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- Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...e often depends on local custom. Some authorities define a mountain as a peak with a [[topographic pro...
3: ...enies (orogeny). Two types of mountain are formed depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic for...
7: ...lock mountains are created when large areas are widely broken up by faults creating large vertical dis...
9: ...of folding. Over time, erosion can bring about an inversion of relief: the soft upthrust rock is worn away so...
11: The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in higher ... - Utah (29154 bytes)
23: DensityRank = 41<sup>st</sup> |
24: 2000Density = 10.50 |
25: AdmittanceOrder = 45<sup>th</sup> |
28: Longitude = 109?W to 114?W |
29: Latitude = 37?N to 42?N | - Frost (2825 bytes)
2: ...Image:GrassCoatedInFrost.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Blades of [[grass]] coated in frost.]]
4: ...air are chilled below the deposition point (see [[dew point|frost point]]), then [[spicule]]s of [[ice...
6: ...ir, otherwise water would first [[condensation|condense]] in small [[droplet]]s and then freeze into c...
8: ...round level. This is known as Surface Temperature Inversion, and explains why frost is more common and extens...
10: ...on -- where the temperature at ground level is colder, and reaches the [[frost point]]. - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
12: ...d in [[1667]] by [[Robert Hooke]], while [[Horace de Saussure]] completed this list of the most import...
14: ... was also the first American to keep accurate and detailed records of weather conditions on a daily ba...
16: ...s was understood. Early in the 20th century this deflecting force was named after [[Gaspard-Gustave C...
18: ...lowed exchange of weather information with unprecedented speed.
20: ... [[front (meteorology)|front]]s, that is, sharply defined boundaries between air masses. - Cirrus cloud (3505 bytes)
9: ...rrus clouds can also be the remnants from a [[thunderstorm]].
15: ...t.[14] Because humidity is low at such high altitudes, this genus-type tends to be very thin.[2] Cirru...
18: == Thunderstorms ==
20: ...nvils.[18] High-altitude winds commonly push this dense mat out into an anvil shape that stretches dow...
25: ...de a cold front, squall line or multicellular thunderstorm, it is because they are blown off the anvil... - Fog (4764 bytes)
3: ...depending on how the cooling that caused the [[condensation]] occurred:
5: ...t calm the fog layer can be less than a [[metre]] deep but [[turbulence]] can promote a thicker layer....
7: ...[[tropical]] air encounters cooler higher-[[latitude]] [[water]]s. It is also extremely common as a [...
9: ...mon in [[polar region|polar]] regions, and around deeper and larger [[lakes]] in late [[autumn]] and e...
13: ... water vapour cools and at the [[dewpoint]] it condenses and fog forms. - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...sic swimming skills and safety precautions are needed to participate in water activities.
5: ...g composed mostly of water, has nearly the same [[density]] as water. Thus, staying afloat requires on...
7: ...convert a slow or average swimmer to at least a moderately fast swimmer. Since speed converts directly...
11: ...easing speed. This is an effect long used by boat designers, and unconsciously used by "naturally good...
13: ...the torso is smaller front-to-back than side-to-side on most swimmers. This reduces the frontal cross-... - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
2: ...City-[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] [[metropolitan area]], defined as [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[D...
4: ...lake's shore by [[marsh]]es and [[mudflat]]s. Residents are known as "[[List of famous Salt Lakers|Sal...
5: [[Image:Utah_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
6: ...own as the "Crossroads of the West". The city has developed a strong tourism industry and was host to ...
8: ... The current mayor of Salt Lake City is [[Rocky Anderson]]. - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
3: ...to be a true coaster. (Note that not all thrill rides that run on a track are roller coasters). Most c...
9: ...is motion and usually run the circuit once with riders moving fowards and then backwards through the s...
11: ...st common method of bringing the roller coaster ride to a stop.
15: ...to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect when multiple trains become stopped at t...
17: ...tside the station, release train #2 (which has loaded while #1 was running), then allow #1 into the st... - Walrus (6653 bytes)
22: ...the Dutch ''walrus'', apparently a folk-etymology inversion from an Old Norse form resembling ''hrosshvalr'',...
24: The walrus is a member of order [[Carnivora]] and is the only species in the fam...
28: ...e fights breeds with large numbers of females. Older male walruses frequently bear large scars from t...
44: ...ses and set quotas on the yearly harvest. Only under rare circumstances may non-native hunters gain p...
46: ...he Atlantic walrus once enjoyed a range that extended south to [[Cape Cod]] and occurred in large numb... - Helium (36603 bytes)
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26: | [[Density]]
35: | 0.95 [[Kelvin|K]] (-272.2 °[[Celsius|C]])
38: | 4.22 [[Kelvin|K]] (-268.93 °[[Celsius|C]]) - Walruses (5529 bytes)
22: ...the Dutch ''walrus'', apparently a folk-etymology inversion from an Old Norse form resembling ''hrosshvalr'',...
24: The walrus is a member of order [[Carnivora]] and is the only species in the fam...
28: ...e fights breeds with large numbers of females. Older male walruses frequently bear large scars from t...
44: ...ses and set quotas on the yearly harvest. Only under rare circumstances may non-native hunters gain p...
46: ...he Atlantic walrus once enjoyed a range that extended south to [[Cape Cod]] and occurred in large numb... - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
1: ...ombinations and classical forms. His oeuvre included everything from symphonies to [[piano]] miniatur...
10: ... St. Petersburg and dominated by his father and elder brother, Stravinsky's early childhood was a mix ...
12: ...d<nowiki>]</nowiki> them all to hell". (He succeeded: the 1913 première of ''Le sacre du print...
14: ...learn and explore art, literature, and life. This desire manifested itself in several of his Paris col...
17: ...rtner until his death, was his second wife [[Vera de Bosset]]. - Gliding (16947 bytes)
1: ...landed-in-field.jpg|500px|thumb|right|A modern glider in Field]]
2: ...he correct term to use when the craft gains altitude or speed from movements of the atmosphere during ...
4: The word ''soaring'' is also used to describe the way [[bird]]s capable of flight remain ...
7: ...ls and navigational abilities. There are also glider [[aerobatic|aerobatics]] competitions.
9: [[Image:Glider-in-meadow.jpg|500px|thumb|Glider in Meadow]]
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