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• Sunlight
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• Sunlight/Definition
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• Sunlight/Related Articles
  Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Sunlight]]. Needs checking by a human.
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• Photosynthesis/Definition
  The process by which an organism captures and stores energy from sunlight, energy it uses to power its cellular activities.
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• Sunshine (disambiguation)
  {{r|Sunlight}}
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• Leaf (organ)/Definition
  ...structures protruding from a [[plant]], whose function is to be exposed to sunlight for conducting [[photosynthesis]] for the plant.
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• Solar power plant/Definition
  An [[electrical power plant]] that generates [[electricity]] directly from [[sunlight]] either by using [[photovoltaics]] or by focusing [[solar radiation]] into
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• Effect of sun angle on climate/Definition
  Seasonal change in the angle of sunlight, caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis, is the basic mechanism that result
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• Effect of sun angle on climate
  ...rgy received at any location on the globe. Seasonal change in the angle of sunlight, caused by the tilt of the earth's [[axis of rotation|axis]], is the basic ...the earth at a lower angle (sun closer to the horizon), the energy of the sunlight is spread over a larger area, and is therefore weaker than if the sun is hi
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• OMB Watch/Related Articles
  {{r|Ellen Miller}} (Vice-Chair and Secretary), Sunlight Foundation/Sunlight Network {{r|Sunlight Foundation}}
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• Steady-state economy
  ...s into account the availability of [[natural resource]]s like [[water]], [[sunlight]] or [[fossil fuel]]s and the capacity of [[ecosystem]]s to absorb the [[wa
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• Vampire (supernatural)/Definition
  ...acteristics include: being in an undead state; immortality; sensitivity to sunlight; resting by day in coffins or underground; being killed by a stake through
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• Canadian Arctic Archipelago
  ...above the [[Arctic Circle]], and are thus subjected to long periods of no sunlight.
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• Sunlight/Related Articles
  Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Sunlight]]. Needs checking by a human.
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• Kenya/Gallery
  ...res mix with fields of green, tan and purple along the shores of the lake. Sunlight glints off the long rows of glass greenhouses, turning them silvery blue an
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• Costa Rica/Related Articles
  {{r|Sunlight}}
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• Celery
  ...celery is developed by piling up soil around the stalks to block them from sunlight. This blanched celery has a milder flavor than green celery.
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• Plant (organism)
  ...minate [[ecosystem]]s in both [[land]] and [[freshwater]]. By harnessing [[sunlight]] through [[photosynthesis]], they act as the primary [[producers]] of [[fo ...elated aquatic organisms that, like land plants, could capture energy from sunlight using photosynthesis but had developed it independently. The many varieties
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• Philae (comet lander)
  ...rface, ultimately coming to rest in a position that did not allow enough [[sunlight]] to reach its [[solar panels]], so ceased sending back data after three da
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• Solar power
  There are many different technologies used to extract energy from sunlight. # [[Photoelectric cells]] convert sunlight into electricity.
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• Crocus
  All crocuses require well-drained soil and full sunlight. Some of the alpine-derived crocuses can be hardy down to -10°F without sn
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• Center for Media and Democracy/Related Articles
  {{r|Sunlight Foundation}}
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• Photosynthesis/Bibliography
  * Magiels G. (2010) From Sunlight to Insight: Jan IngenHousz, the Discovery of Photosynthesis & Science in th
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• Rainforest
  ..., and typically incorporate deciduous ([[leaf]]-shedding) trees that allow sunlight to penetrate to the forest floor.<ref>''BBC Nature'': '[http://www.bbc.co.u
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• Botanical garden
  ...yed and studied under conditions near their optimum for [[temperature]], [[sunlight]], [[humidity]] and [[nutrients]]. Botanical gardens are used for public r
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• Watt (unit)
  ...nd 150W of electric power. A solar panel 1 m² in area in direct sunlight receives about 750 watts of solar radiation, and outputs about 120 watts of
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• Amaryllis
  ...tolerate both sun and shade but typically fare best in partial shade, with sunlight in the cool mornings and shade in the hot afternoons. ...pecially love being in shade during the hottest part of the day. Too much sunlight can lead to leaf burn, while flowering may be limited in full shade.
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• Photosynthesis/Addendum
  *<font face="Gill Sans MT">Energy conversion of sunlight by photosynthetic organisms has changed Earth and life on it.
