containing methane, natural gas liquids,and hydrocarbon gases
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- resources that are replaced by nature at the same (or faster) rate than they are used by humans
- heat from within the earth
- caused by an uneven heating of earths surface
- fuels created from biomass materials
- using the force of flowing water to produce electricity
- energy is released from the nuclei of atoms when they are split apart in nuclear fission
- combustible rock with high carbon/hydrocarbon levels
12 Clues: heat from within the earth • radiation received from the sun • fuels created from biomass materials • caused by an uneven heating of earths surface • combustible rock with high carbon/hydrocarbon levels • using the force of flowing water to produce electricity • resources that are unable to be replenished within a short period of time • ...
natural selection 2022-04-20
12 Clues: hunter • variety • too many • sickness • have kids • being hunted • way to blend in • group of animals • whats used to survive • where an animal lives • the animals are different • selection species evolve to survive
natural accidents 2023-09-02
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- a low area of land between hills of mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it
- a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistenly heavy rainfall
- is a place where water flows over the edge of a steep, high cliff in hills or mountains, and falls into a pool below
- a strip of land covered with sand, shingle, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the sea between high and low water marks
- an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences
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- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, alake, or another river
- a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically
- a piece of land surrounded by water
- a large area of water surrounded by land
- a small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground
- a large natural elevation of the earth´s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill
- arid land with generally sparse vegetation
12 Clues: a piece of land surrounded by water • a large area of water surrounded by land • arid land with generally sparse vegetation • a small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground • a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, alake, or another river • ...
Natural disaster 2023-10-20
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- to move somewhere safe
- a person who uses math and science to design things
- a sudden shaking of the earths surface
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- moving apart in different directions
- standards by which something may be judged
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- a thing to be delivered, usually in a development or design process
- a claim supported by evidence
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- moving toward the same place
- information about a natural world that is used to support or go against a claim
- a set of related documents about a particular topic
12 Clues: to move somewhere safe • moving toward the same place • a claim supported by evidence • to examine in detail for a purpose • moving apart in different directions • a sudden shaking of the earths surface • standards by which something may be judged • a person who uses math and science to design things • a set of related documents about a particular topic • ...
Natural Events 2023-11-14
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- A rapid flow of snow down a slope, often triggered by disturbances like human activity or snowstorms.
- An uncontrolled fire in forests or grasslands that spreads quickly.
- The sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope, often caused by heavy rain or earthquakes.
- A series of large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
- When an area of land becomes covered with water, often due to heavy rain or overflowing rivers.
- A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters.
- A violent, rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
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- When a volcano releases lava, ash, and gases onto the Earth's surface.
- The cutting down or clearing of forests for agriculture, logging, or urban development.
- When the ground shakes or trembles because of movements in the Earth's crust.
- A long period without rain causing a lack of water for plants, animals, and people.
- A severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
12 Clues: A severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility. • An uncontrolled fire in forests or grasslands that spreads quickly. • When a volcano releases lava, ash, and gases onto the Earth's surface. • When the ground shakes or trembles because of movements in the Earth's crust. • ...
Natural selection 2024-02-13
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- any difference in traits between individual organisms
- a specific characteristic of an individual organism
- how offspring are made
- an animal that naturally preys on others
- some change in a population’s environment that forces natural selection to happen
- the number of individuals with each trait in a population
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- to receive genes from a parent
- a way of hiding in the background, blending in
- a trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- a group of the same type of organism living in the same area
- instructions for how a protein is made, related to traits
- a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
12 Clues: how offspring are made • to receive genes from a parent • an animal that naturally preys on others • a way of hiding in the background, blending in • a specific characteristic of an individual organism • any difference in traits between individual organisms • instructions for how a protein is made, related to traits • ...
natural selection 2023-12-13
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- seasonal movement of animals
- a resting state in a plane
- a mechanism of evolution
- animals that aren't built for survival
- all the animals in the ecosystems
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- humans choosing what to breed
- all people born and living at the same time
- an organism adapting to its environment
- a change or difference in organisms
- a large group of organisms
- the tissue in plants conducts water
- the process of mutating
12 Clues: the process of mutating • a mechanism of evolution • a resting state in a plane • a large group of organisms • seasonal movement of animals • humans choosing what to breed • all the animals in the ecosystems • a change or difference in organisms • the tissue in plants conducts water • animals that aren't built for survival • an organism adapting to its environment • ...
Natural Pesticides 2024-03-13
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- What term describes the use of living organisms to control pests?
- What characteristics describes pesticide that can breakdown quickly?
- What type of pesticide is derived fron plants?
- What type of pesticide is used to deter rodent?
- What do you use to repel pests in an eco-friendly way?
- What is use to kill insects naturally?
- What adjective describes pesticide that are harmless to humans and animals?
- What natural substance is often use to kill or repel pest in gardening?
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- What term describes that can easily breakdown in nature?
- What kind of pesticide is considered safe for environment?
- What oil is commonly used as natural pesticide?
- What do you use to control fungi naturally?
12 Clues: What is use to kill insects naturally? • What do you use to control fungi naturally? • What type of pesticide is derived fron plants? • What type of pesticide is used to deter rodent? • What oil is commonly used as natural pesticide? • What do you use to repel pests in an eco-friendly way? • What term describes that can easily breakdown in nature? • ...
Natural Forces 2024-04-13
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- Massive storm system with high winds and heavy rainfall
- Rapidly rotating storm with low pressure and strong winds
- Catastrophic event where molten rock, ash, and gases escape from a volcano
- Fast-moving flow of snow down a slope
- Giant ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes
- Sudden and intense flood caused by heavy rainfall
- Violent rotating column of air in contact with the ground
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- Slow-moving mass of ice, snow, and rock down a mountain slope
- Sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, causing seismic waves
- Sudden, violent shaking of the ground
- Release of large amounts of energy from the Earth's crust, creating shock waves
- Overflow of water onto land that is usually dry
12 Clues: Sudden, violent shaking of the ground • Fast-moving flow of snow down a slope • Overflow of water onto land that is usually dry • Giant ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes • Sudden and intense flood caused by heavy rainfall • Massive storm system with high winds and heavy rainfall • Rapidly rotating storm with low pressure and strong winds • ...
Natural world 2024-06-18
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- A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
- A mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- A dense, tropical forest with a high amount of annual rainfall.
- A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
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- Animals that are not domesticated and live in natural habitats.
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
- A very large expanse of sea.
- A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
12 Clues: A very large expanse of sea. • A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. • Animals that are not domesticated and live in natural habitats. • A dense, tropical forest with a high amount of annual rainfall. • The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. • ...
Natural disaster 2024-11-08
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- A huge amount/quantity of stones, mud, soil slide down and destroys everything underneath.
- These can make people sick and worse and cause all sorts of problem in the world.
