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The curvature of the earth is so slight as to go unnoticed over small distances. The water in a lake will appear to be flat because our eyes cannot perceive the very slight apparent rise in the middle which the curvature of the earth imparts to the water in very big lakes and oceans. At the other end of the scale we have the curvature of water in a very, very confined space, such as the neck of a narrow bottle. This curvature - called a miniscus - is due to capiliary attraction and results from the relationship between the thickness of a liquid and the distance between the sides of the vessel containing it. This causes the liquid to bulge upwards, or sometimes downwards, in the vessel containing it. The miniscus effect disappears if the liquid is thin and the sides are far apart.
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What is a Shallow and short-lived lake formed when water flows into a flat?
playa lake
What type of low flat land that is left behind after a large body of water such as a lake has completely disappeared?
The type of low, flat land left behind after a large body of water like a lake has disappeared is called a "dry lake bed" or "playa." This area is characterized by a flat, barren surface that may crack and split when dry, and is often covered in salt deposits due to the evaporation of the water.
Is flat head lake the largest fresh water lake west of the Mississippi?
Upper Klamath Lake (Klamath Falls, OR) covers 133 square miles, making it the largest fresh body of water west of the Mississippi.
Where was the celebrex commercial with the lady swimming in the lake water filmed?
The commercial was filmed at an area surronunding Elk Lake in northern Michigan that is very flat.
Where was celebrex commercial with the lady swimming in clear lake water filmed?
The commercial was filmed at an area surronunding Elk Lake in northern Michigan that is very flat.
What is the definition of beaches?
Flat shore zone feature. Where the water comes to flat land.
What is a low flat land that is left behind after a large body of water such as a lake has completely disappeared?
Lacustrine Plain ") A+
Which of these is a type of low flat land that is left behind after a large body of water such as a lake has completely disappeared?
Lacustrine Plain ") A+
What is the largest lake in West Virginia?
Flat Top Lake is not only the highest but, with its 230 acres of water; it is the largest lake in West Virginia. Although Summersville Lake is the Largest Man-Made Lake in the State of West Virginia!
What dry lake bed does Area 51 sit on?
Groom Lake, a salt flat.
Is there a town under pine flat lake?
Yes
What is the definition of bush-plane?
A flat surface or a lake
