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  1. Easter (31700 bytes)
    4: ...els]]. The [[Gospel of John]] has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the s...
    6: ...ant of this fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
    57: ...untries with a generally Christian tradition, but not as a rule in the [[United States]], except forme...
    59: ...e based on a [[lunar calendar]] similar—but not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The ...
    61: ...the original [[Julian calendar]], their dates are not usually aligned in the present day.
  2. Cadmium (10755 bytes)
    46: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[krypton|Kr]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>4d<sup>10</sup> 5[[s-orbital|s]]<sup>2</sup>
    69: | 13.00 [[scientific notation|&times;]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per ...
    163: ...perature and pressure|STP]] are used except where noted.</font>
    167: == Notable characteristics ==
    183: *Used in the first [[neutrino]] detector.
  3. Gold (24329 bytes)
    47: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]
    48: </nowiki>4[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup> 5d<sup>10</sup>...
    148: ...perature and pressure|STP]] are used except where noted.</font>
    151: ...nt and univalent) [[transition metal]], gold does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by [[c...
    155: == Notable characteristics ==
  4. Helium (36603 bytes)
    21: | [[Noble gas]]es
    102: ...="center" bgcolor="#c0ffff" | <small>Except where noted, all data was produced under conditions of [[S...
    104: ...g [[quantum mechanics]] (in particular the phenomenon of [[superfluidity]]) and those looking at the e...
    108: ...mical elements | first detected]] helium as an unknown yellow [[spectroscopy | spectral line]] signat...
    110: ==Notable characteristics==
  5. Molybdenum (10247 bytes)
    43: | not known pm
    46: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Krypton|Kr]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>4d<sup>5</sup>5[[s-orbital|s]]<sup>1</sup>
    69: | 9.38 [[scientific notation|&times;]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per ...
    167: ...perature and pressure|STP]] are used except where noted.</font>
    171: == Notable characteristics ==
  6. Neon (6321 bytes)
    2: {{Elementbox_series | [[noble gas]]es }}
    18: {{Elementbox_oxistates | no data }}
    24: {{Elementbox_magnetic | nonmagnetic }}
    35: ...tomic number]] 10. A colorless nearly [[inert]] [[noble gas]], neon gives a distinct reddish glow when...
    37: == Notable characteristics ==
  7. Asian Elephant (3677 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Elephas maximus | author = [[Carolus L...
    15: ...phants tend to grow to around two to four [[metre|meter]]s (7-12 [[foot|feet]]) in height and 3,000-5,000...
    37: ...s in southern India, the Himalayan foothills, and northwest India; it is also found in southern China,...
    40: ... is found in north Borneo (east Sabah and extreme north Kalimantan). It is smaller than all the other ...
  8. Plankton (2900 bytes)
    3: ... forms of plankton can move several hundreds of [[meter]]s vertically in a single day (a behavior called ...
    18: * Nanoplankton, 2-20 &mu;m
    22: ... of the scale. The existence and importance of nano- and even smaller plankton was only discovered du...
  9. Mandrill (3466 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Mandrillus sphinx | author = [[Frederi...
    17: ... about half as much. They grow to be about half a meter long (20 inches) and can survive up to 25 years i...
    27: ...arger prey, it is well adapted to fighting and is not to be provoked.
    31: ...the air. The male will then make little courtship noises, baring his teeth and vocalizing softly. If t...
  10. Water dragon (1570 bytes)
    14: ... of that species will measure about three feet (1 meter) total length and thus requires a fairly large en...
  11. Torosaurus (1521 bytes)
    8: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Dinosaur|Dinosauria]]}}
    10: {{Taxobox_norank_entry | taxon = [[Marginocephalia]]}}
    12: {{Taxobox_norank_entry | taxon = Coronosauria}}
    18: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Torosaurus latus | author = [[Othniel ...
    21: ...rs) in length &mdash; at least until a 10 foot (3 meter) skull of a ''[[Pentaceratops]]'' was discovered.