- This is very fast wind that swirls round and round, big ones can knock down houses.
- These are caused when more and more snow falls quickly down a mountain.
- When the tress and plants are very dry they can catch on fire easily. It is not easy to stop.
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- Diseases affecting a lot of people (avary flu, plague, yellow fever, AIDS, cholero, Malaria, COVID-19)
- These are mountains that can explode and put in the air and lava on the land.
- These are very big storms, they can be called typhoons, or cyclones as well
- This is where the land shakes because of the plates of the earth moving.
- These very big waves can be caused by underwater quakes, and can be dangerous.
- Is an long period of months or years when a region doesn't have any rain. People can die of hunger when this happens.
- When it rains a lot rivers can get so full and can go over their banks and into homes.
12 Clues: These are caused when more and more snow falls quickly down a mountain. • This is where the land shakes because of the plates of the earth moving. • These are very big storms, they can be called typhoons, or cyclones as well • These are mountains that can explode and put in the air and lava on the land. • ...
Natural places 2025-03-05
Natural Vegetation 2025-09-29
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- South Africa’s national flower, big and beautiful
- All the plants and trees growing in a place
- A big area full of trees and animals
- Trees that lose their leaves in autumn
- Giant trees with fat trunks found in Africa
- A dry part of South Africa with special plants and anima
- Plants that store water in their thick leaves, like aloe
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- Plants that grow naturally in a place, not brought from somewhere els
- Trees with cones and needles, like pine trees
- Plants that come from far away and are not native to the area
- Special plants found only in South Africa’s Cape area
- A grassy area with few trees, where lions and zebras roam
12 Clues: A big area full of trees and animals • Trees that lose their leaves in autumn • All the plants and trees growing in a place • Giant trees with fat trunks found in Africa • Trees with cones and needles, like pine trees • South Africa’s national flower, big and beautiful • Special plants found only in South Africa’s Cape area • ...
natural resources 2026-02-27
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- the sun
- powered by Earth's core
- organic material.
- the Hoover dam
- a non-renewable resource that you burn for energy
- uses fusion to boil water to turn a fan.
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- a resource that will eventually run out.
- a gas fossil fuel
- its a liquid fossil fuel
- its a solid fossil fuel
- windmills make this
- a infinite or abundant resource
12 Clues: the sun • the Hoover dam • a gas fossil fuel • organic material. • windmills make this • its a solid fossil fuel • powered by Earth's core • its a liquid fossil fuel • a infinite or abundant resource • a resource that will eventually run out. • uses fusion to boil water to turn a fan. • a non-renewable resource that you burn for energy
Natural Hazards 2026-03-04
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- too much water covering the land
- a mountain that can erupt with lava and ash
- a very bad event that causes lots of damage
- the shape of the land, like hills or forests
- the world around us
- a living thing that grows in the ground
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- when something breaks down and rots
- something dangerous that can cause harm
- when the ground shakes suddenly
- weather with strong wind and rain
- a place where plants and animals live together
- something that comes from nature
12 Clues: the world around us • when the ground shakes suddenly • too much water covering the land • something that comes from nature • weather with strong wind and rain • when something breaks down and rots • something dangerous that can cause harm • a living thing that grows in the ground • a mountain that can erupt with lava and ash • a very bad event that causes lots of damage • ...
uncompleteble 2013-04-25
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- structure of the earth's crust
- The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities
- a large water full
- people of mixed Semitic and Asian descent who invaded Egypt and settled in the Nile delta
- a fourth letter of the greek alphabet
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- Winds rotating inward to an area
- for measuring the water level of the Nile river during the annual flood season..
- fertile spot in the desert where water is found
- some thing that happens and is devastating
- chemical element of atomic number 6
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
11 Clues: a large water full • structure of the earth's crust • Winds rotating inward to an area • chemical element of atomic number 6 • a fourth letter of the greek alphabet • some thing that happens and is devastating • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • fertile spot in the desert where water is found • The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities • ...
Chapter 3 Vocab Crossword 2025-03-03
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- Movement: a movement that takes place for an extended amount of time and does not happen again for a long time.
- A semi-permanent move to a new place
- An area that is surrounded by another territory, where the people living there are different than the people around them.
- The combined beliefs and behaviors of a social group, ethnic group, or age group
- Wage: A minimum salary I that an employer is required to pay its workers; normally set by national governments or negotiated by unions with a national government.
- Factor: anything that causes someone to migrate to a place.
- Cut off; not connected to the rest
- Movement: a movement that begins with moving away for a short time before eventually returning home such as commuting to work.
- Disasters: A weather event (like a hurricane, earthquake, drought, or wildfire) that destroys human settlements or causes suffering
- of Africa Theory: Biological theory associated with evolution; a claim that humans originated in Africa and migrated outwards.
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- Being treated unfairly or harmed because of religious and political views or social factors
- Movement: a movement away for a portion of the year before returning home when it is “out-of season”
- An economic area
- With the intention of not moving again for a long time
- Factor: anything that causes someone to migrate away from a place
- A political/economic theory where everyone is treated equally by the Government and has equal access to resources.
- Migration: Following a yearly cycle of moving from one spot to another in search of food and a safe area to set up temporary homes
17 Clues: An economic area • Cut off; not connected to the rest • A semi-permanent move to a new place • With the intention of not moving again for a long time • Factor: anything that causes someone to migrate to a place. • Factor: anything that causes someone to migrate away from a place • The combined beliefs and behaviors of a social group, ethnic group, or age group • ...
Red Cross Organisation Crossword 2026-02-02
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- A set of international rules that act as a “rulebook” for how wars should be fought, ensuring that even during conflict, people are treated with humanity. (consists of 2 words, no space in between)
- One of the mission statements of the Red Cross is: “We don’t take ___.” The missing word in the sentence is the word you need to write in the crossword. It means the Red Cross stays neutral does not support any party in a conflict.
- A city in Switzerland where the Red Cross was founded.
- A formal meeting where representatives come together to discuss important issues, make decisions, and set policies for the organization.
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- The most important rules that guide Red Cross volunteers and workers in helping people during emergencies, such as natural disasters or wars. They ensure that help is given fairly, safely, and without taking sides. (consists of 2 words, no space in between)
- The missing part of the name is Red Crescent, as in: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red ___ Societies.
- Major, dangerous events caused by natural processes of the Earth, such as floods, earthquakes, or tsunamis, in which the Red Cross provides humanitarian help. (consists of 2 words, no space in between)
- A framework for how the Red Cross works, creating a shared identity, bringing consistency, and ensuring the organization focuses only on humanitarian help.
8 Clues: A city in Switzerland where the Red Cross was founded. • The missing part of the name is Red Crescent, as in: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red ___ Societies. • A formal meeting where representatives come together to discuss important issues, make decisions, and set policies for the organization. • ...
