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  2. Stream gradient - Wikipedia

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    The world average river reach slope is 2.6 m/km or 0.26%; [2] a slope smaller than 1% and greater than 4% is considered gentle and steep, respectively. [3] Stream gradient may change along the stream course. An average gradient can be defined, known as the relief ratio, which gives the average drop in elevation per unit length of river. [4]

  3. Equations for a falling body - Wikipedia

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    After two seconds it will have fallen 1/2 × 9.8 × 2 2 = 19.6 m; and so on. On the other hand, the penultimate equation becomes grossly inaccurate at great distances. If an object fell 10 000 m to Earth, then the results of both equations differ by only 0.08 %; however, if it fell from geosynchronous orbit, which is 42 164 km, then the ...

  4. List of waterfalls by height - Wikipedia

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    The following are lists of waterfalls in the world by height, classified into two categories — natural and artificial. Natural waterfalls are further subdivided between overall height and tallest single drop. Each column (Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.

  5. List of cliffs by continent - Wikipedia

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    This is commonly regarded as being the largest vertical drop on Earth [4] at 1,250 metres (4,100 ft). The sheer north face of Polar Sun Spire , Baffin Island , rises 4,300 ft above the flat frozen fjord, although the lower portion of the face breaks from the vertical wall with a series of ledges and buttresses.

  6. Slope - Wikipedia

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    Slope illustrated for y = (3/2)x − 1.Click on to enlarge Slope of a line in coordinates system, from f(x) = −12x + 2 to f(x) = 12x + 2. The slope of a line in the plane containing the x and y axes is generally represented by the letter m, [5] and is defined as the change in the y coordinate divided by the corresponding change in the x coordinate, between two distinct points on the line.

  7. Great America's newest roller coaster will have a 'beyond ...

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    The park's announcement said the roller coaster will have the world's steepest drop with the most inversions on a dive coaster, 171 feet at 96 degrees and five inversions.

  8. Nvidia's $279 billion wipeout — the biggest in U.S. history ...

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    Around $279 billion of value was wiped off of Nvidia on Tuesday, in the biggest one-day market capitalization drop for a U.S. stock in history. The previous record was held by Facebook-parent Meta ...

  9. A Duke freshman broke Zion Williamson's vertical leap record ...

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    Shooting guard Cassius Stanley — who recorded 13 points for the Blue Devils in their 68-66 upset of the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks Tuesday night — broke the program vertical leap record Williamson ...