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  2. Aquaplaning - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of an aquaplaning tire Two vehicles aquaplaning through large puddles on the road's surface. Aquaplaning or hydroplaning by the tires of a road vehicle, aircraft or other wheeled vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the wheels of the vehicle and the road surface, leading to a loss of traction that prevents the vehicle from responding to control inputs.

  3. File:Turgor pressure on plant cells diagram pl.svg - Wikipedia

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 22:14, 27 May 2009: 619 × 272 (99 KB): M.Komorniczak {{Information |Description={{en|In biology, turgor pressure or turgidity is the pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall, in plant cells, determined by the water content of the vacuole, resulting from osmotic pressure.}} {{pl|Mechanizm osmozy w

  4. File:Turgor pressure on plant cells diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    In biology, turgor pressure or turgidity is the pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall, in plant cells, determined by the water content of the vacuole, resulting from osmotic pressure. Date: 17 February 2007: Source: did it myself based on , , and . Author: LadyofHats: Permission (Reusing this file)

  5. Turgor pressure - Wikipedia

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    When in a hypotonic solution, water flows into the membrane and increases the cell's volume, while in an isotonic solution, water flows in and out of the cell at an equal rate. [4] Turgidity is the point at which the cell's membrane pushes against the cell wall, which is when turgor pressure is high. When the cell has low turgor pressure, it is ...

  6. Triple point - Wikipedia

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    A typical phase diagram.The solid green line applies to most substances; the dashed green line gives the anomalous behavior of water. In thermodynamics, the triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which the three phases (gas, liquid, and solid) of that substance coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium. [1]

  7. Guard cell - Wikipedia

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    The negative water potential allows for osmosis to occur in the guard cell, so that water enters, allowing the cell to become turgid. [citation needed] Opening and closure of the stomatal pore is mediated by changes in the turgor pressure of the two guard cells. The turgor pressure of guard cells is controlled by movements of large quantities ...

  8. Phase diagram - Wikipedia

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    The pressure on a pressure-temperature diagram (such as the water phase diagram shown above) is the partial pressure of the substance in question. A phase diagram in physical chemistry , engineering , mineralogy , and materials science is a type of chart used to show conditions (pressure, temperature, etc.) at which thermodynamically distinct ...

  9. Xylem - Wikipedia

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    When the water pressure within the xylem reaches extreme levels due to low water input from the roots (if, for example, the soil is dry), then the gases come out of solution and form a bubble – an embolism forms, which will spread quickly to other adjacent cells, unless bordered pits are present (these have a plug-like structure called a ...