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- Erosion (6998 bytes)
24: ...processes act very slowly, others occur very suddenly, often with disastrous results. Any perceptible ...
28: ...ling of dislodged soil particles 0.5 to 1.0 mm in diameter by wind along the soil surface. - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
3: ...uring the daytime, making it one of only two heavenly bodies that can be seen both day and night (the ...
7: The adjective ''Venusian'' is commonly used for Venus, but it is etymologically incorre...
14: ...nds in the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the heat.
16: ...ght back into space. This prevents most of the sunlight from ever heating the surface. Venus's [[Bol...
18: ... of force against obstructions. The clouds are mainly composed of [[sulfur dioxide]] and [[sulfuric ac... - Mars (27704 bytes)
8: ... a quarter the surface area of the [[Earth]] and only one-tenth the [[mass]] (though its surface area ...
11: ... is thin: the [[air pressure]] on the surface is only 750 [[pascal]]s, about 0.75 percent of the avera...
22: ... mineral [[goethite]], which (unlike hematite) ''only'' forms in the presence of water, along with oth...
31: ...[[Mount Everest]] and the [[Mariana Trench]]) is only 19.7 km. Combined with the planets' different ra...
44: ... belief by some that life existed on Mars, due mainly to observations by [[Percival Lowell]] of [[Mart... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
52: ! align="left" | [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
55: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] [[diameter]]
145: ... its composition can, as adding extra mass would only result in further gravitational compression (unt...
183: ...icularly violent storm, about three times Earth's diameter, is known as the [[Great Red Spot]].
185: The only spacecraft to have descended into Jupiter's atmo... - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
52: ! align="left" | [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
55: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
137: ...lanet)|Jupiter]]. Saturn has large rings made mainly out of ice and space debris. It was named after...
140: ...ith an average specific density of 0.69. This is only an average value, however; Saturn's upper atmosp...
144: ...t Saturn has a warm polar [[vortex]], and is the only planet in the solar system known to do so. - Uranus (15207 bytes)
61: !align="left"| [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
64: !align="left"| [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
145: ...god]] [[Uranus (mythology)|Ouranos]], and is the only planet in the [[solar system]] named after a Gre...
149: ...omposed primarily of rock and various ices, with only about 15% [[hydrogen]] and a little [[helium]] (...
176: [[NASA]]'s [[Voyager 2]] is the only spacecraft to have visited the planet. Launched... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
60: ! align="left" | [[Equator]]ial [[diameter]]
63: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
136: ... in our [[solar system]]. It is fourth largest by diameter and third largest by mass but it is the smallest ...
138: Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft, ''[[Voyager 2]]'', which flew by...
152: ...ry day; because it was stationary in the sky and only beginning the planet's yearly retrograde cycle, ... - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
61: !align="left"| [[Diameter]]
134: Pluto is not only much smaller and less massive than every other p...
136: ...mulation of Kepler's third law]]. Meanwhile, its diameter is now known since telescopes using [[adaptive op...
142: ... may in fact be a member of the [[Kuiper belt]], only one of a large number of distant icy bodies. A s...
153: ...]. Pluto and Charon are noteworthy for being the only planet/moon pair in the solar system whose [[bar... - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
12: ...e, so an object outside the critical distance is unlikely to be struck by the leader if there is a gro...
16: It is commonly believed, erroneously, that a rod ending in a sh...
19: ...lt, at a few centimeters above the tip of a 20-mm-diameter blunt rod, the [[Electric field|strength of the f... - DNA (29095 bytes)
8: ...re the electronic properties of DNA? Is junk DNA only molecular garbage?}}
10: ...arily a very accurate description, and that it's only meant as a generic overview.
14: ...entific dissection in a field you don't master ''only'' contained scientific data -- that would be fru...
27: ...rand of double-stranded DNA will "mate" properly only with a "T" on the other, complementary strand;
29: ...here are just four possible combinations, naming only one base on the conventionally chosen side of th... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
35: ...m several different objects simultaneously, with only one connecting with the leader and forming the d...
65: ... One special type of intracloud lightning is commonly called an anvil crawler. Discharges of electric...
71: ... which is nothing more than a leader stroke with only one return stroke.
93: ...s date back to at least [[1886]]. However, it is only in recent years that fuller investigations have ...
101: ...tened expanding glow around 400 km (250 miles) in diameter that lasts for, typically, just one millisecond [... - Hailstorm (1130 bytes)
2: ...hough in rare cases, hailstones up to 5 inches in diameter have been observed. In the [[northern hemisphere... - Mango (12190 bytes)
36: ...nd size. The mango is reputed to be the most commonly eaten fresh fruit worldwide. Mangos also readily...
41: ...in size, from 10-25 cm long and 7-12 cm diameter, and may weigh up to 2.5 kg. The fruits come... - Thymus (6028 bytes)
5: ...ys old, slightly diagrammatic, magnified about 50 diameters. The large vessels are disposed in two rings, on...
22: ...ulars from each other. The cortical portion is mainly composed of [[lymphoid cell]]s, supported by a n... - Toad (5772 bytes)
37: ...of species in other families of Amphibia are commonly referred to as toads. This is because the charac...
53: ...rm. The eggs are about 2.0 to 2.8 millimetres in diameter and are dark brown and are covered in an outer sh... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
35: ...is theological beliefs were also a factor. Also, unlike Galileo, he refused to renounce his beliefs.
47: ...ental]] [[God]], not part of the universe, a motionless [[prime mover]] and [[first cause]].
55: ...n of the planetary spheres, considered Earth the only possible realm of [[life]] and [[death]], and a ...
57: ...eavens, an immanent God rather than a remote heavenly deity.
61: ... ephemeral creations, divine instruments, or heavenly messengers. Each comet was a world, a permanent ... - Anaconda (3939 bytes)
20: ...emales are larger than males. These are found mainly in northern South America, in Venezuela, Colombi...
28: ... the night. It lies submerged in the water, with only a small part of its head above the surface, wait... - Golf (35905 bytes)
12: ....) For the shortest holes a good player requires only one stroke to hit the ball to the green. On long...
18: ...is called the ''grain''. The ''hole'' must have a diameter of 108 mm and a depth of at least 100 mm. Its pos...
40: ...eams of two players each, in which each team has only one ball and players alternate playing it. For e...
57: ...sition where it has come to rest after a stroke, unless a rule allows or demands otherwise (Rule 13-1)...
60: *a ball may only be replaced by another if it is destroyed, lost,... - Roller hockey (4297 bytes)
1: ... and very similar to [[ice hockey]], but using [[inline skate]]s instead of [[ice skate]]s.
9: ...teams. A team can consist of up to 12 people but only 5 are allowed on the rink at any time with one b...
13: ...overtime. College roller hockey, as well as pure inline hockey uses a six ounce puck that glides on pl...
23: ...ch court, four faceoff circles 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter, and one red center line, 12 inches (305 mm) wide...
25: ...ckey puck|puck]] used is plastic 3 inches (76 mm) diameter and weighs between 3.5 and 6.5 ounces (99 and 184... - Shot put (2126 bytes)
4: ...[[circle]] [[1 E0 m?|2.1]] [[metre]]s (7 feet) in diameter. They must rest the shot in between the neck and ...
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