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• Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
  Sports Science
  Water
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Evaporation

  Evaporation is one of the two forms of vaporization. It is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the ... > more
• Air Quality
  Organic Chemistry
  Global Warming
  Healthy Aging
  Forest
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Carbon monoxide

  Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas. It is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds, notably in ... > more
• Sports Science
  Materials Science
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Polytetrafluoroethylene

  Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a fluoropolymer discovered by Roy J. Plunkett (1910–1994) of DuPont in 1938. It was introduced as a commercial product in 1946 and (in an example of a ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Weapons Technology
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Sports Science
  Physics
   
  

  Plutonium

  Plutonium is a radioactive, metallic, chemical element. It has the symbol Pu and the atomic number 94. It is the element used in most modern nuclear weapons. The most important, albeit not most ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Acid Rain
  Organic Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
  Air Quality
   
  

  Phosphorus

  Phosphorus is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol P and atomic number 15. Phosphorus is commonly found in inorganic phosphate rocks and in all living cells. The most ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Natural Disasters
  Tornadoes
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
   
  

  Hurricane preparedness

  Hurricane preparedness includes actions taken before a tropical cyclone strikes to mitigate the damage and personal danger such storms can cause. ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Weapons Technology
  Energy and the Environment
  Mining
  Renewable Energy
  Pollution
   
  

  Uranium

  Uranium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. Heavy, silvery-white, toxic, metallic, naturally radioactive, pyrophoric, and teratogenic uranium ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Geography
  Storms
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Hurricane Mitch

  Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 ... > more
• Batteries
  Electricity
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy Technology
  Vehicles
  Sports Science
   
  

  Battery electric vehicle

  A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is an electric vehicle that utilises chemical energy that is stored in rechargeable battery packs. Electric vehicles use electric motors instead of, or in addition ... > more
• Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
  Global Warming
  Atmosphere
  Earth Science
   
  

  Coriolis effect

  The Coriolis effect caused by the rotation of the Earth is responsible for the precession of a Foucault pendulum and for the direction of rotation of cyclones. In general, the effect deflects objects ... > more

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