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Filter  Item Title Tyrannosaurus may have taken between 20 and 50 years to reach adult size. Stegosaurus had the smallest known brain for its body size of any dinosaur. Drought bakes the soil so hard it shrinks and cracks. Clouds are the visible, liquid part of the moisture in the air. Giraffes are the tallest mammals, growing to more than 16.5 ft (5m). Tigers are the largest of the big cats, with huge heads. Sea otters will float on their backs for hours, eating or sleeping. Most bats sleep during the day, hanging upside down in caves, attics, and other dark places. Monkeys live mostly in trees, their hands have fingers and their feet toes for gripping branches. Arteries run alongside most of the veins that return blood to the heart. Planetary nebulae are thin rings of gas cloud which are thrown out by dying stars. The amount of heat reaching the ground depends on the angle of the Sun's rays. Arabian camels have one hump and live mainly in the Sahara desert and the Middle East. An owl's big eyes face straight forward to focus on an object. Geese mostly graze on grass. Frogs are superb jumpers, with long back legs to propel them into the air. Much livelier than the giant panda, the red panda is a nimble climber. To start moving, a skater uses the force of his muscles to push against the ground. Energy cannot be reused once has turned to heat and dissipated. The sun throws out huge quantities of radiation of all kinds. Barometers are used to detect changes in air pressure. Wind is moving air. Rain falls from clouds filled with large water drops and ice crystals. Amphibians are animals that live both on land and in water. Bees and wasps are narrow-waisted insects, usually with hairy bodies. Many minerals are made as magma cools. Amphibians are animals that live both on land and in water. Bees and wasps are narrow-waisted insects, usually with hairy bodies. Many minerals are made as magma cools. Seen from earth, the stars in a constellation appear to be the same distance away. Electricity is the energy that makes everything from toasters to televisions work. Candle wax contains a mixture of carbon and hydrogen. The Periodic Table is a chart of all the 100-plus different chemical elements. The colugo (also known as a flying lemur) is about the size of a domestic cat. Kangaroos are not restricted to Australia. Fats are greasy foods that will not dissolve in water. The four rearmost molars, one in each back corner of each jaw, are the wisdom teeth. If you sweat a lot during heavy excercise, you need to make up for all the water lost by drinking. The remains of Pompeii were discovered in the 18th century, wonderfully preserved under feet of ash. Earthquake prediction methods detect distortions of the ground that indicate the rock is under stres Seismologists make accurate surveys with ground instruments and laser beams bounced off satellites. Small flood are common; big flood are rare. Drought bakes the soil so hard it shrinks and cracks. Skunks are great diggers. When raindrops fall through sunlight they act as prisms. Electromagnetic radiation is pure energy. Many synthetic materials are polymers. Constellations are patterns of stars. Unlike other outer planets, Pluto is made from rock. Mercury is a planet of yellow dust, as deeply dented with craters as the Moon.   << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >> Results 101 - 150 of 772

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