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Terminal fall velocity

Geography; Physical geography

Velocity at which a particle being transported by wind or water falls out of the moving medium. This velocity is dependent on the size of the particle.

Terminal velocity

Geography; Physical geography

Maximum speed that can be achieve by a body falling through a fluid like water or air.

Tertiary consumer

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Organisms that occupy the fourth trophic level in the grazing food chain. These organisms are carnivores. Also known as a secondary carnivore.

Scale used to measure the alkalinity or acidity of a substance through the determination of the concentration of hydrogen ions in solution. A pH of 7.0 is neutral. Values below 7.0, to a minimum of ...