Natural Selection Crossword 2024-02-22
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- to the rivalry between or among living things for territory, resources, goods, mates, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- the identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals, and the steps taken to enhance and perpetuate those traits in future generations.
- traits that promote an organism's success in a particular environment.
- relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.
- the production of more of a product, commodity, or substance than is wanted or needed.
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- choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characteristics.
- all of the people/organisms born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
- physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
- a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.
- a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country.
- Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.
- mutations are changes in the information contained in genetic material. ·
- a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
- produce(an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties.
- an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
19 Clues: the action or process of adapting or being adapted. • physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms. • traits that promote an organism's success in a particular environment. • mutations are changes in the information contained in genetic material. · • an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. • ...
Natural English Phrases 2023-06-14
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- Long ____ no see!
- I'll catch you l____.
- How’s it g____?
- It's no big ____.
- T_____ a lot!
- I’ve missed you! _____ meet up for lunch?
- I hope you u__________.
- What h___ you been up to?
- Have any ______ for the holidays?
- I can’t thank you ______.
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- Well, it was ____ talking to you!
- It’s been too long. We should ____ out.
- You’re a l________.
- I’m looking f______ to it!
- ____'_ up?
- No ___!
- You’re k______!
- Let’s c____ up.
- That’s not my ___ of tea.
19 Clues: No ___! • ____'_ up? • T_____ a lot! • How’s it g____? • You’re k______! • Let’s c____ up. • Long ____ no see! • It's no big ____. • You’re a l________. • I'll catch you l____. • I hope you u__________. • What h___ you been up to? • That’s not my ___ of tea. • I can’t thank you ______. • I’m looking f______ to it! • Well, it was ____ talking to you! • Have any ______ for the holidays? • ...
์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 vocabulary 2025-04-10
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- The development of an embryo
- Radiation: diversification of a species due to changes in environment and resources
- Equilibrium: Species remain stable for a long period of time with brief periods of rapid evolution.
- Selection: A process where organisms with traits better suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully.
- Selection: The process in which humans decide which animals to breed
- Drift: A random change in allele frequencies
- 2 organisms that evolve together due to reciprocal influence
- The process by which evolution gradually occurs rather then sudden
- Animals moving from one place to another for climate, resource and breeding
- A specific group of organisms
- A process by which new species arise from existing species
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- When an species permanently disappears from Earth
- The process by which living organisms’ characteristics change over time
- Traits that have the same origin
- a heritable characteristic that enhances an organism’s ability to survive in a specific environment
- An idea used to explain a specific phenomenon
- Evolution: Closely related organisms have the same evolutionary trait
- Field of biology that deals with the distribution of species across different places.
- Changes in the allele frequencies, Evolutionary changes within a species
19 Clues: The development of an embryo • A specific group of organisms • Traits that have the same origin • Drift: A random change in allele frequencies • An idea used to explain a specific phenomenon • When an species permanently disappears from Earth • A process by which new species arise from existing species • 2 organisms that evolve together due to reciprocal influence • ...
Natural Selection👪 2024-11-01
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- Young insect that looks somewhat different from the adult
- Characteristic that all members of a species have.
- Change that happens because of an event or process.
- Specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule.
- Related organism from a previous generation.
- Random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- Instruction for making a protein molecule.
- Trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- Receive genes from a parent
- Way of hiding by looking the same as the background.
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- Everything living and nonliving that surrounds an organism.
- Trait that makes it more likely.
- Group of individuals born and living at about the same time.
- Long piece of DNA that contains many genes.
- Graph that uses bars to show how characteristics or values are distributed within a group.
- Event or process that leads to a result or change.
- Process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
- Type of molecule.
- Individuals with each trait in the population.
19 Clues: Type of molecule. • Receive genes from a parent • Trait that makes it more likely. • Instruction for making a protein molecule. • Long piece of DNA that contains many genes. • Related organism from a previous generation. • Individuals with each trait in the population. • Characteristic that all members of a species have. • ...
The Crisigram of Magic 2021-06-23
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- r _ _ _ _ _ e (Natural)
- m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s (Math)
- o_ _ _ _ _s (Inglish)
- s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n (Math)
- h_ _ _ t (Natural)
- r _ _ _ _ e (Natural)
- d _ _ _ _ _ _ h (Math)
- s _ m (Math)
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- j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h (Inglish)
- a _ _ _ _ _ c (Inglish)
- p _ _ _ _ _ t (Inglish)
- s _ _ _ y (d.h.i)
- r_ _ _ _e (Natural)
- d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n (Lenguage)
- a _ _ _ _ _ s (Natural)
- f _ _ h (Inglish)
16 Clues: s _ m (Math) • s _ _ _ y (d.h.i) • f _ _ h (Inglish) • h_ _ _ t (Natural) • r_ _ _ _e (Natural) • o_ _ _ _ _s (Inglish) • r _ _ _ _ e (Natural) • d _ _ _ _ _ _ h (Math) • a _ _ _ _ _ c (Inglish) • r _ _ _ _ _ e (Natural) • p _ _ _ _ _ t (Inglish) • a _ _ _ _ _ s (Natural) • j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h (Inglish) • d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n (Lenguage) • s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n (Math) • ...
Countries 2016-10-11
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- The country where the Machu Picchu is located. The first language in this country is spanish.
- this country is located in the northwest of south America , with territories in central america , the primary language is the spanish but it has 68 ethnic languages and dialects .
- rica: The name of this country has two words , it’s located in central America and the capital is San José.
- The capital of this country is Prague. It is located in Europe.
- beside Dominican Republic and it’s a very poor country because it has many natural disasters there.
- : It’s a beautiful country of Europe , the capital is Zagreb and many persons go there in vacation for the landscape.
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- : This is a small country, it is in Europe and it’s flag is red white and blue.
- Place where a big part of the second world war happened. It is located in Europe.
- country’s motto is” Out of Many, One People” and the flag of this country is green , yellow and black.
- :It’s a country who is located near the Mediterranean Sea and the name of this country finish with aco.
- The capital of this country is Madrid ,the official language is spanish and it’s in Europe.
- You are Canada: You are in this country at this moment. The winters are really cold and summer are hot.
12 Clues: The capital of this country is Prague. It is located in Europe. • : This is a small country, it is in Europe and it’s flag is red white and blue. • Place where a big part of the second world war happened. It is located in Europe. • The capital of this country is Madrid ,the official language is spanish and it’s in Europe. • ...
EBS history review chapters 5-9 2014-10-08
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- two word ceremony in december (no space b/w words)
- the name of the "new" school house today
- the old name of taylor house
- enemies of the pocumtucks
- what dr jonas salk created to combat polio
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- one of the disasters that struck eaglebrook
- the sport roger langely started at eaglebrook
- medical advance that helped shrink the size of the infirmary
- first word of the school motto
- age of MR Stuart chase when he became headmaster (two words together)
10 Clues: enemies of the pocumtucks • the old name of taylor house • first word of the school motto • the name of the "new" school house today • what dr jonas salk created to combat polio • one of the disasters that struck eaglebrook • the sport roger langely started at eaglebrook • two word ceremony in december (no space b/w words) • ...
water by jack white 2019-05-29
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- 2.3 billion people in the world do not have basic sanitation...
