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- Cherry (2620 bytes)
4: ...ral, from the [[Old Norman French]] word, in turn from Latin ''cerasum'')
5: is both a [[tree]] and its fleshy [[fruit]], a type known as a [[drupe]] with a single h...
7: ...[Asia]], with major commercial orchards extending from [[Iberia]] east to [[Asia Minor]]; they are als...
9: ...ngton]] supply mainly sweet cherries intended for fresh use. Major sweet cherry varieties include the ...
12: ..."double" flowers), so are sterile and do not bear fruit. They are grown purely for their [[blossom]] a... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
11: ...afre's successor, which is about half as tall. Khafre's pyramid appears the tallest on some photograph...
17: ...length, and 12 [[arcsecond|seconds]] in [[angle]] from a perfect square. The sides of the square are a...
19: [[Image:Giza_4.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|[[Khafre's Pyramid]]. Image courtesy of
22: ... up to a total estimated weight of some 7 million tonnes, and a volume of 2,600,600 cubic metres, making ...
26: ...rrow shafts, about 20 centimeters wide, extending from the chamber to the outer surface of the pyramid... - Fish (5349 bytes)
1: [[image:herring2.jpg|right|frame|[[Atlantic herring]], ''Clupea harengus'', the...
5: Fish come in different sizes, from the 14 m (45 ft) [[whale shark]] to a 7 mm (jus...
7: ...hresher sharks). The degree of endothermy varies from the billfish, which warm only their eyes and br...
15: ... have high [[Omega 3]] fatty acids that are heart friendly and a regular diet of fish is highly recomm...
19: ...t, [[brackish]] or fresh water, at depths ranging from just below the surface to several thousand mete... - Desert (21206 bytes)
18: ...ey should be designated as specifically different from the simple definition of a desert: a place whe...
20: ...s an [[ice cap]] if the temperature remains below freezing year-round, rendering the land almost compl...
22: ... other areas are arid by virtue of being very far from the nearest available sources of moisture (this...
28: ...orld's largest desert, the [[Sahara]] of [[North Africa]], which has experienced temperatures as high ...
32: ... These deserts are in interior [[watershed]]s far from oceans and have a wide range of annual temperat... - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
18: ...foot (unit of length)|feet]]) in length and 140 [[tonne]]s (150 [[short ton]]s) or more in weight.
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: ...tled. The degree of mottling varies substantially from individual to individual. Some may have a unifo... - Alfalfa (6719 bytes)
20: Alfalfa is a [[perennial]] plant, living from five to twelve years, depending on variety and ...
22: ...ng value of all common hay crops, being used less frequently as [[pasture]] or [[haylage]]. Like other...
39: ...imes a year. Total yields are typically around 1 tonne/hectare (4 ton/acre) but vary regionally and with...
49: ...ale or with a grapple (claw) on the [[tractor]]'s front-end loader. - Caesium (11026 bytes)
6: ...nter" | [[Rubidium|Rb]]<br>'''Cs'''<br>[[Francium|Fr]] <br> <br>
149: ...e non-radioactive alkali metals. (Technically, [[francium]] is the least common alkali metal, but sin...
167: ...stav Kirchhoff]] in [[1860]] in [[mineral water]] from D?m, Germany. Its identification was based upon...
172: ...deposits there are estimated to contain 300,000 [[tonne|metric ton]]s of pollucite at an average of 20% c...
175: Exceptionally pure and gas-free caesium can be made by the thermal decompositio... - Technetium (32113 bytes)
182: ...iagnostic tests. Tc-99 is used as a [[gamma ray]]-free source of [[Beta particle|beta ray]]s, and its ...
184: ...um-235]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s and is extracted from [[nuclear fuel rod]]s. No isotope of technetium...
191: ...ion depth]], the largest among the elements apart from [[niobium]].{{inote|''Technetium as a Material ...
201: ...rtechnetate) both isotopes are quickly eliminated from the body (generally within a few days {{inote|T...
205: ... extracted to a high chemical and isotopic purity from radioactive waste. For these reasons, it is a ... - Lion (11511 bytes)
16: ...he borders of their territory. Males are expelled from the pride when they reach maturity. When or if ...
20: ...ed to national parks in [[Tanzania]] and [[South Africa]]. Before the rise of man, the species existed...
22: ... leo persica''), which in historical times ranged from [[Greece]] to [[India]] through [[Iran|Persia]]...
25: ... century]]. The lions that used to live in North Africa, called [[Barbary lion]]s, tended to be larger...
29: ... [[white lions]] do exist, in Timbavati, [[South Africa]]. There is a [[recessive gene]] in white lion... - Iguanodon (4585 bytes)
28: ...ic period|period]], though one unknown species is from the late [[Jurassic]].
30: ...o 36 [[feet]]) in length, and averaging about 5 [[tonne]]s (5.5 [[short ton|ton]]s) in weight.
