(Encyclopedia) calorimetrycalorimetrykălˌərĭmˈətrē [key], measurement of heat and the determination of heat capacity. Heat is evolved in exothermic processes and absorbed in endothermic processes;…
(Encyclopedia) pump, device to lift, transfer, or increase the pressure of a fluid (gas or liquid) or to create a vacuum in an enclosed space by the removal of a gas (see vacuum pumps under vacuum).…
CAN AMPHIBIANS BREATHE THROUGH THEIR SKIN? HOW DO AMPHIBIANS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST PREDATORS? WHAT IS A CAECILIAN? WHAT DO AMPHIBIANS EAT? WHY DO MOST AMPHIBIANS LIVE NEAR WATER? HOW IS…
Berm, Dispersants, Static Kill, and more by Catherine McNiff A-Q | R-W Annulus The space between the pipe and the wellbore. Biodegradation The breaking down of substances by…
Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science CenterHow many kinds of lobsters are there in the United States? Two kinds of lobster-like crustaceans exist in U.S. waters…
(Encyclopedia) factory, place of production characterized by wage labor, the use of machinery, and the division of labor. The large-scale use of machinery differentiates factory production from…
(Encyclopedia) mole, in chemistry, a quantity of particles of any type equal to Avogadro's number, or 6.02×1023 particles. One gram-molecular weight of any molecular substance contains exactly one…
(Encyclopedia) waterway, natural or artificial navigable inland body of water, or system of interconnected bodies of water, used for transportation, may include a lake, river, canal, or any…
(Encyclopedia) specific heat, ratio of the heat capacity of a substance to the heat capacity of a reference substance, usually water. Heat capacity is the amount of heat needed to change the…
(Encyclopedia) gum, term commonly applied to any of a wide variety of colloidal substances somewhat similar in appearance and general characteristics, exuded by or extracted from plants. In this…