- this used 70% of the worlds clean water
- This is the leading cause of child death in the world
- 90% of what is water-related
- we want to make water ...
- what is necessary for all life on earth
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- Waste water flows into the...
- what is a major reason for unclean water
- is affecting the amount of available clean water
- 340,000 die from this each year because of unclean water
10 Clues: we want to make water ... • 90% of what is water-related • Waste water flows into the... • this used 70% of the worlds clean water • what is necessary for all life on earth • 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 • ...
Chapter 5 "Storming the Wall" 2025-10-06
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- Organization Miller says extends military power into climate policy
- linking of environmental issues with military control
- Movement of people driven by climate disasters
- Policy that pushes migrants to deadly terrain to deter crossings
- Miller visits to show effects of climate displacement
- Industry that profits from building walls/selling border tech
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- Companies that make profit from war, borders, and detention
- U.S. agency responsible for border and immigration enforcement
- Invisible barrier made of surveillance and sensors
- Framework that views migration as a threat, not a symptom
10 Clues: Movement of people driven by climate disasters • Invisible barrier made of surveillance and sensors • linking of environmental issues with military control • Miller visits to show effects of climate displacement • Companies that make profit from war, borders, and detention • Framework that views migration as a threat, not a symptom • ...
Geography - natural disasters 2024-07-19
์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
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- 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 • ...
The Natural World 2026-03-17
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- The highest point of a mountain
- To become less hot (COOLDOWN)
- Extremely dangerous or able to cause death
- When a species disappears completely
- Naturally belonging to a place (NATIVE)
- A wild or scrubby area of vegetation
- Very uncommon
- person who illegally hunts animals
- The top layer of earth where plants grow
- Animals that hunt other animals for food
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- Aggressively strong or violent
- Areas where nature is largely untouched
- Uneven or not smooth
- To move upward
- When water disappears because of heat or lack of rain
- The visible features of an area of land
- The regular rise and fall of the ocean
- The time when the sun first appears in the morning
- Animals that are hunted and eaten by predators.
19 Clues: Very uncommon • To move upward • Uneven or not smooth • To become less hot (COOLDOWN) • Aggressively strong or violent • The highest point of a mountain • person who illegally hunts animals • When a species disappears completely • A wild or scrubby area of vegetation • The regular rise and fall of the ocean • Areas where nature is largely untouched • ...
ballz 2022-03-09
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- Grandson of Abraham
- Jacob's son
- a group of related people
- the first king of israel
- The most sacred text of Judaism.
- The leader of the Hebrews in Egypt who asks the Pharaoh to free his people.
- The religion of the Hebrews.
- Early Jewish people
- The Hebrews’ journey out of slavery in Egypt that was led by Moses.
- The son of Abraham and Sarah.
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- The ten rules which everyone must follow
- Father of the Hebrews. God told him to leave his home in Mesopotamia and to take his family on a long journey to a new land
- the language that jews spoke
- agreement between god and human
- the 10 disasters that affected many people
- David’s son, who became the King of Israel
- The belief in only one god
- One of the kings of israel
- Abraham's Wife
- The kingdom of Jews
20 Clues: Jacob's son • Abraham's Wife • Grandson of Abraham • Early Jewish people • The kingdom of Jews • the first king of israel • a group of related people • The belief in only one god • One of the kings of israel • the language that jews spoke • The religion of the Hebrews. • The son of Abraham and Sarah. • agreement between god and human • The most sacred text of Judaism. • ...
10 down 10 across 2024-12-14
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- a large sea wave caused by undersea quakes
- immediate actions taken during and after a disaster
- A potential source of harm
- Prolonged lack of rainfall
- refers to the state of being clean, free from dirt, dust, or mess
- the chance of harm
- Long-term weather patterns
- is a sudden and often devastating event that causes significant damage
- A sudden shaking of the ground
- it usually occurs due to heavy rain or storms
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- Movement of soil and rocks down a slope
- planning and preparing for disasters
- moving people to safety during an emergency
- process of applying a bandage or other material to a wound
- A situation needing urgent action
- A mountain that erupts
- rebuilding after destruction
- The ability to recover quickly
- Efforts to reduce the disaster impact
- individuals need to be moved safely and effeciently
20 Clues: the chance of harm • A mountain that erupts • A potential source of harm • Prolonged lack of rainfall • Long-term weather patterns • rebuilding after destruction • The ability to recover quickly • A sudden shaking of the ground • A situation needing urgent action • planning and preparing for disasters • Efforts to reduce the disaster impact • ...
Disasters 2021-11-22
Numbers 2023-09-09
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- The second natural number, represented as "2."
- The eighth natural number, represented as "8."
- A large number representing ten tens, or ten times the number ten.
- The fourth natural number, represented as "4."
- The tenth natural number, represented as "10."
- A number representing three tens, or three times the number ten.
- The seventh natural number, represented as "7."
- The third natural number, represented as "3."
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- The sixth natural number, represented as "6."
- The first natural number, represented as "1."
- An even larger number representing a thousand, or one thousand times the number one.
- A number representing two tens, or twice the number ten.
- A number representing five tens, or five times the number ten.
- The fifth natural number, represented as "5."
- The ninth natural number, represented as "9."
15 Clues: The sixth natural number, represented as "6." • The first natural number, represented as "1." • The fifth natural number, represented as "5." • The ninth natural number, represented as "9." • The third natural number, represented as "3." • The second natural number, represented as "2." • The eighth natural number, represented as "8." • ...
Natural Selection 2016-05-19
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- a famous group of islands of the coast of Ecuador in South America
- How number of people or animals living in an area
- winged animals which lay eggs to reproduce
- Another way to spell 'jean'
- Darwin's theory of Natural Selection provided the missing link for the theory of...
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- things that grow from soil
- How a population grows
- first name of the author of "origin of species"
- another word for beginning
- the opposite of artificial
- an Insect with 6 legs
- finish this sentence "Survival of the..."
12 Clues: an Insect with 6 legs • How a population grows • things that grow from soil • another word for beginning • the opposite of artificial • Another way to spell 'jean' • finish this sentence "Survival of the..." • winged animals which lay eggs to reproduce • first name of the author of "origin of species" • How number of people or animals living in an area • ...
natural selection 2016-01-14
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- process of adapting to and environment
- a process of living things overtime
- formation of new and distinct species in evolution
- oragns a rudimentary structure in humans corresponding to a functional structe
- the remains or imprints of an orgamisn
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- moths a moth with small dark spots and white wings
- selection the process which organisms adapt to the environment
- darwin man who discovered evolution
- a pattern on something in order to hide from prey
- the action of imitating something
- an early type of plant or animal which others have evolved
- having no living members
12 Clues: having no living members • the action of imitating something • a process of living things overtime • process of adapting to and environment • the remains or imprints of an orgamisn • darwin man who discovered evolution • a pattern on something in order to hide from prey • formation of new and distinct species in evolution • ...