34: ...o he named it ''Iguanodon'', or "iguana-toothed", from ''iguana'' and the [[Greek language|Greek]] wor...
42: ...species to ''I. bernissartensis'', which is known from dozens of skeletons, some of which are very com...
44: ...gium]], [[England]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and [[France]]. Remains of similar animals have been found... - Torosaurus (1521 bytes)
23: ...g and weighed 8 to 9 [[short ton|ton]]s (7 to 8 [[tonne]]s). - Megalosaurus (4763 bytes)
6: ...is own complete account of his studies, and it is from him that [[Gideon Mantell]] gave the first spec...
12: ...[[Altispinax]]'', a mysterious big theropod known from high-spined dorsal vertebrae and at times class...
16: ... To support its weight of around one [[metric ton|tonne]], the legs were large and muscular. Like all the...
18: ...le to ''Megalosaurus'' have been discovered in [[Africa]], contrary to some outdated dinosaur books.
20: ...of its food by scavenging. That is not to detract from its prowess as a hunter - ''Tyrannosaurus'' pro... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
18: ...]] (leaping out of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Hump...
24: ...n each side of the mouth. [[Ventral]] grooves run from the lower jaw to the [[umbilicus]] about halfwa...
52: ... (music)|note]]s that vary in [[amplitude]] and [[frequency]] in consistent patterns over a period of ...
55: ... all the major [[ocean]]s, in a wide band running from about 60° S to 65° N [[latitude]]. It i...
57: ... the other large whales. The population has grown from a low point of 20,000 at the [[1966]] moratoriu... - Cassava (5485 bytes)
16: ...here 99.1 million tonnes were grown, 51.5 million tonnes were grown in [[Asia]] and 33.2 Mt in [[Latin Am...
20: ...ter until it is ready to be cooked.) Even under refrigeration, the root's flavor spoils in a day or so...
22: ...s can produce as little as 20 mg of HCN per kg of fresh roots, while "bitter" ones may produce more th...
25: ...]] and [[foufou]] are made from the starchy flour from cassava root.
27: ...repared as Eba or Gari. The cassava is grated and fried then mixed with boiling water to form a thick ... - Sweet potato (5731 bytes)
24: ...nd tapered, with a smooth skin. Its flesh ranges from white to yellow, orange, or purple. All variet...
28: ...e. The storage roots are most frequently boiled, fried, or baked. They can also be processed to make...
32: ...ventitious roots called '''slips''' that grow out from the tuberous roots during storage. True seeds a...
34: ... up 84% of the harvest, producing about 105,000 [[tonne]]s (115,743 short [[ton]]s) on 65 [[square kilome...
36: ...in the US. However, when added to the production from Louisana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,Texas,... - Basking Shark (7122 bytes)
22: ... (50 feet), but most often recorded at up to four tonnes and 9.8 metres (32 feet), Basking Sharks are on...
32: ...ately [[filter feeder|filtering]] [[zooplankton]] from the water at a rate of 1,500 m³ or more pe...
42: ...and at a length of between 4.6-6 metres. Breeding frequency is also unknown, but is thought to be 2-4 ... - Beluga Whales (10188 bytes)
15: ... to simply as the '''Beluga''' - the word derives from the [[Russian language|Russian]] ''beloye'' mea...
20: ...is the now-extinct ''[[Denebola brachycephala]]'' from the late [[Miocene]] period. A single fossil ha...
26: ... males can weigh 1.5 tonnes and females about one tonne.
36: ...r shallow inlets. These summer sites are detached from one another and a mother will usually return to... - Aegyptosaurus (2033 bytes)
15: ...es]] of [[dinosaur]] believed to have lived in [[Africa]] around 95 million years ago, during the mid-...
17: Aegyptosaurus weighed roughly 10.5 [[tonne|tonnes]] (11.5 [[ton|tons]]), was 50 feet long, and was...
19: ...e after crossing the ancient land bridge between Africa and South America. - Amphicoelias (6225 bytes)
1: ...axobox_begin | color = pink | name = Amphicoelias fragillimus}}
9: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = [[Sauropoda]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''??A. fragillimus'''''}}
14: ...ial | color = pink | binomial_name = Amphicoelias fragillimus | author = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]] ...
17: ...fee-SEEL-ee-as fra-JIL-i-mus'', and meaning "very fragile double cavities") may be the largest [[dinos... - Renewable energy (27996 bytes)
1: ...pture their energy from existing flows of energy, from ''on-going natural processes'', such as [[solar...
3: ...n geothermal and [[tidal power]], ultimately come from the [[Sun]]. Some forms are stored solar energy...
5: ...c]] cells, or production of fuels such as ethanol from biomass (see [[alcohol as a fuel]]).
7: ...rameter sometimes used in renewable energy is the tonne of [[oil]] equivalent (toe). This is equal to 10,...
12: ...ost common definition is that renewable energy is from an energy resource that is replaced rapidly by ...
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