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Figure 19: Foliated ground-ice mass (ice wedge) in organic rich silt exposed by god-minig operations on Wilber Creek, near Livengood, Alaska confluence of the Solimões River and the Negro River soil textures rock textural terms
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Solar system illustration. (planets; sun)
Why Are Planets Round?
Astronomical Observatory of the Mojon del Trigo. Long exposure using the star trail technique. Sierra Nevada National Park, in the province of Granada, Andalusia.
Is Earth Going to Change the Direction in Which It Rotates?
Solar system illustration. (Sun; planets)
A Model of the Cosmos
Paleogeography and paleoceanography of Early Triassic time. The present-day coastlines and tectonic boundaries of the configured continents are shown at the lower right. Continents, continental drift, plate tectonics, Pangea, Laurussia, Gondwana.
Spotting a Supercontinent: How Pangea Was Discovered
Earth from space. Full-hemisphere views of the Earth showing Hurricane Linda at its peak approaching Baja California on 1997 September 11.
What Is Earth’s Velocity?
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American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
Communism - mosaic hammer and sickle with star on the Pavilion of Ukraine at the All Russia Exhibition Centre (also known as VDNKh) in Moscow. Communist symbol of the former Soviet Union. USSR
Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?
German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.
Weapons of World War I
Four young strong women or girls standing together. Group of friends or feminist activists support each other. Feminism concept, girl power poster, international women's day holiday card. Illustration
Why Is Women’s History Month Celebrated in March?

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Modified link of Web site: National Geographic - Silt. Apr 09, 2020
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Silt. Dec 05, 2014
Added new Web site: Kalispell Public Schools - How Are Soils Classified? Mar 19, 2009
Added new Web site: Kalispell Public Schools - How Are Soils Classified? Mar 19, 2009
Added new Web site: FOSSWEB - Pebbles, Sand and Silt. Mar 18, 2009
Added new Web site: FOSSWEB - Pebbles, Sand and Silt. Mar 18, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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