Natural Hazards 2014-03-24
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- type of bush fire: burns in low grass and shrubs
- shaking of the ground
- rapidly rotating columns of air
- earths surface directly above earthquake
- water droplets that freeze and fall in a storm
- period of time with lack of rainfall
- fire burning out of control in the open
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- type of scale that measures energy of earthquakes
- storm associated with lightning and thunder
- type of bush fire: burns from tops of trees
- period of very hot weather
- occurs when fires are created
12 Clues: shaking of the ground • period of very hot weather • occurs when fires are created • rapidly rotating columns of air • period of time with lack of rainfall • fire burning out of control in the open • earths surface directly above earthquake • storm associated with lightning and thunder • type of bush fire: burns from tops of trees • ...
natural hazards 2014-03-24
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- a prolonged period without rain
- a storm associated with lighting and thunder ouccuring with cumulonimbus
- shaking of the ground that is generted by disurbtances in the earths crust
- a fire burning out of control in the open
- a surface where a cool air mass meets a warmer mass
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- used to measure the energy of earthquakes
- the edge of a fire that spreads fastest
- part of a river valley covered by water during floods
- cyclone a severe weather event that occurs where warm,moist rising air begins to spiral upwards
- aerially burning fuel that blows ahead of a fire front
- a prolonged period of very hot weather
- water that overflows from rivers,lakes and the ocean onto land that is not normally covered by water
12 Clues: a prolonged period without rain • a prolonged period of very hot weather • the edge of a fire that spreads fastest • used to measure the energy of earthquakes • a fire burning out of control in the open • a surface where a cool air mass meets a warmer mass • part of a river valley covered by water during floods • aerially burning fuel that blows ahead of a fire front • ...
Natural Hazards 2014-03-23
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- overflow of water that submerges land
- shakes the ground
- huge wave of water
- precipitation of ice pellets
- a shortage of water
- a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- a large area filled with trees
- burns forests
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- electricty strike from the sky
- a large stream of water ending in the ocean
- scale that measures earthquakes
- the break down of soil
12 Clues: burns forests • shakes the ground • huge wave of water • a shortage of water • the break down of soil • precipitation of ice pellets • electricty strike from the sky • a large area filled with trees • scale that measures earthquakes • overflow of water that submerges land • a large stream of water ending in the ocean • ...
Natural Resources 2021-03-22
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- The Earth is 4.6 ? years old
- Thin, fragile layer of gases that surround the Earth
- ? Revolution - started around 1750 in the UK
- Rocks changed by great heat and pressure
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- Rock type formed under the sea in layers
- ? power that uses the energy released from splitting atoms
- Uses fast-flowing water to turn generators
- Formed from the remains of dead plants
- A resource that is replaced in less time than an average human life
- Type of weathering when water gets into cracks in rocks (6-4)
- The water on the surface of the Earth in oceans, rivers, lakes, and rain
- Responsible for transporting gas and electricity from where it is produced to where it is consumed
12 Clues: The Earth is 4.6 ? years old • Formed from the remains of dead plants • Rock type formed under the sea in layers • Rocks changed by great heat and pressure • Uses fast-flowing water to turn generators • ? Revolution - started around 1750 in the UK • Thin, fragile layer of gases that surround the Earth • ? power that uses the energy released from splitting atoms • ...
Natural Selection 2021-11-17
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- notion an organisms pass on to offspring
- process of adapting
- develop gradually
- organisms use to disguise their apperance
- all species gradually change
- process of mutating
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- difference in condition amount or level
- theory of biological evolution
- this is the tool of evolution
- genetic information passed on
- explanation for observations of natural world
- organisms that can reproduce
12 Clues: develop gradually • process of adapting • process of mutating • organisms that can reproduce • all species gradually change • this is the tool of evolution • genetic information passed on • theory of biological evolution • difference in condition amount or level • notion an organisms pass on to offspring • organisms use to disguise their apperance • ...
natural selection 2021-11-17
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- a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution
- the action or process of mutating
- a defense or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance, usually to blend in with their surroundings
- to change or develop slowly often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state : to develop by a process of evolution Some believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
- a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.
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- the action or process of adapting or being adapted
- a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection,” which was proposed by Charles Darwin
- was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
- was a French naturalist.
- of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one's parents or ancestors
12 Clues: was a French naturalist. • the action or process of mutating • the action or process of adapting or being adapted • a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits. • of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one's parents or ancestors • ...
natural selection 2021-11-18
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- a group of living organisms consisting
- the action or process of adapting
- explanation that is accepted as true
- develop gradually to
- a change in something
- is a theory of biological evolution
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- a disguise of something
- to recieve something from your parents
- the process of mutating
- organisms better adapted envirement
- is an evolution of a species over time
- organism can pass on traits to offsprin
12 Clues: develop gradually to • a change in something • a disguise of something • the process of mutating • the action or process of adapting • organisms better adapted envirement • is a theory of biological evolution • explanation that is accepted as true • a group of living organisms consisting • to recieve something from your parents • is an evolution of a species over time • ...
Natural Selection 2021-11-16
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- a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
- receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
- he process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment
- a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.
- the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.
- a biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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- the action or process of mutating.
- he action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
- based on the idea that all species? are related and gradually change over time.
- a group of living organisms
- the principle that physical changes in organisms during their lifetime
12 Clues: a group of living organisms • the action or process of mutating. • a biologist knowledgeable about natural history • he action or process of adapting or being adapted. • he process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment • develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form • ...
natural selection 2021-11-16
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- science as a botanical and zoological systematist,
- receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
- a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
- develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
- the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA,
- a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
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- theory of evolution by natural selection
- the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
- a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance
- based on the idea that all species? are related and gradually change over time.
- the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits
12 Clues: theory of evolution by natural selection • science as a botanical and zoological systematist, • the action or process of adapting or being adapted. • develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form. • a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance • ...
Natural Selection 2021-11-16
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- he process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment
- the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.
- develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
- a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.
- a biologist knowledgeable about natural history
- a group of living organisms
- he action or process of adapting or being adapted.
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- receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
- based on the idea that all species? are related and gradually change over time.
- the principle that physical changes in organisms during their lifetime
- the action or process of mutating.
