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• Light pollution
  ...e negative impact of artificial light on the natural darkness of the night sky. ...ervations and disrupts ecosystems. It is categorized into four main types: sky glow, glare, light trespass, and clutter.
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• Mount Everest
  ...y". The Nepali name, '''Sagarmatha''', means "Forehead (or Goddess) of the Sky". ...h altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high altitude.
  1 KB (186 words) - 05:45, 14 February 2024
• Desiree Gleason 1275862450
  |Address2=Kaiser Permanente High |Hospital_affiliations=Sky Ridge Medical Center
  1 KB (135 words) - 15:50, 27 November 2022
• Northern Lights
  ...ːˈroʊrə bɔːriˈælɪs/), is a natural light display predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic. ...terized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole.
  2 KB (239 words) - 17:41, 9 February 2024
• Speck
  '''Speck''' (/spɛk/), from the Middle High German ''speck'', meaning "bacon" or "fat", is a term used in various medic The term "speck" originates from the Middle High German word ''speck'', which translates to "bacon" or "fat". It is used in
  1 KB (244 words) - 06:19, 4 February 2024
• Height
  ...10,000 m". When the term is used to describe vertical position (i.e., how high a point is with respect to some reference), "elevation" is often preferred.
  2 KB (269 words) - 15:47, 4 February 2024
• Lawrence Sullivan 1558324889
  |Address2=Kaiser Permanente High |Hospital_affiliations=Sky Ridge Medical Center
  1 KB (173 words) - 14:09, 10 December 2022
• Louis Morris 1407990294
  |Address2=Kaiser Permanente High |Hospital_affiliations=Sky Ridge Medical Center
  1 KB (177 words) - 07:58, 1 December 2022
• Evening
  ...vening'. The Old English word is of Germanic origin and corresponds to Old High German ''ābunt'' (German ''Abend'') and Dutch ''avond''. * [[Twilight]]: The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection, refraction, an
  1 KB (208 words) - 23:21, 4 February 2024
• Meteorology
  ...totle. The word itself is a combination of "meteoro" (meaning 'high in the sky') and "logia" (meaning 'study').
  1 KB (182 words) - 17:24, 6 February 2024
• Space weather
  * [[Solar Flare]]: A brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface, associated with sunspots and causi ...a]]: A natural light display in the Earth's sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).
  2 KB (317 words) - 00:12, 9 February 2024
• Joseph Langston 1780942128
  |Address2=Kaiser Permanente High |Hospital_affiliations=Sky Ridge Medical Center
  1 KB (188 words) - 16:11, 10 December 2022
• Precipitation (meteorology)
  * '''[[Rain]]''' - Liquid water droplets that fall from the sky, which are larger than drizzle droplets. ...isible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  2 KB (252 words) - 22:42, 14 February 2024
• Meteoroid
  The term "Meteoroid" comes from the Greek word ''meteōros'', meaning 'high in the air', and the suffix ''-oid'', meaning 'in the shape of'. ...ere a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky.
  1 KB (220 words) - 04:12, 14 February 2024
• Midday
  ...y associated with the time when the [[sun]] is at its highest point in the sky. The term originates from the Old English words 'midd' and 'dæg', which tr
  1 KB (225 words) - 20:53, 4 February 2024
• Dusk
  ...]] to refer to the time at the end of the day, just after sunset, when the sky is still bright and visible, but the sun is below the horizon. ...m the Old English word "dox", which means "dark". It is related to the Old High German "tusken", meaning "darkness", and the Old Norse "døkkr", meaning "d
  1 KB (225 words) - 20:52, 12 February 2024
• Darkness
  ...scure, gloomy, sad, cheerless, sinister, wicked." It is related to the Old High German ''tarchannen'', which means "to hide." * [[Twilight]]: The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the refraction and scattering
  2 KB (247 words) - 04:50, 5 February 2024
• Clouds
  ...Clouds]]''' - These are low-lying, gray clouds that often cover the entire sky. They are typically associated with overcast or foggy weather conditions. * '''[[Cirrus Clouds]]''' - These are thin, wispy clouds that form high in the atmosphere. They are typically associated with fair weather and can
  2 KB (284 words) - 16:08, 4 February 2024
• Day
  ...ish word ''dæg''. The word is of Germanic origin and is related to the Old High German ''tag'', the Old Norse ''dagr'', and the Dutch ''dag''. ...period of time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the sky. This is approximately 24 hours, but varies slightly throughout the year.
  2 KB (287 words) - 20:52, 12 February 2024
• Weather
  ...on ''wedro'', Old Frisian ''weder'', Middle Dutch and Dutch ''weder'', Old High German ''wetar'', German ''Wetter'' "storm, wind, weather").
  2 KB (259 words) - 04:14, 5 February 2024

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