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Melville Island, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Melville Island, 2,240 sq mi (5,802 sq km), Northern Territory, N Australia, in the Timor Sea 16 mi (26 km) off the coast. It is 65 mi (105 km) long and 45 mi (72 km) wide and is…pasture
(Encyclopedia) pasture, land used for grazing livestock. Land unsuited for cultivation, e.g., hilly or stony land, may be used as pasture. Tilled land and meadow may be pastured after the crops are…Liberty party
(Encyclopedia) Liberty party, in U.S. history, an antislavery political organization founded in 1840. It was formed by those abolitionists, under the leadership of James G. Birney and Gerrit Smith,…Advanced-Level Science Projects: Can Healthy Plants Be Grown in Soil Containing No Microorganisms?
Can Healthy Plants Be Grown in Soil Containing No Microorganisms?Advanced-Level Science ProjectsBotanyHow Close to a Plant Must Pesticides Be in Order to Be Beneficial?Can Healthy Plants Be Grown in…Intermediate-Level Science Projects: Do Bean Plants Grow Better in Soil or in Water?
Do Bean Plants Grow Better in Soil or in Water?Intermediate-Level Science ProjectsDoes the pH of Water Affect the Growth of Bean Plants?Creating New Plants Through Cross-PollinationDo Bean Plants…Tull, Jethro
(Encyclopedia) Tull, Jethro, 1674–1741, English agriculturist and inventor. He studied methods of agriculture in England, France, and Italy and influenced British agriculture through his writings,…sand
(Encyclopedia) sand, rock material occurring in the form of loose, rounded or angular grains, varying in size from .06 mm to 2 mm in diameter, the particles being smaller than those of gravel and…Mojave
(Encyclopedia) MojaveMojavemōhäˈvē [key], river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the San Bernardino Mts., S Calif., and flowing generally north to disappear in the Mojave Desert. Due to the porous…Earth Day
(Encyclopedia) Earth Day, Apr. 22, a day to celebrate the environment. The first Earth Day was organized in 1970 to promote the ideas of ecology, encourage respect for life on earth, and highlight…Dust Bowl
(Encyclopedia) Dust Bowl, the name given to areas of the U.S. prairie states that suffered ecological devastation in the 1930s and then to a lesser extent in the mid-1950s. The problem began during…Trending
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