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• Sun
  ...est'' about 152,100,000 kilometers; ''Mean'' about 150 million kilometers. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth, traveling at 299,792 k
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• Neptune (planet)
  ...At its distance from the Sun, it receives about one thousandth of the same sunlight as Earth.<ref name= NeptuneSouthPole>[http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/s ...s methane component reaches the upper atmosphere absorbing red light from sunlight and reflects the blue spectrum making Neptune appear blue.<ref name= Neptun
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• Hydroxyl
  ...s radical in the troposphere is dependent on factors such as the amount of sunlight (light from the sun), pollution in the atmosphere and the nature of the alk
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• Urban heat island
  Urban heat islands are caused by the "urban canyon effect" in which sunlight absorbed and reflected off tall buildings is trapped and causes increases i
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• Ecological footprint
  ...life is [[metabolism]], i.e. the conversion of external [[energy]] (e.g. [[sunlight]] or [[food]]) into forms that can support the specific structures (e.g. le
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• Tree (plant)
  ...trees, the arrangement of the branches optimizes exposure of the leaves to sunlight.
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• Climate
  ...w), '''humidity''' (water vapour in the air), '''[[wind]]''', amount of '''sunlight''', '''temperature''' and other measures of weather. ...n]]<ref>a word derived from ''INcoming SOLar radiATION'' or, the amount of sunlight</ref> is higher at the equator and decreases toward the poles.
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• Amy Lowell (poet)
  As I read it in the white, morning sunlight, That sunlight carried blessing.
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• Geomicrobiology
  ...s research demonstrates that certain microbes can thrive in the absence of sunlight by using [[hydrogen]] gas..."
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• Chloroplast
  ...ng molecules of [[chlorophyll]] and other pigments that absorb energy from sunlight, the initiating step of the physico-chemical process of photosynthesis.<ref
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• Hutong
  ...he main residence is located on the north side of the compound for maximum sunlight into 3-5 rooms. The central room in the main residence is for family or com
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• Electro-optical tracking
  ...hink of a human brain as somewhat electronic, aiming and firing a rifle by sunlight is no more than Source 1a reflecting from the target to Sensor 2, the eye.
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• Photosynthesis
  ...pounds from ''[[Inorganic chemistry|inorganic]]'' starting materials using sunlight as the ultimate source of [[energy]], energy that enables the organism to p ...eek roots for 'light' and 'putting together' or 'assembling', referring to sunlight energy utilized to assemble organic compounds, light energy transformed int
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• Amber House
  ...rian Wallpaper]] in New Zealand that have not faded badly from exposure to sunlight.
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• Milankovitch cycles
  ...amount of time (42,000) is the same period of variations in the obliquity. Sunlight alteration of this magnitude influence the growth and melting of ice sheets
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• Pilobolus crystallinus
  ...ent and it rises above the feces. The stalk is always oriented towards the sunlight which increases the chances that the sporangium will land on a new set of g ...e direction of the spores when they are dispersed and since grass grows in sunlight, this increases their chances that they will land on grass.Light rays that
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• Arthur Goss
  ...alks with his equipment the fifty yards to the ladder, and climbs out into sunlight.
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• Montatheris
  ...native habitat, it is only active during the day and when there is enough sunlight to warm its environment.<ref name="SB95"/>
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• Glacials
  ...elds the body by reducing light input. In Europe, where there is much less sunlight, the dark skin lets in too little and so becomes lighter. As time passed, E
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• Chemical reaction rate
  ...can be sped up when the [[mixture]] is put under diffused light. In bright sunlight, the reaction is explosive.
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• Fermented fish sauce
  ...along with, perhaps, pieces of tuna fish; the coconut is then hung in the sunlight for a few days, after which the fafaru is strained and bottled. The taste
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• Lactose intolerance
  ...pean light skin color allows the most [[vitamin D]] production with little sunlight. <ref>{{Cite journal
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• Homeopathic proving
  ...m electromagnetic energy 'captured' by alcohol or lactose ('X-ray', 'Sol' (sunlight), [http://www.hominf.org/posi/posiintr.htm 'Positronium'], and http://home
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• Marine biology
  ...(35838 ft). At such depths, [[water pressure]] is extreme and there is no sunlight, but some life still exists. Small flounder (family [[Soleidae]]) fish and ...e deep sea is considered to start at the [[aphotic zone]], the point where sunlight loses its power of transference through the water. Many life forms that li
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• Uranus (planet)
  ...y the methane layer and light reflected by clouds beneath the methane. The sunlight passes through the methane, is then reflected by the clouds back through th
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• Air pollution emissions
  ...eactions that produce secondary air pollutants utilize energy derived from sunlight.
