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  1. Skin (8340 bytes)
    4: ...ve [[pigment]]ation which absorbs the potentially dangerous [[radiation]] contained therein. Human ski...
    8: Damaged skin will try to heal by forming [[scar|scar...
    17: ...'keratinization'' and takes place within about 30 days.
    21: ...tion, water-proofing, softening and anti bactericidal actions are among the many functions of sebum. ...
    32: ...Langerhans cell]]s in the skin are part of the [[adaptive immune system]]
  2. Nile (13738 bytes)
    2: ...[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
    8: ...from the word ''Neilos'' (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile. A...
    12: ...m its halfway mark at the [[Atbara River]] in [[Sudan]] all the way to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
    14: If the remote headstream — the Ruvyironza — is taken as the beginning and followed to the ...
    24: [[Lake Victoria]], which lies between [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] is considered to be...
  3. Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
    6: ...exchange between emergent peoples of the region — [[Egyptian|Egyptians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek...
    11: ...499;ון), "the middle sea", a literal adaptation of the German equivalent ''Mittelmeer''. I...
    17: ...[[Sea of Marmara]] and [[Black Sea]], by the [[Dardanelles]] and the [[Bosporus]] respectively, on the...
    43: ...tic Sea]] between the Italian peninsula and the [[Dalmatia]]n coast,
    65: ...e [[Straits of Gibraltar]] and its high rate of [[evaporation]]. If the Strait of Gibraltar closes again, whic...
  4. Honey (11666 bytes)
    33: ...ies. From mild to very strong flavoured, light to dark coloured, delicately perfumed to pungent and ev...
    48: ... [[digestion]], several [[vitamins]] and [[antioxidants]].
    71: ...trong draught across the honeycomb. This enhances evaporation of much of the water from the nectar. The reducti...
    73: ...he hive so that the excess can be taken without endangering the bees. When sources of foods for the be...
    88: *'''Honey Fondant''' See [[whipped honey]].
  5. Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
    7: ...obox_authority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842]]}}
    12: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Theropoda]]<br/>
    20: ...the link between dinosaurs and their living descendants, the 9,000+ [[species]] of modern [[bird]]s [h...
    27: ...out of fear or trepidation at their size and formidable arsenal.
  6. Desert (21206 bytes)
    4: ...hat usually remains hidden (especially during the daylight) to preserve moisture. Approximately one-th...
    14: ...cations rely on some combination of the number of days of [[rain]]fall, the total amount of annual rai...
    18: ...the simple definition of a desert: a place where evaporation exceeds precipitation.
    40: ...&mdash;may occur as infrequently as once every 5&ndash;20 years. Other coastal deserts include the [[S...
    53: ... in areas where precipitation is locally more abundant. Temperature changes in polar deserts frequentl...
  7. Meteorology (19082 bytes)
    10: ...rology'' goes back to the book ''Meteorologica'' (dating from about [[340 BC]]) by [[Aristotle]], who ...
    14: ... the first Americans to forecast the weather on a daily basis.
    20: ...teorology)|front]]s, that is, sharply defined boundaries between air masses.
    40: ...a sufficient amount of [[Metadata (computing)|metadata]] attached and can then be conveniently retriev...
    42: ...eneficial for [[numerical weather prediction]]. Lidar can be used to study clouds that are so thin tha...
  8. Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
    13: ...ich provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporation of this moisture is driven by the high winds and ...
    24: ...fic Ocean]] east of the [[International date line|dateline]], and the South Pacific Ocean east of 160&...
    25: ...hoon'' in the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline
    34: ...act, tropical storms can also produce significant damage and loss of life, mainly due to flooding.
    40: ...loud pattern. Extratropical cyclones still can be dangerous because their continuing low pressure caus...
  9. Fog (4764 bytes)
    9: ...r. Water vapor quickly enters the atmosphere by [[evaporation]] and condensation occurs once the [[dewpoint]] h...
    17: ...by local [[topography]], and can last for several days in calm conditions. In California's [[Central ...
    19: ...a|Winnipeg]] condenses on a -40&deg;C [[January]] day from nearly any moisture at all, from cars, home...
    21: ...into extremely tiny [[crystal]]s of [[ice]] in midair. Generally this requires [[temperature]]s well...
    31: ...e to drive slower and use more lights. Especially dangerous is when fog is very localized, and the dri...
