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- Moth (5332 bytes)
14: ...d butterflies is a popular taxonomy, not a scientific one. Sometimes the names "[[Rhopalocera]]" (butt...
18: ==Economic significance of moths==
22: ...kely to eat mixed materials containing artificial fibres. There are some reports that they can be repe...
30: ...ch as the moon), but on encountering a bright artificial light it navigates maintaining a constant ang...
32: ...suit of safety. Moths are thus inclined to circle ambient objects in the Mach band region, usually at a rad... - Fish (5349 bytes)
1: ...herring]], ''Clupea harengus'', the most abundant fish species in the world.]]
2: ...out the animals. For other meanings, please see [[Fish (disambiguation)]].''
3: ...sh)|ray]]s), with the remainder classed as [[bony fish]] (class [[Osteichthyes]]).
5: ...as [[jellyfish]] and [[cuttlefish]], are not true fish.
7: ...emperatures elevated in excess of 20 °C above ambient water temperatures. Endothermy, though metabolic... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
42: *[[List of topics (scientific method)]]
63: **List of [[Resin identification code|plastic recycling codes]]
66: **[[List of FIPS country codes]]
73: *[[SI prefix]]
81: *Specific measures - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...4 to 5.5 in [[apparent magnitude]]; Mercury is sufficiently "close" to the Sun that [[telescope]]s rar...
5: ... the planet as the ''Water Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
16: ...d earlier terrain. In addition, Mercury has "significant" [[tidal bulge]]s, raised by the [[Sun]] (the...
18: Mercury's terrain features are officially listed as the following:
28: ...2% of the planetary [[volume]] (Earth's core only fills 17%). Surrounding the core is a 600 km [[mantl... - Cold-blooded (1564 bytes)
3: ...e animal's metabolic rate will increase. Lizards, fish, and [[Amphibia|amphibians]] are examples of ec...
11: * [[Fish]] changing depths in the water column to find a suitable temperature.
14: ...od vessel]]s to adapt more or less quickly to the ambient temperature. - Shark (14021 bytes)
12: See [[Shark#Classification|Classification]] and [[Shark taxonomy]]
17: ...ide of the [[head (anatomy)|head]] (the first modified slit is behind the [[eye]] and called a [[spira...
20: ...ctrical]] [[pulse]]s sent out by wounded or dying fish. Their teeth are not attached to the [[jaw]], b...
22: ... (although sharks are not closely related to bony fish) which is believed to grow to a maximum length ...
24: ...er than that of most fish and they cannot rely on ambient water current to provide an adequate supply of ox... - Convection (4185 bytes)
11: ...posed to multiple temperatures in an acceleration field such as [[gravity]] or a centrifuge. The loca...
21: :q" = ''h'' (T<sub>s</sub> - T<sub>∞</sub>);
24: :''h'' local convection coefficient
26: :T<sub>∞</sub> quiescent or ambient temperature
35: ...ition of average convection coefficient, h-bar, defined from - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
4: ...rcial)|famous Super Bowl commercial]]. It was the first marketed personal computer to popularize the [...
7: ...eing the first to display the Mac OS logo, is the first version of the Mac OS under that name). In [[M...
16: * Long file names, with [[whitespace]] and no [[file extension]].
32: * First laptop with keyboard behind a palmrest ([[Powe...
33: * First laptop with built-in pointing device ([[PowerB... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
4: ...as "allergies". A new four-class (now five) classification scheme was designed by P. G. H. Gell and R....
16: ...gic to [[house_dust_mite|dust mites]]. Apart from ambient allergens, allergic reactions can be due to [[med...
32: ... are not always able to pinpoint a patient's specific allergies if the patient has an allergy but does...
36: ...oassay]]s. Even the levels the amount of IgE specific to certain allergens can be measured through use...
50: ...[[bee]] stings, [[peanuts]], [[nuts]], and [[shellfish]] often carry an [[adrenalin]] needle with them... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...tion in [[Annonay]], [[France]] in [[1783]]. The first manned flight was made on [[November 21]], [[1...
9: ...ed to the bottom, so they had a tendency to catch fire and be destroyed on landing. After the inventio...