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• Alexandrium tamarense
  ...ophic meaning it manufactures its own food by using energy is obtains from sunlight. It is considered a primary producer and is a source of food for many other
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• Aspasia (orchid)
  ...en leaves and humid [[forest]]s where they never are exposed to straight [[sunlight]]. ''Aspasia variegata'' is found in open forests both in dry and flooded l ...by [[fungus|fungi]] proliferation. They should never be exposed to full [[sunlight]]. They are not highly sensitive to [[temperature]] but as it varies accord
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• Australian Antarctic Territory
  ...ecies of flowering plant, a [[grass]] and a [[pearlwort]]. Despite 24-hour sunlight in summer, plants are grow extremely slowly, so it is vital that visitors t
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• Miltonia
  ...the forest to areas more exposed to the sun, however never are under full sunlight; usually in ventilated places where they receive plenty humidity during the ...light green to olive green depending on the species and to the amount of [[sunlight]] they are exposed to. They may be more oval and laterally highly flattened
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• Coral reef
  ...logical [[niche]]. Corals live in limited temperature ranges, require high sunlight, strong current flow, and [[oligotrophic]] waters. Since the time reef buil
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• Isaac Newton
  ...of red light. His conclusions, checked by ingenious experiments, were that sunlight was a combination of all the colours and that the colours themselves were m
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• Loefgrenianthus
  ...able fiber plaque or on a piece of bark and kept sheltered form straight [[sunlight]] in a cool, humid and well ventilated place.<ref name="DM"/>
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• Chemical reaction
  *[[Photosynthesis]] of [[chlorophyll]] plus water plus sunlight to form [[carbohydrates]] and oxygen (absorbs light)
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• Steam generator
  ...ovoltaics]] which uses an array of cells containing material that converts sunlight directly into electricity. This method does not involve the generation of s ...s all operate on the same simple principle of reflecting and concentrating sunlight and vary from one another by the use of different types of mirrors.<ref>[ht
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• Steam generator/Citable Version
  ...ovoltaics]] which uses an array of cells containing material that converts sunlight directly into electricity. This method does not involve the generation of s ...s all operate on the same simple principle of reflecting and concentrating sunlight and vary from one another by the use of different types of mirrors.<ref>[ht
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• Phymatochilum
  ...t sunny areas they enjoy a good amount of [[light]], although never full [[sunlight]], therefore the best place for them is the sunnier in the greenhouse, the
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• Human physiology
  ...ng, of enduring cold winters and torrid summers, of seasonal variations in sunlight exposure, require a viability-maintaining physiological regulatory system b
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• Leptotes (orchid)/Citable Version
  ...th conditions require an intermediate temperature and exposure to filtered sunlight.<ref><span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pridgeon, Alex</span>: ''Leptot ...ast and south Brazil. This species, among all ''Leptotes'', takes the most sunlight in the wild because it is epiphytic on ''[[Vellozia]]'', a species with ver
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• Leptotes (orchid)
  ...th conditions require an intermediate temperature and exposure to filtered sunlight.<ref><span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pridgeon, Alex</span>: ''Leptot ...ast and south Brazil. This species, among all ''Leptotes'', takes the most sunlight in the wild because it is epiphytic on ''[[Vellozia]]'', a species with ver
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• Ocean heat content
  ...to the influx of [[galactic cosmic rays]] (GCR). Low level clouds reduce sunlight to the Earth’s surface and so reduce surface temperature and oceanic heat
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• Bipedalism
  ...icant heat load because of the greater body surface area exposed to direct sunlight.
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• Life/Signed Articles/John Whitfield
  ...energy—witness our own species, which now uses about 40% of the energy in sunlight, and is busy releasing the energy trapped in fossil fuels and converting it
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• Halobacterium volcanii
  ...t ultraviolet light and also as a way to increase temperature by absorbing sunlight.<ref name=Chu /> Their highly negatively charged surfaces (due to a negativ
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• Bacillus thuringiensis
  ...Also, it washes away with rain, of even excessive and constant exposure to sunlight. Since it already exists as a soil bacterium, there is no unnatural introdu
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• Brucella canis
  ...environmental conditions, ranging from very high temperatures and lack of sunlight, and can survive well in water, feces, urine, and clothing for several mont
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• Human eye color
  ...dark green on the outer part of the iris (and vice versa) when observed in sunlight. ...cataracts and therefore should protect their eyes from direct exposure to sunlight.<ref name=Cumming>{{cite journal |author=Cumming RG ''et al.'' |title=Iris
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• Dermatology
  ...mporal pattern of skin problems, itching or pain, relation to food intake, sunlight, over-the-counter creams and clothing. When an underlying disease is suspec
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• Smog
  ...ustion engine]]s and industrial plants, that react in the atmosphere with sunlight to produce secondary chemical pollutants that also combine with the precurs ...or ingredients required to form photochemical smog are solar energy (i.e., sunlight), reactive hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxide, the latter two being referred t
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• Aurora (astronomy)
  ...will turn red at their tops and along their lower edge. On rare occasions, sunlight will hit the top part of the auroral rays creating a faint blue [[colour]].
