Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

fog volume 5 page 40

rain volume 11 page 22

snow volume 12 page 115

water cycle picture, volume 15 page 23

waterway (transportation)

Kinderdijk picture, volume 9 page 38

waterwheel (energy utilization divice)

medieval French book picture, volume

13 page 26

Watson, James (U.S. geneticist)

genetics volume 5 page 95

Watson, Thomas Augustus (U.S. industrialist)

Bell volume 2 page 58

Watson-Watt, Robert (British scientist)

radar volume 11 page 16

Watt, James (Scottish inventor)

Industrial Revolution volume 6

page 133

technology and invention volume 13

page 27

Watteau, Jean-Antoine (French painter)

painting volume 10 page 10

wattle (animal anatomy)

chicken volume 3 page 95

wave (water)

erosion volume 4 page 152, picture, volume

4 page 152

Lake Superior picture, volume 12

page 206

ocean volume 9 page 117

undersea earthquake picture, volume 13

page 104

wave (physics)

light volume 7 page 148

radiation volume 11 page 16

wavelengths picture, volume 11

page 17

wavelength (physics)

color volume 3 page 155

light volume 7 page 148

prism volume 10 page 153

radiation volume 11 page 17, picture,

volume 11 page 17

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types of electromagnetic radiation

picture, volume 11 page 18

rainbow volume 11 page 22

Wave Rock (landform in Australia) picture,

volume 11 page 75

Wawat (ancient settlement, Nubia)

Nubia volume 9 page 103

wax

petroleum volume 10 page 68

wealth (economics)

economics volume 4 page 99

weapon (military technology)

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volume 15 page 26, picture, volume 15

page 26

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army volume 1 page 190

bow and arrow picture, volume 1

page 166

Iron Age volume 6 page 159

war volume 15 page 9

weasel family (mammal)

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volume 15 page 27

weather

MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 27

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satellite images of Hurricane Katrina

picture, volume 15 page 28

wind volume 15 page 48

weather balloon picture, volume 3

page 137

weather station picture, volume 12

page 182

weaver (bird)

nest picture, volume 9 page 37

web (biology)

spider volume 12 page 164, picture, volume

12 page 164

Web, The (information network): see in

indexWorldWideWeb

Webb, Matthew (British athlete)

swimming volume 12 page 216

webcam (electronic technology)

laptop with webcam picture, volume 6

page 142

Web site (computer science)

Internet volume 6 page 142

wedding (ritual)

cultural variations picture, volume 3

page 230

wedge (mechanics)

machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume

8 page 6

week

calendar volume 3 page 9

weeping willow (tree) picture, volume 15

page 46

willow volume 15 page 45

Wegener, Alfred Lothar (German scientist)

continent volume 3 page 190

weight (measured mass)

clock volume 3 page 140

gravity volume 5 page 144

measurement volume 8 page 88

weightlessness (physics)

gravity volume 5 page 144

Weimaraner (breed of dog)

sporting dogs table, volume 4 page 62

Weimar Republic (German history,

1919-33)

Germany volume 5 page 106

Weinstein, Garri (Russian chess player):

see in index Kasparov, Garry

Weinstein, Harry (Russian chess player):

see in index Kasparov, Garry

Weisz, Erik (U.S. magician): see in index

Houdini, Harry

Welch, Laura Lane (first lady of the

U.S.): see in index Bush, LauraWelch

welfare: see in index social welfare program

Welland Canal (waterway in Canada)

Lake Ontario volume 9 page 141

Wellington (capital city of New Zealand)

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volume 15 page 28

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New Zealand volume 9 page 61

Wells, H. G. (British author)

science fiction volume 12 page 51

Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell (U.S. journalist

and social reformer)

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volume 15 page 29

wels (fish)

catfish volume 3 page 60

Welsh language

Wales volume 15 page 4

Welsh terrier (breed of dog)

terrier breeds table, volume 4 page 62

Wendat (Native American people): see in

indexWyandot

“We Real Cool” (poem by Brooks)

Brooks volume 2 page 136

Wessex (historical kingdom in the United

Kingdom)

Alfred the Great volume 1 page 75

West, Kanye (U.S. musician)

performance in Los Angeles picture,

volume 6 page 59

West, the (region in the U.S.)

Apache volume 1 page 144

pioneer life volume 10 page 88

West Africa (region in Africa): see in

indexWestern Africa

West African chimpanzee (primate) picture,

volume 3 page 100

West Antarctica (region in Antarctica)

Antarctica volume 1 page 135

West Bank (region in Palestine)

Arab-IsraeliWars volume 1 page 158

Bethlehem volume 2 page 64

Palestine volume 10 page 19

West Beirut (section in Beirut, Lebanon)

Beirut volume 2 page 51

westerly (wind)

wind volume 15 page 48

Western, Fort (fort in Augusta, Maine,

U.S.)

Augusta volume 1 page 227

Western Africa (region in Africa)

mythology volume 8 page 223

Western Australia (state in Australia)

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volume 15 page 30

western balsam poplar (tree)

poplar volume 10 page 126

western bluebird (bird) picture, volume 2

page 93

western diamondback rattlesnake (reptile)

picture, volume 11 page 28

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western Europe (region in Europe)

Europe volume 4 page 160

Western Front (WorldWar I)

WorldWar I volume 15 page 61

Western Hemisphere (geography)