Search results for "Orders of magnitude (mass)" - New World Encyclopedia
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- ) is a protein derived from the seed of the castor oil plant (Ricinus ... poisoning is unlikely, other than ingestion of castor beans (CDC 2008). ...25 KB (3,716 words) - 18:51, 11 August 2022
- Graphene is a one-atom-thick planar sheet of carbon atoms that are ... Based on its properties, researchers have proposed a number of potential ...43 KB (6,272 words) - 19:23, 24 May 2024
- violence occurs in all cultures; people of all races, ethnicities, religions ... and loved, perpetrated by those who are part of one's family and thus ...31 KB (4,715 words) - 16:43, 29 January 2024
- Dinosaurs are an extinct, diverse, largely terrestrial group of vertebrate ... The finding of fossils of the "terrible lizards" presented ...63 KB (9,106 words) - 15:24, 29 January 2024
- Earth's atmosphere. Almost 90 percent of all the incoming cosmic ray ... Cosmic rays originate from a wide variety of sources--ranging from ...37 KB (5,720 words) - 08:13, 10 January 2024
- when the source is unspecified. Assemblies of cells are used to make solar ... " meaning electric, from the name of the Italian physicist Volta ...90 KB (13,568 words) - 15:08, 27 April 2023
- Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to deform under ... The study of viscosity is known as rheology. ==Etymology== ...36 KB (5,462 words) - 20:38, 3 May 2023
- Climate Change, in its broadest sense, is any change in the state ... is typically employed in the narrow sense of contemporary changes in the ...86 KB (12,789 words) - 20:17, 1 June 2023
- called the Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from ... The Edo period is known as the beginning of the early modern period ...38 KB (5,709 words) - 18:15, 12 February 2024
- The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study ... distinct disciplines. However, the origins of their ideas and goals are located ...53 KB (7,429 words) - 21:46, 30 January 2023
- to generate and receive the sound. The study of underwater sound is known as ... There are two kinds of sonar — active and passive. The frequencies ...46 KB (7,281 words) - 01:12, 4 February 2023
- 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to ... witness to the resilience and determination of a people to take control of ...51 KB (7,579 words) - 17:20, 26 March 2024
- that is essential for all known forms of life. Laurence D. Barron, ... gaseous state, water vapor. About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is ...56 KB (8,647 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- Science fiction (also, sf, SF, or sci-fi) is a broad genre of fiction ... Science fiction is part of, and in organizational or marketing contexts ...54 KB (7,938 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- legein "to speak") is the study of message secrecy. One of cryptography ... in everyday life; examples include security of ATM cards, computer passwords ...47 KB (6,889 words) - 06:31, 11 January 2024
- caliber gun. Heavy armor and a high degree of mobility give it survivability ... First used in World War I to break the deadlock of the trenches, tanks ...57 KB (9,115 words) - 04:01, 27 February 2023
- Violence is defined as "the use of physical force so as to injure ... World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional ...62 KB (8,789 words) - 20:26, 3 May 2023
- Turkey, known officially as the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ... Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara, which is used by geographers ...58 KB (8,535 words) - 00:22, 3 May 2023
- In biological terms, a human being, or human, is any member of the ... Psychologically, humans have a highly developed brain capable of abstract ...94 KB (13,955 words) - 12:18, 4 February 2023
- The land within the borders of today's Portuguese Republic has ... Asia and South America, Portugal was one of the world's major economic ...88 KB (12,576 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
