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- Atmospheric pressure (6841 bytes)
7: ... of air, 1 square inch in cross section, measured from sea level to the top of the atmosphere would we...
11: ...at sea level, and real atmospheric pressures vary from place to place and moment to moment everywhere ...
30: ==Atmospheric pressure variation==
32: ...pressure system]] for the effects of air pressure variations on weather..
38: ...l zones it may reach up + 5 mbar variation. These variations follow a circadian (24 h) and at the same time s... - Seismograph (4037 bytes)
24: ...inged at a vertical edge. The hinge has very low friction. As the ground moves, the weight stays unm...
30: Vertical accelerometers use a variation on this design, but use a spring to suspend the a...
34: ... hinges are sheets of brass, held in clamps. The frame is square aluminum tubing. The device senses ... - Toad (5772 bytes)
19: ''[[Frostius]]''<br />
37: ... that are popularly used to distinguish [[frog]]s from toads are not quite the same as those used for ...
41: ...in judging of anuran groups is shown by some true frogs (''Rana''), which have adapted to burrowing ha...
51: ...e Common Toad in having shorter limbs with nearly free toes (which are so short that the toad never ho...
55: ... between January and March although there is wide variation in timing. Water temperatures at this time of yea... - Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ...g directions. It consists of a magnetised pointer free to align itself accurately with [[Earth's magne...
5: ...ate type of construction. It is used by observing variations of the needle. A [[gyrocompass]] or [[astrocompa...
24: In the Mediterranean, however, the practice from ancient times had been to curtail sea travel be...
30: ...ed so the user can distinguish the north-pointing from the south-pointing end; in modern convention th...
36: ...ermanently attached to a compass card. These move freely on a pivot. A ''lubber line'', which can be ... - Baboon (5672 bytes)
13: ... The English word ''Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboon-god [[Babi (mytholo...
16: ...ight. They can raid human dwellings and in South Africa they have been known to prey on sheep and goat...
20: ... prey for a leopard and large males will often confront them.
22: ...'P. anubis'' ([[Olive Baboon]], found in central African [[savanna]]) and ''P. cynocephalus'' (Yellow ...
24: There is considerable variation in size and weigh depending on species, the Chacm... - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
23: ...known when the members of these families diverged from each other.
32: ...e body. These pleats assist with evacuating water from the mouth after lunge feeding (see feeding belo...
34: ...blow (up to 12 m, typically 9 m) that can be seen from several kilometres on a calm day. Its [[lung]] ...
36: ...ll over, whilst others demonstrate a considerable variation of dark blues, grays and blacks all tightly mottl...
44: ...he biggest Blue Whale ever found. Most data comes from Blue Whales killed in [[Antarctic]] waters duri... - Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
1: {{MLB Astros franchise}}
16: == Franchise history ==
18: ...gurate indoor baseball in the [[Astrodome]]. The franchise's first decade displayed some great hitter...
20: ... "rainbow uniforms" that stay with them with some variation through 1992. [[Nolan Ryan]] joins the team in 19...
26: ... Central title in 2001, and were again eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by the Braves. - Bowling (1865 bytes)
8: ...o roll a small ball three times per [[turn (game)|frame]] instead of two, and the fallen pins are not ...
9: ...re the player rolls three times per [[turn (game)|frame]] toward small, squat pins.
15: *[[Skittles (sport)|Skittles]] — the sport from which "alley" based Bowling originated - Disease (4576 bytes)
2: ...ome]]s, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contex...
8: ...ecific cause or causes (called its [[etiology]]), from a ''syndrome'', which is a collection of signs ...
14: ...ng a condition as a disease, rather than simply a variation of human structure or function, could have signif...
20: ...of insects or other [[vector (biology)|vectors]], from contaminated water or food, etc.
47: ...k Manual], detailed description of most diseases, freely searchable online. - George Eastman (2821 bytes)
9: ...trademark ''Kodak'',which was simply created by a variation of some of his favorite letters, and received a p...
11: ...Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], the national men's music fraternity.
15: ...in 1954, Eastman was honored with a postage stamp from the United States Post Office. - Tricycle (4572 bytes)
7: ...e instead of roll. In contrast, a delta with the front brake on hard must go almost straight ahead to...
9: ...ve] through a differential or the superior double freewheel, preferably using no-backlash roller clutc...