- a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
12 Clues: a group of living organisms • the action or process of mutating. • a biologist knowledgeable about natural history • he action or process of adapting or being adapted. • he process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment • develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form • ...
natural selection 2021-11-16
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- science as a botanical and zoological systematist,
- a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method
- receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
- the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
- a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits
- a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
- theory of evolution by natural selection
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- a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance
- the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA,
- develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
- based on the idea that all species? are related and gradually change over time.
- the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
12 Clues: theory of evolution by natural selection • science as a botanical and zoological systematist, • the action or process of adapting or being adapted. • develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form. • a defense mechanism or tactic that organisms use to disguise their appearance • ...
Natural Selection 2022-05-17
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- An instruction for making a protein molecule
- Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
- An event or process that leads to a result or change
- An idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
- A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
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- A group of individuals born and living at about the same time
- A result or change that happens because of an event or process
- The number of individuals with each trait in a population
- A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
- A trait that makes it less likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment
- The process by which the distribution of traits in a population changes over many generations
- A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
12 Clues: An instruction for making a protein molecule • An event or process that leads to a result or change • The number of individuals with each trait in a population • Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism • A group of individuals born and living at about the same time • A result or change that happens because of an event or process • ...
Natural science 2022-08-20
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- Used to separate liquids.
- A mixture where different components can be distinguished
- Transports energy.
- Allows electrical charges to move.
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- The force of attraction of magnets.
- Used to separate substances of different density.
- Used to separate solids from liquids
- Used to separate solids from liquids.
- A mixture where different components cannot be distinguished
- An object we use to orient
- A chemical reaction that happens in living things.
- Doesn’t allow electrical charges to move
12 Clues: Transports energy. • Used to separate liquids. • An object we use to orient • Allows electrical charges to move. • The force of attraction of magnets. • Used to separate solids from liquids • Used to separate solids from liquids. • Doesn’t allow electrical charges to move • Used to separate substances of different density. • A chemical reaction that happens in living things. • ...
Natural Selection 2022-11-09
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- The change in society and cultures
- The getting used to something
- Something getting better
- Mixing up
- The thing that changes things over time
- Something changing
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- The evolutionary development of organisms
- Something getting more larger/intelligent
- The biological theory of evolution
- No laws or rules
- Unchanging moral principals
- The looks and body of something
12 Clues: Mixing up • No laws or rules • Something changing • Something getting better • Unchanging moral principals • The getting used to something • The looks and body of something • The change in society and cultures • The biological theory of evolution • The thing that changes things over time • The evolutionary development of organisms • Something getting more larger/intelligent
Natural Disaster 2020-11-11
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- Terremoto
- onda gigante e devastadora
- inundações em inglês
- Ciclone em inglês
- tempestade de vento
- em inglês deslizamento de terra
- o granizo em inglês
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- queimada
- erosão pluvial em inglês
- O tornado é um tipo de ciclone, ou seja, redemoinhos atmosféricos que giram em torno de um centro de baixa pressão atmosférica.
- geada em inglês
- seca em inglês
12 Clues: queimada • Terremoto • seca em inglês • geada em inglês • Ciclone em inglês • tempestade de vento • o granizo em inglês • inundações em inglês • erosão pluvial em inglês • onda gigante e devastadora • em inglês deslizamento de terra • O tornado é um tipo de ciclone, ou seja, redemoinhos atmosféricos que giram em torno de um centro de baixa pressão atmosférica.
Natural Landscape 2022-10-24
Natural Resources 2023-12-10
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- energy released from atomic reactions
- resources that are constantly being replaced
- gray-brown haze produced by chemicals
- energy generated from the movement of wind/air
- snow sleet or rain that has a high acid content
- resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced
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- energy from living organisms of their waste
- fuels formed from dead plants and animals
- energy from the sun
- heat from within the Earth
- materials on Earth that are available for our use
- electricity generated from the movement of water
12 Clues: energy from the sun • heat from within the Earth • energy released from atomic reactions • gray-brown haze produced by chemicals • fuels formed from dead plants and animals • energy from living organisms of their waste • resources that are constantly being replaced • energy generated from the movement of wind/air • snow sleet or rain that has a high acid content • ...
Natural Resources 2023-12-07
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- a renewable resource; the force of water creating power
- a renewable resource; power of harnessing wind to use as power/energy
- non-renewable resource; used as fuel and obtained through drilling
- a renewable resource; natural sunlight used to make power and electricity
- a renewable resource; organic matter used as fuel
- non-renewable resource; used as a fuel that is processed underground
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- a renewable resource; energy that is made by the heat of the molten interior of Earth
- a resource that can be replaced in a human's lifetime
- a resource that can not be replaced in a human's lifetime
- non-renewable resource; used as a fuel in a nuclear reactor
- non-renewable resource; used as a fuel and to make a fire
- a renewable resource; making power by the force of waves
12 Clues: a renewable resource; organic matter used as fuel • a resource that can be replaced in a human's lifetime • a renewable resource; the force of water creating power • a renewable resource; making power by the force of waves • a resource that can not be replaced in a human's lifetime • non-renewable resource; used as a fuel and to make a fire • ...
Natural Selection 2023-12-05
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- the amount of organisms living in one area
- animals that have been kept and tamed
- rounded underground storage in plants
- species born in the same time
- the altering of genes
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- animals finding ways to better survive
- a group of animals containing similar genes
- humans selecting animals to breed
- animals moving to warmer climates
- species mating and adapting
- tissue that conducts water upwards
- any difference in a species
12 Clues: the altering of genes • species mating and adapting • any difference in a species • species born in the same time • humans selecting animals to breed • animals moving to warmer climates • tissue that conducts water upwards • animals that have been kept and tamed • rounded underground storage in plants • animals finding ways to better survive • ...
Natural wonders 2023-11-22
12 Clues: остров • соленый • водопад • покрывать • пересекать • производитель • присоединяться • наводнение, потоп • муссон, сезон дождей • легкий ветерок, бриз • достопримечательность • пресная вода; пресноводный
Natural Resources 2023-09-29
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- able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- organisms which receive energy by consuming other organisms
- a resource that is able to reproduce and will not run out
- species that are at risk due to declining numbers in their population, and that can reasonable to expect to survive if immediate steps are taken to protect the remaining population
- An animal which spends part of its life on land and part of its life in water.
- a cold blood animal with scales, plates, or shields on its body and claws on its feet
- Very close to becoming extinct
- birds that have regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds.
- warm blooded animal that have bony skeletons, protective hair coats, and mammary glands that produce milk to nourish their offspring
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- a resource that is unable to be renewed and only has a fixed amount
- a green plant that converts solar energy to starches and sugars
- no longer existing due to the deaths of all the members of the population
- a series of steps trough which energy from the sun is transferred to living organisms
13 Clues: Very close to becoming extinct • able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. • a resource that is able to reproduce and will not run out • organisms which receive energy by consuming other organisms • a green plant that converts solar energy to starches and sugars • a resource that is unable to be renewed and only has a fixed amount • ...