  12. Stegosaurus (3704 bytes)
    10: {{Taxobox_norank_entry | taxon = [[Stegosauria]]}}
    22: ''?S. stenops'' <br/>
    24: ...language|Greek]]. It is one of the most popular dinosaurs in [[children's literature|children's fictio...
    29: ...]s) in mass, though most species never exceeded 7 meters (23 feet), and about 2,000 kg (2 short tons).
    31: ...ong been a subject of debate, but most scientists now agree that the plates form a pair of alternating...
  13. Magnet (13875 bytes)
    6: ...net or an [[electromagnet]]. Permanent magnets do not rely upon outside influences to generate their f...
    12: ... magnetic. Everyday experience shows that this is not the case.
    14: ... molecules. Without long range ordering, there is no net magnetic field because the magnetic moment of...
    22: ... cancel one another. If all electrons are paired, no net magnetic field will be generated.
    24: ... those unpaired electrons must interact with one another over long ranges such that they are all orien...
  14. Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
    3: ...ntury]]. The '''Games of the Olympiad''', better known as the [[Summer Olympics]], have been held ever...
    13: ...]] was in [[776 BC]], although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were th...
    15: ..., and the period between two celebrations became known as an [[Olympiad]]. The Greeks used Olympiads a...
    19: ...ody. Upon winning the games, the victor would get not only the prestige of being in first place but al...
    25: ...ece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international. The interest in reviving the Olym...
  15. Exposure (photography) (2778 bytes)
    1: ...lue|exposure value (ev)]]'', with higher values denoting more light.
    10: ...eristic of the emulsion. This characteristic is known as ''reciprocity failure''. The film manufactu...
    12: The [[Zone System]] is another method of determining exposure.
    14: ...meters interepreted by a built-in computer, see [[metering mode]].
  16. List of U.S. states by elevation (16995 bytes)
    8: All units shown below are in [[metre|meter]]s.
    10: ...st point in the US is [[Mount McKinley]] at 6,194 meters (20,321 feet).
    11: ...est point in the US is in [[Death Valley]] at -86 meters (-282 feet) which is below [[sea level]].
    90: | [[Illinois]]
    91: | 376 m ([[Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Jo Daviess County]])
  17. Aspects of music (7529 bytes)
    2: *Melody is a succession of notes heard as some sort of unit.
    12: ... [[pulse]], [[beat]], rhythm, rhythmic density, [[meter]], [[tempo]] (ibid).
    19: ...r, in addition to a lack of consensus, [[Jean Molino]] (1975: 43) also points out that "any element be...
    21: ... which music is made. By 'music-making,' I intend not only actual performance but also how music is he...
    23: ...rent melodies) and [[orchestration]]. Rhythm does not require melody or harmony, but it does require m...
  18. Africanized Bee (13350 bytes)
    1: '''Africanized bees''', also known as '''killer bees''', are [[hybrids]] of the Af...
    11: ... more productive) than the European bee used in [[North America]] and southern [[South America]].
    17: ...da]] where they had apparently been present long enough to spread widely without detection.
    19: ...s incapable of action, and remain so to this day. Note that ''a. m. scutellata'' is kept by beekeepers...
    22: ...lifornia into the harsher wintering locals of the northern [[Sierra Nevada (US)]] and southern [[Casca...
  19. Asian Elephants (3912 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Elephas maximus | author = [[Carolus L...
    15: ...phants tend to grow to around two to four [[metre|meter]]s (7-12 [[foot|feet]]) in height and 3,000-5,000...
    36: ...s in southern India, the Himalayan foothills, and northwest India; it is also found in southern China,...
    39: ... is found in north Borneo (east Sabah and extreme north Kalimantan). It is smaller than all the other ...
  20. Gerenuks (997 bytes)
    12: ...axobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Litocranius walleri }}
    15: 52 kilograms and stand over 1 meter in shoulder height. During mating season, the mal...

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