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• Isabelia
  ...eleven hundred meters of altitude occasionally as a rupicolous under full sunlight.
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• Oxidation-reduction
  ...rbohydrates and oxygen because oxidation-reduction reactions, energized by sunlight, mediate the process of [[photosynthesis]], which liberates oxygen from wat
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• CZ Talk:Sign-up page for Council members to review Citable Articles
  ...ttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/13823 Thermochemical production of ammonia using sunlight, air, water and biomass, by Michalsky, Ronald].
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• Epidemiology
  ...] manifests a greater frequency during the time of year when there is more sunlight. [[Influenza]] shows a greater frequency during those times of the year whe
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• Earth science
  ...rface changes climatically and continents move tectonically, the amount of sunlight will vary and effect conditions on the surface, leading to changes that the
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• Old earth creationism
  ...and all other stars, plant life could not have survived millennia without sunlight, flowering plants could not have been pollinated without insect life, and m
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• Symbiodinium microadriaticum
  ...ere coral and their associated zooxanthellae must live in order to procure sunlight) rises to temperatures previously not experienced by surface-dwelling organ
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• Framework interpretation (Genesis)
  ...and all other stars, plant life could not have survived millennia without sunlight, flowering plants could not have been pollinated without insect life, and m
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• Carbon capture and storage
  ...works like a fuel-cell in reverse, whereby a catalyst is used that enables sunlight to split water into hydrogen ions and oxygen gas. The ions cross a membrane ...emperature can be achieved by using a chamber containing a mirror to focus sunlight on the gas. There are a couple of rival teams developing such chambers: 'Lo
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• Moon
  As the Moon orbits the Earth, different amounts of reflected sunlight from its surface are visible, and at differing times of day/night in differ
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• Batman
  ...the outside, which covered the very hole he fell into as a child, allowing sunlight to enter the night lenses in Jean-Paul's helmet. After being momentarily bl
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• Venus (planet)
  ...'', Nature, v. 292, p. 610-613</ref> These clouds reflect about 60% of the sunlight that falls on them back into space, and prevent the direct observation of V ...the east every 116.75 days (which corresponds to the period of continuous sunlight, on the Earth an average of 12 hours).
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• Refineries
  Solar salt ([[sodium chloride]] or [[NaCl]]) is produced by using sunlight and wind to evaporate [[Salinity|saline]] ocean water, open water ponds or
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• Chronology
  ...ees. It is constant and its effect is to expose each hemisphere to greater sunlight in one half of the year than in the other half.
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• Champagne
  ...of the vineyards on hillsides tends for excellent irrigation and bountiful sunlight.
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• Heterotaxis
  .... The species of ''Heterotaxis'' hardly ever are found living under full [[sunlight]], being more common under the shelter and shade of trees. They are strong
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• Temperature
  ...he vacuum. A thermometer orbiting the Earth can easily absorb energy from sunlight faster than it can radiate it away. This can lead to a dramatic temperatur
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• Cancer
  ...is damaged in normal cells, by such environmental processes as exposure to sunlight or by errors that occur in cell division, then, ideally, repairs are made a
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• Yersinia pestis
  ...l, moist areas such as the soil of rodent holes. It is easily destroyed by sunlight and drying, but even so when released into the air it may survive for up to
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• Rabies virus
  .... The virus is inactivated by external factors, such as exposure to direct sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, chemicals, detergents, and strong acids and bases,
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• Vitamin D
  ...3</sub>) is formed in the skin of ''animals'' from 7-dehydrocholesterol by sunlight. Cholecalciferol is a "derivative of 7-dehydroxycholesterol formed by ultra
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• Asphalt (petroleum)
  In hot climate areas, the amount of sunlight reflectance provided by the shingles is an important property in evaluating
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• Book
  ...text. Books are best stored in reduced lighting, definitely out of direct sunlight, at cool temperatures, and at moderate humidity. Books, especially heavy on
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• Saturn (planet)
  ...older temperatures, as the shadows cast by Saturn's rings are blocking out sunlight. This would result in the yellow clouds sinking and Saturn's deeper blue a
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• Global warming
  ...the surface, and so have a warming effect; seen from above, clouds reflect sunlight and emit infrared radiation to space, and so have a cooling effect. The clo ...sols]]—can exert a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight. This partially accounts for the cooling seen in the temperature record in
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