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OCEANS AND LIFE, TYPES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THIER SPECIALITY, NUMBER OF SPECIES AND ABOUT OCEANS AND THIER LAYERS, USES, TYPES AND DISASTERS IT CAUSES. ANY QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS ON OCEANS

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  1. 1. A highly intelligent, eight-armed cephalopod capable of complex camouflage
  2. 6. Simple aquatic organisms that produce much of the planet's oxygen
  3. 7. Describing the vast, high-pressure zones of the ocean far below the surface
  4. 9. Organisms that live on or near the ocean floor
  5. 12. The primary mineral dissolved in seawater that gives it its characteristic taste
  6. 13. A climate pattern involving unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific
  7. 14. The periodic rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces of the moon and sun

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  1. 2. Drifting organisms that inhabit the water column and cannot swim against the current
  2. 3. A ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the water surface
  3. 4. A popular cold-water food fish that drove historical trade in the Atlantic
  4. 5. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface
  5. 8. A giant wave train caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
  6. 10. An opening on the seafloor that spews mineral-rich, superheated water
  7. 11. A large system of rotating ocean currents, often trapping plastic waste

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National Parks

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  1. 1. A marked path through the wilderness designed for hikers
  2. 3. A small, rustic wooden house situated in a remote or forested area
  3. 4. Large mammal that requires visitors to use metal, lockable food storage boxes
  4. 6. An area of scenic land protected by the federal government for public enjoyment
  5. 8. Extensively eroded, barren territory with striking clay formations in South Dakota
  6. 12. A natural underground chamber, such as those found in Kentucky's Mammoth system
  7. 13. The pointed top of a mountain, often a destination for summit hikers
  8. 14. A portable fabric shelter supported by poles and secured by pegs

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  1. 2. This coastal Maine sanctuary features rocky shores, lighthouses, and Cadillac Mountain
  2. 3. To set up a temporary outdoor shelter, often in a tent
  3. 5. To maintain something in its original or existing state, a core mission of the service
  4. 7. A deep gorge with steep sides, typically carved by a river over eons
  5. 9. An arid ecosystem characterized by low rainfall, like Death Valley
  6. 10. A large body of water surrounded by land, like the deep blue one in Oregon
  7. 11. To take a long walk in nature for exercise or pleasure

National Parks

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  1. 1. Erupting thermal feature
  2. 3. Fish-catching mammal viewed at Katmai National Park
  3. 5. Evergreen cone-bearer found in many alpine parks
  4. 8. America's first national park, spanning three states
  5. 10. Lake in a national recreation area where dropping water levels revealed more human remains in 2026
  6. 11. Empire whose ancient roads were recently discovered near Machu Picchu National Park [1.2.1]
  7. 13. Appalachian or Pacific Crest, for example
  8. 14. Rustic park accommodation, like Yellowstone's Old Faithful ___

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  1. 1. One leading a wilderness tour
  2. 2. Giant tree sharing its name with a California park
  3. 4. The Colorado, which carved the Grand Canyon
  4. 6. Park home to El Capitan and Half Dome
  5. 7. Plant life documented by park botanists
  6. 9. Hit the trails for the afternoon
  7. 12. Antlered grazer common in Rocky Mountain National Park

beach

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  1. 3. Hard protective outer layer of a sea creature

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  1. 1. A structure leading out over the water
  2. 2. Mineral that makes ocean water taste distinct
  3. 3. Source of light and heat in the sky

lambs I want to use the words: bottle baby, hoof ewe,hay, Pasture, lamb, Barn, ram, Flock

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  1. 3. The characteristic vocalization of a sheep or goat
  2. 4. A movable barrier in a fence used to control sheep movement
  3. 5. A wild canine predator that is a traditional threat to sheep
  4. 8. A greasy substance extracted from sheep's wool used in cosmetics
  5. 9. The entire coat of wool shorn from a sheep at one time
  6. 11. An uncastrated male sheep known for its large curved horns
  7. 12. To assemble or direct a group of livestock into a specific area
  8. 13. Dried grass used as winter fodder for livestock

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  1. 1. A small enclosure for livestock, especially for holding a mother and newborn
  2. 2. The thick curly hair that forms the fleece of a sheep
  3. 3. An orphaned lamb raised by hand and fed with an artificial nipple
  4. 4. To feed on growing grass and herbage in a field
  5. 6. Of, relating to, or resembling sheep
  6. 7. A breed of herding dog often used to manage sheep
  7. 10. An adult female sheep capable of producing milk and offspring