Natural Selection 2023-10-22
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- The chances or likelihood that something will happen.
- the way in which traits are shared out among a population
- The process that causes traits in a population to become more or less common due to some traits making it more likely for individuals to survive and reproduce.
- when a trait is able to be passed from parent to offspring
- A group of organisms of a species living in the same environment over time.
- A characteristic of an organism; many traits are inherited (genetic).
- A group of organisms that are physically similar and can reproduce with each other to produce offspring.
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- Large complex molecules that are responsible for traits.
- A random and permanent change to a genetic material in a gene.
- When nearly all individuals in a population have a certain trait.
- A sequence of DNA that determines the structure of a protein.
- The changes in a species over generations, due to changes in the environment through natural selection.
12 Clues: The chances or likelihood that something will happen. • Large complex molecules that are responsible for traits. • the way in which traits are shared out among a population • when a trait is able to be passed from parent to offspring • A sequence of DNA that determines the structure of a protein. • A random and permanent change to a genetic material in a gene. • ...
Natural Selection 2024-02-22
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- A visible trait
- Leaving more than a single offspring
- These varied among the finches Darwin studied
- Specific characteristic of an individual
- Life is hard, most individuals die (3 words, no blank)
- Beaks of finches were adapted to different types of _____
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- Offspring differ in traits (2 words, no blank)
- What happens to an unchecked population
- Inherited trait that helps an individual survive
- Living to maturity and having offspring (2 words, no blank)
- A trait which is how something acts
- The speed at which changes occur in species
12 Clues: A visible trait • A trait which is how something acts • Leaving more than a single offspring • What happens to an unchecked population • Specific characteristic of an individual • The speed at which changes occur in species • These varied among the finches Darwin studied • Offspring differ in traits (2 words, no blank) • Inherited trait that helps an individual survive • ...
Natural Monuments 2020-11-03
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- part of the Republic of Ecuador, situated in Pacific ocean
- is the highest mountain on Earth.
- is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on the planet
- is the largest river in the world by volume
- spanning the border between two North American states
- is an American national park located in the western United States
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- in this country is located the grand canyon
- Great Barrier Reef is locate in this ocean
- also known as Ayer's Rock, is located in Australia
- in this place the temperatures reach approximately 46 grade Celsius
- the salt content of this sea is so high that you can float on it
- this river washes 11 countries: Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritreea, Egypt and others
12 Clues: is the highest mountain on Earth. • Great Barrier Reef is locate in this ocean • in this country is located the grand canyon • is the largest river in the world by volume • also known as Ayer's Rock, is located in Australia • spanning the border between two North American states • part of the Republic of Ecuador, situated in Pacific ocean • ...
Natural Resources 2024-05-07
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- Examples include oil and coal.
- How most soil is lost.
- Time to make a useful amount of soil.
- Location where ore is made/found.
- Examples include fish, trees, and cotton.
- A low 02 environment where fossil fuels are made.
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- Time to make more fossil fuels.
- Eats rock.
- What most of our water is used for.
- Time to save a useful amount of groundwater.
- A layer of rocks with spaces between them filled with water.
- How we waste water.
12 Clues: Eats rock. • How we waste water. • How most soil is lost. • Examples include oil and coal. • Time to make more fossil fuels. • Location where ore is made/found. • What most of our water is used for. • Time to make a useful amount of soil. • Examples include fish, trees, and cotton. • Time to save a useful amount of groundwater. • ...
Natural Pesticides 2024-03-23
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- Natural pesticide are more likely to cause ____ pollution
- What do use to control fungi?
- In pesticide the latin word "cide" means?
- What types of pesticide is used to deter rodents?
- What natural pesticide is often use to kill or repel pest in gardening for butterfly and caterpillars?
- What adjective describes pesticides that are harmless to humans and animals?
- ____ is synthetic chemical was first to be used as pesticide?
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- What do you use to repel pests?
- What oil is commonly used as natural pesticide?
- What is used to kill insects?
- ____ is used as natural pesticide to control aphids,leaf,miners and mites?
- Biopesticide are also called as ____ pesticide?
12 Clues: What do use to control fungi? • What is used to kill insects? • What do you use to repel pests? • In pesticide the latin word "cide" means? • What oil is commonly used as natural pesticide? • Biopesticide are also called as ____ pesticide? • What types of pesticide is used to deter rodents? • Natural pesticide are more likely to cause ____ pollution • ...
Natural Resources 2024-04-09
Escenario Natural 2023-02-22
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- Hace referencia a la diversidad biológica, incluye varios niveles de organización y diversas especies como plantas, animales, hongos y microorganismos.
- Es el nombre que recibe el conjunto de partes líquidas de la tierra, es un sistema formado por agua que está debajo y sobre la superficie del planeta.
- Se le denomina así al flujo que los seres vivos necesitan para sobrevivir está compuesta por organismos autótrofos y heterótrofos.
- Es el término que obtienen los ciclos en los que interactúan organismos, ambiente y un cambio químico.
- Así se les denomina a los organismos que pueden producir su propio alimento.
- Es el conjunto de especies de un área determinada que interactúan entre ellas y con su ambiente.
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- Es la capa más externa de nuestro planeta tierra y está conformada por la corteza terrestre.
- Son los factores del ecosistema en el que interactúan los seres vivos.
- Así se les denomina a los organismos que no pueden producir su propio alimento.
- Es la capa exterior de la tierra, su composición es gaseosa, los cambios que dentro de esta zona determinan el clima.
- Son los factores del ecosistema como: viento, energía, lluvia, suelo y temperatura.
- Es el espacio donde se desarrolla la vida, es donde interactúan los seres vivos con el agua, aire y suelo con ayuda de energía.
12 Clues: Son los factores del ecosistema en el que interactúan los seres vivos. • Así se les denomina a los organismos que pueden producir su propio alimento. • Así se les denomina a los organismos que no pueden producir su propio alimento. • Son los factores del ecosistema como: viento, energía, lluvia, suelo y temperatura. • ...
Natural Resources 2023-02-10
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- A related organism from a previous generation
- An event or process that leads to a result or change
- To receive genes from a parent
- Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism
- An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
- A specific characteristic of an individual organism
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- To stay alive
- A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- A characteristic that all members of a species have
- A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
- a young insect that looks somewhat different from the adult
- A result or change that happens because of an event or change
12 Clues: To stay alive • To receive genes from a parent • A related organism from a previous generation • A characteristic that all members of a species have • A specific characteristic of an individual organism • An event or process that leads to a result or change • A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of • ...
