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Filter  Item Title Solar flares are sudden eruptions on the Sun's surface. Lava is hot molten rock from the Earth's interior. Most minerals are combinations of two or more chemical elements. The ribs are the thin, flattish bones that curve around your chest. Ligaments are cords attached to bones on either side of a joint. An arteriole is a smaller branch off an artery. Camels can go many days or even months without water. Tigers usually live alone, and males try to keep other males out of their territory. The bold coloring of the ladybug warns birds that it is not for eating. When in danger an octopus may send out a cloud of inky black fluid. Why is the sand wet? Asteroids are lumps of rock that orbit the Sun. Calcium is a soft, silvery white metal. The Earth's surface is divided into slabs called tectonic plates. Air pollution can spread huge distances. Migration is when animals move from one place to another. Owls have huge eyes that allow them to see in almost pitch darkness. Hippopotamuses are big, gray, pig-like creatures that live in Africa. Winter weather is cold because days are too short to give much heat. Caves are giant holes that run horizontally underground. Earthquakes are a shaking of the ground. The Arctic fox has incredibly thick fur to keep out the cold. Gray wolves often go for a week without food. Some porcupines collect bones, which they gnaw on to sharpen their teeth. Raptors is a nickname for the dromeosaur group. Butterflies are insects with four large wings. Ants are a vast group of insects related to bees and wasps. The Incas used llamas to carry secret messages tied into their fur. The name "elephant" means "visible from afar". Carbohydrates are foods made from kinds of sugar, such as glucose and starch. Tendon provided a link between muscle and bone. The vertebrae are separated by disks of rubbery material called cartilage. The skull looks as though it is a single bone. Seasons are periods in a year that bring changes in weather and temperature. Despite their name starfish are not fish. There are about ten species of barn owl. Mars's volcano Olympus Mons is the biggest in the solar system. Planets are never more than 20 percent of the size of their star. There are three kinds of spacecraft. Hurricans last, on average, 3 to 14 days. Your skeleton is a rigid framework of bones. At the center of the cell is the nucleus, this is the cell control center. The Patagonian puma has a hunting territory of up to 40 sq mi (100 sq km). The moon orbits the Earth once every month, with each orbits taking 27.3 days. Each atmosphere is very different. No other planet in the solar system has water on its surface. North America is the world's third largest continent. A molecule is two or more atoms bonded together. Light is just one of the forms of electromagnetic radiation. Apes are our closest relatives in the animal world.   << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >> Results 351 - 400 of 772

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