  10. Dairy product (4337 bytes)
    1: ...roduction plant for such processing is called a [[dairy]]. Raw milk for processing generally comes fro...
    3: [[Image:Dairy farm.jpg|thumb|200px|Dairy farm]]
    5: ...k with a number of sub-products in each category. Dairy products include:
    6: ..., [[pasteurization]], in several grades after standardization of the fat level
    18: ...ensed milk]], milk which has been concentrated by evaporation, often with sugar added for longer life in an ope...
  11. Great Rift Valley (4717 bytes)
    5: ...ost part of the Rift forms the valley of the [[Jordan River]], which flows southward through the [[Hah...
    14: ...d. For example, [[Lake Magadi]] is almost solid soda ([[sodium carbonate]]), and [[Lake Elmenteita]], ...
    23: * [http://www.albertinerift.org/arift-protectedareas Maps from the Albertine Rift Programme]
  12. Warm-blooded (3154 bytes)
    9: ...n endotherm to keep its metabolic rate stable all day, so some organisms go into a controlled state of...
    11: ...ation|sweating]] (to increase heat loss through [[evaporation]]).
    21: ...slowly than normal, simply because you are cold today.
  13. Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
    13: ...s the leaf from excessive absorption of light and evaporation of water. The transparent, colourless [[epidermis...
    37: ...se are called [[light-independent reaction]]s, or dark reactions, since they can occur in the absence ...
    39: However, when oxygen is abundant in the chloroplast in comparison to carbon diox...
    52: Modern scientists built on the foundation of knowledge from those scientists centuries ...
    60: ... Benson were able to puzzle out each stage in the dark or light-independent phase of photosynthesis, k...
  14. Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
    2: ...'Benjamin Franklin''' ([[January 17]], [[1706]] &ndash; [[April 17]], [[1790]]) was an [[United States...
    25: ... is a penny earned" are now commonly quoted every day by people all over the world.
    34: ...ally became the [[University of Pennsylvania]], today a member of the [[Ivy League]]. He founded an Am...
    36: ...esses. He created a partnership with his foreman, David Hill, which provided Franklin with half of the...
    38: ...n his writings, displays that he was aware of the dangers and offered alternative ways to demonstrate ...
  15. Water cycle (2867 bytes)
    3: ...water cycle involve four main physical actions: [[evaporation]], [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]],...
    5: ...iration]]'''. 90% of atmospheric water comes from evaporation, while the remaining 10% is from transpiration.
  16. Wind chill (4476 bytes)
    1: ...y in the range of 5 to 7&frac12; miles per hour &mdash; so that any wind speed slower than that would ...
    21: ...ill indices also take [[humidity]] into account &mdash; and the wind-chill and [[heat index]] are some...
  17. Sense (11343 bytes)
    25: ...]] [[2004]]) was won by [[Richard Axel]] and [[Linda Buck]] for their work explaining olfaction, publi...
    31: ...]] feels cold because of the heat withdrawn for [[evaporation]] of [[sweat]] or other moisture, and because an ...
    39: ...entified. Additionally, there are some other candidate physiological experiences which may or may not ...
    66: * [[Multimodal integration]]
  18. Limestone (3809 bytes)
    3: ...e]] for information on calcite dissolution). Secondary calcite may also be deposited by [[Supersaturat...
    9: ...old springs. Calcium carbonate is deposited where evaporation of the water leaves a solution that is supersatur...
  19. Global warming (53726 bytes)
    3:
    5: ...nge between [[1990]] and [[2100]] [[http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/339.htm]]). Much of this ...
    11: ...ility" for non-human caused change [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the ...
    16: ...rom various countries including [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[India]],...
    25: ...different reconstructions, each smoothed on a decadal scale. The unsmoothed, annual value for 2004 is...
  20. Wildfire (23185 bytes)
    14: ...d severe during years of [[drought]] and occur on days of strong winds. With extensive urbanization of...
    16: Today it is accepted that wildfires are a natural part...
    18: On occasions, wildfires have caused large-scale damage to [[private property]], particularly when th...
    22: ...ted. Not only does this result in severe property damage for those living in the immediate fire area, ...
    30: ...reserves in the soil are between 100 and 30%, the evaporation of water in plants is balanced by water absorbed ...

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