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Fusion (nuclear)
Geography; Physical geography
Process where the mass of an atomic nucleus is made larger by the addition of subatomic particles. This process releases atomic energy in the form of heat and electromagnetic radiation.
Funnel cloud
Geography; Physical geography
A tornado which is beginning its descent from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud. This severe weather event may or may not reach the ground surface.
Fungi
Geography; Physical geography
Group, at the kingdom level, in the classification of life. Multicellular organisms that have a eukaryotic cell type, mitochondria, and a cell wall composed of chitin and other noncellulose ...
Forest
Geography; Physical geography
Ecosystem dominated by trees. Major forest biomes include tropical evergreen forest, tropical savanna, deciduous forest, and boreal forest.
Foreshock
Geography; Physical geography
Small earth tremors that occur seconds to weeks before a significant earthquake event.
Foreset bed
Geography; Physical geography
Deltaic deposit of alluvial sediment that is angled 5 to 25° from horizontal. Most of the delta is made up of these deposits.
