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- Mississippi (15114 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 32<sup>nd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 23.42 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 20<sup>th</sup> |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 10]], [[1817]] |
26: Latitude = 30?13'N to 35?N | - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
21: DensityRank = 15<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 67.55 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 26<sup>th</sup> |
25: ...-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> | - 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... - Precipitation (meteorology) (2923 bytes)
2: ... of [[ice]]) form, which then fall to the earth under [[gravity]]. It is possible to 'seed' clouds to ...
6: ... on the descending (generally warming), leeward side where a [[rain shadow]] is formed.
8: ...[[Waikiki|Waikīkī]]), and the tops of moderately high uplands are especially wet (~475 in (1...
12: ... cooling will result, and [[water vapor]] will condense out of the air to form droplets, and eventuall...
16: ... rises it also cools down. Moisture in the air condenses to form clouds, and precipitation occurs. - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
6: ...rom the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...ation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thou...
11: The ingredients for a tropical cyclone include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical...
13: ...water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporation of this moisture is driven by t...
16: ...ons, tropical storms and a third group whose name depends on the region. - 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. - Season (10047 bytes)
2: ... [[temperate]] regions, the year is typically divided into four seasons: ''[[spring (season)|spring]]'...
4: ...n the average temperature. [[Ancient Egypt]] divided the year into three seasons, the season of the f...
6: ...winter through mid summer, depending upon [[latitude]]). Areas with a [[Mediterranean climate]], such ...
10: <table align="right" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="372" ...
13: ...rctic winter]]. In addition to the density of incident light, the [[dissipation]] of light in the [[Ea... - Plato (17363 bytes)
1: ...mb|Statue of a philosopher, presumely Plato, in [[Delphi]].]]
2: ...of [[Aristotle]], writer, and founder of the [[Academy]] in [[Athens]]. In countries speaking Arabic, ...
4: ...he ''[[Second Alcibiades (dialogue)|Second Alcibiades]]'').
12: ...s of the Athenian nobility.--> His family claimed descent from the ancient [[King of Athens| Athenian ...
14: ...derable number of manuscripts (see below). He was deeply affected by the city's treatment of Socrates ... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: ...-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...up called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [[David Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is...
6: ...found reading modern philosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical mat...
8: ...ed a bachelor's degree in [[1656]] and a master's degree in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a me...
10: ...n Locke's writing of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. - Dodo (9332 bytes)
17: ==Description==
18: ...ct museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxf...
27: ...rd ''doudo'', meaning "simpleton", ''doido'' in modern Portuguese meaning fool or mad. (The island was...
29: ...found in the old [[midden]]s of the Dutch fort Frederik Hendrik.
31: ..., while humans destroyed the forests where they made their homes. - Face (3212 bytes)
10: ...tch]] between the [[bicuspid]] [[teeth]] to the side of the chin will cut the exit of the second divis...
13: ...ris palpebrarum muscle. On everting the lids the delicate conjunctival membrane is seen, and between ...
18: On the side of the face the facial artery may be felt pulsati...
19: ...work called the pes anserinus, after which it divides into five branches (temporal,zygomatic, buccal, ... - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
1: ...Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares [[pork]] shoulder at the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in May Wor...
4: ...be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
6: ...lling is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]...
8: ...ich is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device used for cooking barbecue can usually be used...
10: ...barbecue" restaurants, but nevertheless many consider this to be a distinct cooking process called smo... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: [[Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap....
4: ...]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, pos...
8: ...e. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on its surface. Mars has only a quarter th...
11: ...he atmosphere on Mars is 95 percent [[carbon dioxide]], 3 percent [[nitrogen]], 1.6 percent [[argon]],...
13: ... volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]]. - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
1: ...="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="righ...
4: ...]]<br/><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
39: | 1.305 30°<br>(6.09? to [[Sun]]'s equator)
41: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
42: | 100.556 15° - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
1: ...cing=0 align=right style="margin:0 0 .5em 1em; border-collapse:collapse;" width=280px;
4: ...]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
39: | 2.484 46°<br>(5.51? to Sun's equator)
41: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
42: | 113.715 04° - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="floa...
10: | [[Clyde Tombaugh|Clyde W. Tombaugh]]
48: | 17.141 75°<br>(11.88? to Sun's equator)
50: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
51: | 110.303 47° - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ClipAr...
3: ...[[Roman mythology]], she was known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took ...
7: ...as the [[moon goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] a...
11: ...preaching of the new faith, zealously riot in her defense, shouting "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"...
13: Festivals in honor of Artemis include [[Brauronia]], held in [[Brauron]] and the festiv... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: To summarize the areas of development in colonial America, historians typicall...
9: ... the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...on and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Centr...
16: ...mercial enterprise]], [[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respec...
22: ...ir [[Walter Raleigh]]. The second resupply ship, delayed for several years by circumstances in Englan... - Anthropology (23191 bytes)
1: ...ecome increasingly the subject of controversy and debate, with anthropological methods now being commo...
3: ...nited States]], anthropology is traditionally divided into four fields:
5: ... among the social group being studied for an extended period of time;
7: ...sed within a living or past group as mediums of understanding its cultural values.
14: ...ibutes to understanding how it fits into other academic disciplines. - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
1: ...sel) from [[lightning]] damage. Other names include '''lightning conductor''', '''lightning arrester'...
4: ... that tends to become so during storms. If the underground cable will resist [[corrosion]] well, it m...
6: ...he main power conductors. This conductor is grounded at various points along the link. Electrical su...
8: ..., as it is possible for lightning to strike the side of a building.
10: ... likely to be struck if they are nearer to the leader than this critical distance. It is standard pra...
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