11: The first hot air balloon flight in the [[United States]...
13: Balloons were the first manifestation of [[air power]]. They were used...
17: ...ing flown in China, despite the risk of causing a fire upon landing. - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
2: ... [[cigars]]. Tobacco smoking is considered a significant cause of human health problems, especially [[...
13: ...have magical powers, It was also burned as a sacrifice to the gods; a tobacco [[gourd]] was worn as a ...
22: ... is treated chemically to allow it to smolder indefinitely.
37: ...long cigar habit, even though there was no scientific evidence yet of a link between smoking and cance...
43: ... of studies have shown that tobacco use is a significant factor in spontaneous abortions among [[pregn... - Geyser (14881 bytes)
6: ...ead of geothermal energy. The [[nitrogen]], liquefied by a kind of [[greenhouse effect]], may erupt t...
12: As the geyser fills, the water at the top of the column cools off,...
31: The specific colours of geysers derive from the fact that des...
33: ...0s, when the research of '''biology of geysers''' first appeared, scientists were generally convinced ...
35: ...and outside of [[solar system]]. Among these, the first discovered and the most important for biotechn... - Hot spring (7271 bytes)
3: ...of the [[year]], and is significantly above the [[ambient]] ground [[temperature]] (which is usually around...
34: At least five United States [[national park|national parks]] ... - Wind chill (4476 bytes)
1: ...opose the establishment of a benchmark wind-speed figure — typically in the range of 5 to 7&frac...
3: ...ature of an object reaches the temperature of the ambient air. Humans perceive or "feel" this increased ra...
5: The concept of wind chill is of particular significance in very cold climates such as the [[Arctic]]...
7: ...aken at a distance above the ground. The exact definition of wind chill has been controversial becaus...
9: ...pecifically for the human body, or even more specifically for the human face. Wind chill also affects... - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
45: | [[Electron configuration]]
69: | 4.85 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
88: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
146: ... are used with [[X-ray]] detection diagnostics to filter out visible light and allow only X-rays to be...
147: * In the field of X-ray lithography beryllium is being used f... - Helium (36603 bytes)
40: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
54: | [[Electron configuration]]
108: ...rves of helium have been found in the natural gas fields of the [[United States]], which is by far the...
112: ...cooled below this temperature, helium can be liquefied through expansion cooling.
117: Helium solidifies only under great pressure. The resulting colorl... - Plutonium (24623 bytes)
30: ...on.jpg|125px|Gloved hands holding a "button" of refined plutonium]]
46: | [[Electron configuration]]
70: | 12.29 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
89: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
115: | [[Spontaneous fission|SF]]<br>[[alpha emission|α]] - Scandium (10820 bytes)
34: <td>[[Electron configuration]] </td><td><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[argon|Ar]]...
49: <td>[[Molar volume]] </td><td>15.00 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
63: <td>[[Specific heat capacity]] </td><td>568 [[joule per kilogra...
105: ...ls from [[Scandinavia]] and it is sometimes classified along with [[yttrium]] and the [[lanthanide]]s ...
111: ...e. Furthermore, it has been shown to reduce solidification cracking during the welding of high strengt... - Leatherback Sea Turtle (10187 bytes)
32: ...turtle is specially hooked to help it bite [[jellyfish]] and its throat has backward-facing barbs to h...
36: ... bags, pieces of hard plastic, and monofilament fishing line in their [[stomach|stomachs]].
42: ...rous when the male is so desperately overeager to find a mate that he stays underwater for too long, a...
44: ...sts until the membranes fully develop through the first 20-25 days of incubation, when the structural ...
46: ...g smaller and sterile. The female carefully back-fills the nest, making sure to disguise it from pre... - Musical genre (24851 bytes)
3: ...ecially into finer genres or subgenres, can be difficult for newly emerging styles or for pieces of mu...
5: ...le of this is [[video game music]], which while defined by its media, can also represent its own style...
7: ...history]], and makes it easier for individuals to find artists that they enjoy.
13: These definitions are relatively short and simple, referring...
18: ... classical music]] (an older usage describes specifically the Western art music of the [[Classical Mus...
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