EWE - An adult female sheep RAM - An adult male sheep LAMB - A baby sheep FLOCK - A group of sheep PASTURE - Land where animals graze HAY - Dried grass animals eat BOTTLEBABY - A lamb raised with a bo

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  1. 1. A hard pointed growth on the head of some sheep
  2. 2. To gather or move animals together
  3. 5. Relating to or resembling sheep
  4. 6. An open area of land without trees
  5. 10. A breed of sheep known for fine wool
  6. 11. The thick hair of a sheep used to make clothes
  7. 13. The meat from an adult sheep
  8. 14. A group of sheep

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  1. 1. The hard foot of a sheep
  2. 3. An adult female sheep
  3. 4. A field of grass where sheep can run
  4. 7. Farm animals kept for use or profit
  5. 8. The natural grease found in sheep wool
  6. 9. The sound made by a sheep
  7. 12. A baby sheep

Ocean Mysteries

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  1. 1. Triangle known for unexplained disappearances of planes and ships.
  2. 5. Ebb and flow driven by mysterious lunar forces.
  3. 7. Sound-bouncing tech used to detect submerged anomalies.
  4. 10. Microscopic drifters that can cause mysterious glowing waves.
  5. 12. The ocean is divided into pelagic layers known as these.
  6. 13. The midnight zone is completely devoid of sunlight and remains this way.
  7. 14. Super-salty underwater pool that is toxic to most life.
  8. 15. The seemingly bottomless chasm of the pelagic realm.

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  1. 2. Unmanned submersible used to film unreachable seafloors.
  2. 3. Plato's legendary island that supposedly sank beneath the waves.
  3. 4. The Mariana Trench represents the ultimate extreme of this.
  4. 6. Bathymetric charts do this to the uncharted ocean floor.
  5. 7. Underwater volcano that creates a thriving, isolated ecosystem.
  6. 8. The strange, disc-shaped object found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
  7. 9. What remains of a galleon after a disastrous storm.
  8. 11. Vessel built to withstand immense pressure in the abyss.

World Elephant Day

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  1. 1. Appropriate adjective for a land-dwelling behemoth
  2. 3. Elongated incisor targeted by illegal traders
  3. 7. Open, grassy plain ecosystem
  4. 8. Natural sunscreen applied via trunk
  5. 10. Illegal wildlife threat highlighted by conservation campaigns
  6. 12. White material banned from international trade
  7. 14. Tipping the scales at several thousand pounds
  8. 15. Resource these animals can supposedly smell from miles away

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  1. 2. Typical hue of thick, wrinkled skin
  2. 4. Highly intelligent, much like these mammals
  3. 5. Brassy, resounding call of alarm or excitement
  4. 6. Wise, older female leading the family unit
  5. 9. Natural environment increasingly fragmented by human development
  6. 11. Nation where the Amboseli ecosystem is located
  7. 13. Cooling flap on a massive mammal

Weather

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  1. 3. Severe weather event
  2. 6. Thick cloud close to the ground
  3. 7. Frozen precipitation

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  1. 1. A sudden strong blast of wind
  2. 2. Having a mild temperature
  3. 3. Air pollution mixed with fog
  4. 4. Water falling from the sky
  5. 5. Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night

Animal Collective Nouns

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  1. 2. Lurk around with a group of bushy-tailed canines
  2. 3. Backpack or a group of howling hunters
  3. 5. Sky-high assembly of long-necked herbivores
  4. 6. Military unit or a group of monkeys
  5. 9. Pea container or a marine mammal family
  6. 11. Lazing in the sun with sharp teeth
  7. 12. Mean-spirited bunch of large black corvids
  8. 14. Playful splashing of river-dwelling mammals
  9. 15. A feline cluster that might ignore you
  10. 17. A squirrel's nest or the group itself
  11. 18. Buzzer's convention in the air
  12. 19. Church congregation or woolly grazers
  13. 20. Surprise attack from a group of striped cats

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  1. 1. High-jumping group of spotted felines
  2. 2. Reprimanding group of colorful blue birds
  3. 4. Obscure name for a group of burrowing badgers
  4. 7. Stubborn assembly of long-eared pack animals
  5. 8. A homicidal assembly for the intelligent scavenger
  6. 9. Total chaos or a group of parrots
  7. 10. Subversive plotters or just a group of ravens
  8. 11. Corporate meeting of stinky mustelids
  9. 13. A gathering of wombats or old philosophers
  10. 16. An attic-dwelling group of racing birds
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