Natural Kingdom 2023-02-14
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- It is some thing we are made of
- It is some thing the celulas are made of
- It is the main bacteria in this newspaper
- It is Eukaryote pluricelular and autotroph
- It is an animal from the ones we come from
- It is this
- It is a unicelular algae
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- It is eukaryote pluricelular and heterotroph
- It is Prokaryote and unicelular
- It is the last univers commun ancestor
- It is Eukaryote pluricelular and unicelular and autotroph
- It is eukaryote unicelular and the most of them causes sickness
12 Clues: It is this • It is a unicelular algae • It is some thing we are made of • It is Prokaryote and unicelular • It is the last univers commun ancestor • It is some thing the celulas are made of • It is the main bacteria in this newspaper • It is Eukaryote pluricelular and autotroph • It is an animal from the ones we come from • It is eukaryote pluricelular and heterotroph • ...
Natural Landform 2023-06-15
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- Natural underground hollow or passage.
- Sandy shore along the edge of a body of water.
- Landmass surrounded by water.
- Very tall landform that reaches the sky.
- Body of water surrounded by land.
- Water flowing over a steep drop in elevation.
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- Vast expanse of water as far as the eye can see.
- Barren and arid land with little vegetation.
- Large, flat land with no significant elevation.
- Steep and vertical rock face or escarpment.
- Long flowing body of water with a fast current.
- Low-lying land between hills or mountains.
12 Clues: Landmass surrounded by water. • Body of water surrounded by land. • Natural underground hollow or passage. • Very tall landform that reaches the sky. • Low-lying land between hills or mountains. • Steep and vertical rock face or escarpment. • Barren and arid land with little vegetation. • Water flowing over a steep drop in elevation. • ...
Natural accidents 2023-08-30
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- a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistenly heavy rainfall
- a strip of land covered with sand, shingle, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the sea between high and low water marks
- a piece of land surrounded by water
- a low area of land between hills of mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it
- a small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground
- a large area of water surrounded by land
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- a large natural elevation of the earth´s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill
- a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically
- an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences
- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, alake, or another river
- arid land with generally sparse vegetation
- is a place where water flows over the edge of a steep, high cliff in hills or mountains, and falls into a pool below
12 Clues: a piece of land surrounded by water • a large area of water surrounded by land • arid land with generally sparse vegetation • a small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground • a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, alake, or another river • ...
Natural Resources 2025-01-09
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- Process of managing the use of resources to prevent depletion. (12 letters)
- Natural resource extracted from the Earth, used to produce gasoline. (3 letters)
- Natural resource that provides habitat for wildlife and is used for timber. (6 letters)
- Natural resource essential for human survival, covering about 71% of Earth's surface. (5 letters)
- Natural resource used in construction, composed of minerals and formed through geological processes. (4 letters)
- Type of natural resource that can be replenished naturally over time. (9 letters)
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- Fossil fuel commonly used for electricity generation. (4 letters)
- Natural resource composed of trees and other plant life, crucial for oxygen production. (7 letters)
- Resource that cannot be readily replaced once it is consumed. (12 letters)
- Energy obtained from the internal heat of the Earth. (11 letters)
- Nonrenewable energy source formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms. (3 letters)
- Renewable energy source derived from the sun. (5 letters)
- Type of energy harnessed from moving air. (4 letters)
- Hard, black mineral used as a fuel, formed from ancient plant matter. (4 letters)
14 Clues: Type of energy harnessed from moving air. (4 letters) • Renewable energy source derived from the sun. (5 letters) • Fossil fuel commonly used for electricity generation. (4 letters) • Energy obtained from the internal heat of the Earth. (11 letters) • Resource that cannot be readily replaced once it is consumed. (12 letters) • ...
Natural world 2025-03-18
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- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, lake or another river
- a low area of land between hills or mountains
- species animals or plants that are at risk of extinction
- damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
- the condition of being populated with excessively large numbers
- a piece of land almost surrounded by water
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- a long-term change in Earth's climate, especially due to human activities
- to remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place
- a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
- an explosion of steam and lava from a volcano
- the part of the land near the sea
12 Clues: the part of the land near the sea • a piece of land almost surrounded by water • a low area of land between hills or mountains • an explosion of steam and lava from a volcano • species animals or plants that are at risk of extinction • to remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place • the condition of being populated with excessively large numbers • ...
Natural Selection 2025-05-21
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- Any change in the DNA of a gene or a chromosome
- allele An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
- Change over time
- selection The process where humans breed only organisms with desired traits
- record All the fossils that have been discovered and what scientists have learned from them
- An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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- An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
- The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources in the same place at the same time
- Any difference between individuals of the same species
- selection The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce
- The passing of traits from parents to offspring
- The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
- theory A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
13 Clues: Change over time • Any change in the DNA of a gene or a chromosome • The passing of traits from parents to offspring • An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits • Any difference between individuals of the same species • The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past • ...
Natural disaster 2025-11-07
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- – a storm with balls of ice (hail) falling from the sky.
- – a very big storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
- – when a lot of snow falls quickly down a mountain.
- – a storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
- – a strong, spinning wind that looks like a funnel.
- – when rocks and earth slide down a hill or mountain.
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- – a big fire that burns trees, grass, and land.
- – a very big wave caused by an earthquake under the sea.
- - when the ground shakes suddenly.
- eruption – when hot lava, gas, and ash come out of a volcano.
- – when there is no rain for a long time.
- – when too much water covers the land.
12 Clues: - when the ground shakes suddenly. • – when too much water covers the land. • – when there is no rain for a long time. • – a big fire that burns trees, grass, and land. • – a storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. • – when a lot of snow falls quickly down a mountain. • – a strong, spinning wind that looks like a funnel. • ...
Natural disaster 2025-11-07
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- – a storm with balls of ice (hail) falling from the sky.
- – a very big storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
- – when a lot of snow falls quickly down a mountain.
- – a storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
- – a strong, spinning wind that looks like a funnel.
- – when rocks and earth slide down a hill or mountain.
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- – a big fire that burns trees, grass, and land.
- – a very big wave caused by an earthquake under the sea.
- - when the ground shakes suddenly.
- eruption – when hot lava, gas, and ash come out of a volcano.
- – when there is no rain for a long time.
- – when too much water covers the land.
12 Clues: - when the ground shakes suddenly. • – when too much water covers the land. • – when there is no rain for a long time. • – a big fire that burns trees, grass, and land. • – a storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. • – when a lot of snow falls quickly down a mountain. • – a strong, spinning wind that looks like a funnel. • ...
Natural phenomenon 2025-12-31
12 Clues: Cold lava! • Large wave • Fighter jet • Land shudder • Precipitation • Etna for example • Vortex of the sea • Good for skating! • Large storm on land • Spews from a volcano • Ice spheres from the sky • Flakes of water, each unique
Natural resources. 2026-02-27
12 Clues: natural • moving the air • energy from water • plants and animals • solid fossil fuels • gas of fossil fuels • liquid of fossil fuels • unlimited heat and light • oil,coal,and natural gas • using heat from the earth • used faster than it is produced • energy created through the splitting of atoms
