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- related materials. It is found on Earth, the Moon, some asteroids, and ... factor that supports living organisms. In addition, it is found to host ...13 KB (1,996 words) - 03:04, 8 December 2022
- Oxygen (chemical symbol O, atomic number 8) is the second most common ... Oxygen is essential for the respiratory function of humans, animals ...23 KB (3,469 words) - 06:02, 18 November 2022
- Photosynthesis is the conversion of the energy of sunlight into chemical ... from inorganic compounds using light energy. In green plants and algae, photosynthesis ...27 KB (4,019 words) - 05:05, 24 November 2022
- Sometimes the prokaryotic cyanobacteria, given their aquatic and photosynthetic ... Cyanobacteria are some of the oldest organisms to appear in the fossil ...12 KB (1,656 words) - 17:46, 12 May 2020
- monoxide, is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. Nitrous oxide ... is commonly known as laughing gas because of the euphoric effects of inhaling ...20 KB (2,927 words) - 02:28, 16 November 2022
- The Gaia hypothesis is a class of scientific models of the geo-biosphere ... The Gaia hypothesis was developed by atmospheric scientist and chemist ...30 KB (4,599 words) - 11:57, 4 December 2023
- tiny particles of solid or liquid suspended in a gas. They range in size from ... and sea spray. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, also ...18 KB (2,652 words) - 08:57, 18 November 2022
- by which a gas, liquid, or solute (substance in solution) binds to the surface ... Adsorption has been found to occur in many natural physical, biological ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 06:18, 15 June 2023
- 2, 1927) was a Swedish chemist and one of the founders of the science of ... Arrhenius was born at Vik, in the Kalmar district near Uppsala, Sweden ...15 KB (2,260 words) - 00:32, 27 February 2023
- quot;) of a planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately ... Based on experiences with Earth, the environment of a planet can be ...32 KB (4,766 words) - 14:58, 30 April 2023
- Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on earth. It is an active shield ... Kea, another of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 16:58, 7 November 2022
- on their mineral and chemical composition, the texture of the constituent ... The Earth's crust (including the lithosphere) and mantle are ...20 KB (3,012 words) - 02:25, 16 December 2022
- A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in the Earth's surface or ... or come together. A mid-oceanic ridge, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has examples ...32 KB (4,841 words) - 20:59, 3 May 2023
- Natural gas in the broad sense is a gaseous material consisting primarily ... quot; or simply "gas," is found in natural gas fields and also ...25 KB (3,786 words) - 04:20, 11 March 2023
- Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals ... with major stationary sources, but the greatest source of emissions ...34 KB (4,855 words) - 07:00, 16 June 2023
- to air. Less dense than water, it is the second least dense metal after ... The ions, alloys, and compounds of potassium have a wide range of ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- | Solubility in water | 0.105 g/100 ml (0 °C) |- | Melting point ... | | Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in ...30 KB (4,607 words) - 06:05, 18 November 2022
- elements known as alkali metals. Silvery in color, it is soft, waxy, and ... Moreover, the compounds of sodium have numerous applications. Common ...21 KB (3,204 words) - 21:54, 30 January 2023
- The Galilean moons are the four moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo ... The four moons were discovered sometime between 1609 and 1610, when ...25 KB (3,695 words) - 03:54, 18 April 2024
- Karst topography is a three-dimensional landscape shaped by the dissolution ... Different terms for karst topography exist in other languages—for ...14 KB (1,944 words) - 20:16, 28 February 2023
- The term soft drink—more commonly known as soda, pop, or soda pop ... (though not always) carbonated. By contrast, the term "hard drink" ...25 KB (3,852 words) - 15:05, 27 April 2023
- sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon, along with other assorted ... as collapsing mines and gas explosions. In addition, mining methods can ...32 KB (4,888 words) - 22:13, 7 January 2024
- odorless, heavy noble gas that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere ... Xenon is a trace gas in the Earth's atmosphere, occurring in ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- Nitrogen (symbol N, atomic number 7) is the chief constituent of the ... In living organisms, nitrogen atoms are part of the molecular structures ...22 KB (3,304 words) - 02:26, 16 November 2022
- The Mesozoic (from the Greek prefix meso meaning “between” and ... After the great extinction event at the end of the Paleozoic era, ...11 KB (1,570 words) - 10:34, 10 March 2023