11: ...unter-steering required to balance a bicycle. The variation in the camber of the road is the principal diffic... - Sicily (18450 bytes)
6: ...r = Salvatore Cuffaro <br/>(''[[House of Freedoms]]'') |
24: ...sala]], [[Corleone]], [[Castellammare del Golfo]] Francavilla di Sicilia, and [[Abacaenum]] (now [[Tri...
43: ...h trains are loaded onto ferries for the crossing from the mainland. Officially, the Stretto di Messin...
47: ...ional and international flights (mainly European) from to [[Palermo International Airport]] and [[Cata...
52: ...o d'India]] (from Palermo), [[Vincenzo Bellini]] (from [[Catania]]), as well as the [[sculpture|sculpt... - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
5: .... The [[Karman line]], at 100 km (62 mi), is also frequently used as the boundary between atmosphere a...
10: * [[troposphere]]: from the surface to 7 km to 17 km, depending on lati...
11: * [[stratosphere]]: from that 7–17 km range to about 50 km, temper...
12: * [[mesosphere]]: from about 50 km to the range of 80 km to 85 km, tem...
13: * [[thermosphere]]: from 80–85 km to 640+ km, temperature increasi... - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...practical importance because it influences [[high-frequency]] (HF) (3–30[[MHz]]) [[radio propaga...
6: ...d to as the ionosphere. In a plasma, the negative free electrons and the positive ions are attracted t...
8: ...[[recombination]] begins to take place in which a free electron is "captured" by a positive ion if it ...
10: ...t. The local winter [[hemisphere]] is tipped away from the Sun, thus there is less received solar radi...
14: ... e profile.gif|right|thumb|350px|Electron density from solar ionization during the day and night durin... - Maya numerals (1506 bytes)
14: ... "Long count" portion of the [[Maya calendar]], a variation on the strictly vigesimal numbering is used. The ... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
12: ...cused [[FreedomCAR]] initiative{{cite web | title=FreedomCAR: Getting New Technology into the Marketpl...
16: ...irst production model of this design, released in France in [[2003]]. However, the environmental benef...
20: ...ent in March 2004 allowing Ford to use 20 patents from Toyota related to hybrid technology, although F...
24: ...d States]] rose to 43,435 cars, a 25.8 % increase from 2002 numbers. [[California]], the nation's most...
69: ...rtup that the majority of engine wear occurs, the frequent starting and stopping such systems cause ma... - Aperture (3151 bytes)
2: ...tion with variation of the [[shutter speed]], and variation in film speed (ISO), this will regulate the photo...
4: The word "aperture" means an opening, from the [[Latin]] ''apere,'' to open.
6: ...ure (larger the number}, the greater the distance from the plane of focus the subject matter may be wh...
8: ...A typical standard lens will have an f-stop range from f/16 (small aperture) to f/2 (large aperture). ...
10: Zoom lenses typically go from f/2.8 to f/6.3. A very fast zoom lens will be c... - Depth of field (8291 bytes)
1: [[Image:frms_mkt_dof.jpg|thumb|260px|An example of fairly sh...
2: ...s greater behind the point of focus than it is in front, as the angle of the light rays change more ra...
4: ...ect matter, movement, the distance of the subject from the camera, and the way in which the image is d...
6: ...diameter of these circles increases with distance from the point of focus and so can be used as the me...
8: ...e depth of field appears sharp while the areas in front and behind the depth of field appear blurry.]] - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
28: ...ch has come to delineate the interior of the city from the surrounding suburbs. This has given rise to...
33: ...ilroad]], while another claims that the name is a variation of Martha Lumpkin's middle name, [[Atalanta]]. W...
38: ... of the economy away from agriculture and a shift from the "Old South" attitudes of slavery and rebell...
41: ... commuted in 1915, riots broke out in Atlanta and Frank was [[lynching|lynched]].
43: ...ters for Disease Control]] was founded in Atlanta from the old Malaria Control in War Areas offices an... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
9: ... lower as some mechanical energy is lost due to [[friction]]. Then the train goes down again, and up, ...
15: ..., it uses whatever method is available to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect w...
17: ...es regarding when to release a newly-loaded train from the station. One common pattern, used on rides...
21: ...first loop track was probably also built in Paris from an English design in 1846, with a single-person...
23: ...of the "lift hill." By [[1912]], the first [[underfriction]] coaster was developed by [[John Miller (e...
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