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  Photosynthesis

  Photosynthesis, generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a waste product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life ... > more
• Trees
  Botany
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  Tree

  A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to plants at least 6 m (20 ft) high at maturity and, ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
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  Arsenic

  Arsenic is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. This is a notoriously poisonous metalloid that has three allotropic forms; yellow, black and grey. ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Solar Energy
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  Solar panel

  Solar panels are devices for capturing the energy in sunlight. The term solar panel can be applied to either solar hot water panels (usually used for providing domestic hot water) or solar ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
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  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
• Earthquakes
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  San Andreas Fault

  San Andreas Fault is a geological fault that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometres) through California, United States. The fault, a right-lateral strike-slip fault, marks a transform ... > more
• Earthquakes
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  Alpine Fault

  The Alpine Fault is a geological fault, known as a right-lateral strike-slip fault, that runs almost the entire length of New Zealand's South Island. It forms a transform boundary between the Pacific ... > more
• Desert
  Geography
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  Oceanography
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  Dune

  In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian processes. Bare dunes are subject to shifting location and size based on their interaction with the wind. The "valley" or trough ... > more
• Wind Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
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  Wind power

  Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, such as electricity, using wind turbines. At the end of 2006, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 73.9 gigawatts; ... > more
• Air Quality
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  Activated carbon

  Activated carbon (also called activated charcoal) is the more general term which includes carbon material mostly derived from charcoal. It denotes a material which has an exceptionally high surface ... > more

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