- Sulfuric acid (or sulphuric acid in British English) is a strong mineral ... Sulfuric acid has many applications, and is produced in greater amounts ...31 KB (4,778 words) - 21:53, 26 February 2023
- :This article is about the chemical element. number=16 | symbol=S ... stable compounds with all elements except the noble gases. Abundant in nature ...22 KB (3,269 words) - 21:43, 26 February 2023
- :This article is about the French mathematician and physicist. For ... and government administrator during the reign of Napoleon who is best ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 00:38, 11 August 2022
- space humanization, or space habitation) is the concept of permanent, autonomous ... Many people think of space colonies on the Moon or Mars, but others ...37 KB (5,482 words) - 22:47, 5 February 2023
- Venus is the second-closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224 ... planet” or “Earth’s twin,” as the two are similar in size and ...45 KB (7,026 words) - 17:37, 3 May 2023
- Ecology or ecological science, is the scientific study of the distribution ... Ecology may be more simply defined as the relationship between living ...38 KB (5,612 words) - 18:02, 12 February 2024
- by seawater and chlorine. It is used in strong, lightweight alloys ... The element occurs in numerous minerals with the main sources being ...27 KB (3,874 words) - 03:49, 1 May 2023
- The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial ... More colloquially, when speaking of the last few million years, "the ...38 KB (5,850 words) - 17:11, 10 February 2024
- Planetary habitability is the measure of a planet's or a natural ... An absolute requirement for life is an energy source, and the notion ...54 KB (8,172 words) - 20:44, 9 April 2023
- from space that impinge on Earth's atmosphere. Almost 90 percent of all ... sources--ranging from energetic processes on the Sun all the way to the farthest ...37 KB (5,720 words) - 08:13, 10 January 2024
- its reactivity with air, it is never found in its pure form in nature. In ... sulfate is useful for X-ray diagnostics of the digestive system and as a ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 08:07, 20 September 2023
- sour taste and pungent smell. It is one of the simplest carboxylic acids ... reagent and industrial chemical useful for the production of various synthetic ...35 KB (5,135 words) - 07:33, 14 June 2023
- Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our solar system and is ... Like the Earth, Mars has a rocky surface and polar ice caps. Its rotational ...47 KB (7,206 words) - 16:13, 6 November 2022
- Earth is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance ... Since its formation, the Earth has been transformed through various ...38 KB (5,592 words) - 17:34, 12 February 2024
- The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are ... chlorine, bromine and iodine results in fluoroalkanes, chloroalkanes ...35 KB (5,199 words) - 23:36, 3 August 2023
- Botany is the branch of biology dealing with the scientific study ... generally are no longer considered part of the plant kingdom. ...17 KB (2,438 words) - 19:52, 20 November 2023
- The Sun is the star at the center of the Earth's solar system ... About 74 percent of the Sun's mass is hydrogen, 25 percent is ...52 KB (7,953 words) - 22:23, 26 February 2023
- The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defines "planet" ... :(a) is in orbit around the sun; :(b) has sufficient mass for its self ...37 KB (5,416 words) - 07:49, 24 November 2022
- Climate Change, in its broadest sense, is any change in the state ... In popular, current usage, the term is typically employed in the narrow ...86 KB (12,789 words) - 20:17, 1 June 2023
- or thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth) or naturally replenished ... The term renewable energy is often used interchangeable with alternative ...57 KB (8,258 words) - 20:49, 29 April 2020
- Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in ... The refraction of waves through a medium is quantified in terms of ...21 KB (3,222 words) - 03:01, 8 December 2022
- coalescence. It is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler ... an industrial process, welding can be done in many different environments ...41 KB (6,376 words) - 23:28, 3 May 2023
- The geological history of Earth began 4.567 billion years ago, when ... known as Theia, impacting the Earth in a glancing blow. ...37 KB (5,215 words) - 06:53, 18 April 2024
- Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from ... The development of transport vehicles has had an incredible impact ...28 KB (4,136 words) - 02:08, 2 May 2023
- The Solar system (or solar system) Capitalization of the name varies ... is the home stellar system for human beings and all known forms of ...60 KB (9,448 words) - 15:09, 27 April 2023
