Because of the ocean's great capacity to store and release heat, maritime climates are more moderate and have less extreme seasonal variations than inland climates.

Because the segments ( 2 ) and ( 4 ) are adiabats, no heat flows into or out of the body during them, and consequently the net heat supplied to the body during the cycle is given by

Because there are no plate tectonics on Venus, heat is only lost by conduction through the lithosphere.

Because of its burning properties and the amount of heat and gas volume that it generates, gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks.

Because of helium's relatively low molar ( atomic ) mass, its thermal conductivity, specific heat, and sound speed in the gas phase are all greater than any other gas except hydrogen.

Because cold is the absence of heat, Iceman does not actually ' emanate ' cold ; rather, he decreases thermal energy.

Because of its large size and habit of sleeping in these burrows, it is able to conserve body heat throughout the night and minimize its basking period the morning after.

Because of this, it is a good conductor of heat and electricity as well as a highly reactive element, though the least reactive of the alkali metals.

Because of its specific heat capacity, the highest of all solids, lithium metal is often used in coolants for heat transfer applications.

Because LEDs emit less heat than incandescent bulbs, they are an energy-efficient technology for uses such as in freezers and refrigerators.

Because the ionosphere is an ohmic conductor of sorts, such flow will heat it up.

Because the rolling plateaus lie at an elevation averaging 700 meters above sea level, they offer relief from the often oppressive heat of the coastal lowlands.

Because the continental crust is so much thicker than the oceanic crust, it conducts heat less efficiently, making it function like an insulating blanket.

Because of the excessive heat and inadequately experienced drivers attempting to access the desert in the past, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has decided since 2008-2009 to close the Simpson Desert during the summer — to save unprepared " adventurers " from themselves.

Because of the high cost of kitchen modifications, coupled with increased heat and smoke generated in the kitchen, more and more home chefs are using their wok outdoors on high-heat propane burners with curved wok support grates.

Because the reactor could supply more heat to the propellant than chemical combustion, higher exhaust velocities, i. e., higher specific impulses were possible.

Because of the crimp, wool fabrics have a greater bulk than other textiles, and retain air, which causes the product to retain heat.

Because slate was formed in low heat and pressure, compared to a number of other metamorphic rocks, some fossils can be found in slate ; sometimes even microscopic remains of delicate organisms.

Because of their small size, porpoises lose body heat to the water more rapidly than other cetaceans.

Because dew is related to the temperature of surfaces, in late summer it is formed most easily on surfaces which are not warmed by conducted heat from deep ground, such as grass, leaves, railings, car roofs, and bridges.

Because temperature variations tend to propagate through dense masonry materials ( thermal diffusion ) at a rate of approximately 1 inch per hour, daytime heat gain will be available at the interior surface of the thermal mass in the early evening when it's needed.

Because the guinea pig has a stout, compact body, the animal more easily tolerates excessive cold than excessive heat.

-- Held out of Texas Tech's sweat-suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard Stafford, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders' 38-7 loss to Texas A & M Because of its important game with Arkansas coming up Saturday, Baylor worked out in the rain Monday -- mud or no mud.

Because there is no selection pressure for sight in this environment, any number of genetic abnormalities that give rise to the damage or loss of eyes could proliferate among the population with no effect on the fitness of the population.

Because the act of processing results in the loss of certain vitamins and minerals ( such as magnesium ), some consider raw cacao to be a more nutritious form of chocolate.

Because transpiration takes place during the cooler, more humid night hours, water loss is significantly reduced.

Because of energy loss fluctuations, accurate measurement of the energy deposited is of less use.

Because the loss of property and life in the 1831 rebellion, the British Parliament held two inquiries.

Because the linear movement of the piston must be converted to a rotational movement of the crank, mechanical loss is experienced as a consequence.

Because one operator and two operands are removed and one operand is added, there is a net loss of one operator and one operand, which still leaves an expression with N operators and N + 1 operands, thus allowing the iterative process to continue.

Because of this, the psychological effects on her childhood were profound, for "… in one stroke she experienced the loss of the two most nourishing and protective people around her — the loss of her father at death and her mother to grief ".

Because the end of the Cold War in 1991, mooted the USSR, the Iron Curtain countries, and Russia as credible enemies of democracy, espionage novelists were at a ( temporary ) loss for nemeses.

Because of its early loss, Challenger was the only space shuttle that never wore the NASA " meatball " logo, and also was never modified with the MEDS " glass cockpit ".

Because the FM modulation of SECAM's color sub carrier is insensitive to phase ( or amplitude ) errors, phase errors do not cause loss of color saturation in SECAM, although they do in PAL.

Because the processor has duplex hardware, one active side, and one standby side, a failure of one side of the processor will not necessarily result in a loss of switching.

Because of the inevitable loss associated with gearing, many drives eliminate it by using slow high-torque motors.

Because of the school's financial and managerial problems after this loss, business leaders in 1878 formed a board of trustees and founded the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.

Because China's capital ( and second largest city ), Beijing, and the third largest city, Tianjin, both lie in the Hai He Basin, Hai He floods cause a significant loss.

Because both the nerve to Stapedius and the chorda tympani nerve ( taste ) are branches of the facial nerve, patients with Bell's palsy may present with hyperacusis or loss of taste sensation in the anterior 2 / 3 of the tongue.

Because the storage is in RAM, it is volatile memory, which means it will be lost in the event of power loss, whether intentional ( computer reboot or shutdown ) or accidental ( power failure ).

Researchers have concluded that " Because these neurons are a pivotal source of norepinephrine throughout the brainstem and forebrain and are involved in the regulation of diverse functions disrupted in Rett syndrome, such as respiration and cognition, we hypothesize that the locus coeruleus is a critical site at which loss of MECP2 results in CNS dysfunction.

Because the new engines were much larger, there was a consequential loss of some cargo space.

Because of the massive loss of life, the Serbian army's retreat through Albania is considered by Serbs to be one of the greatest tragedies in their nation's history.

Because Dora is not a Howard Family member, she eventually dies of old age, leaving Lazarus to mourn her loss.

Because of their high water content, transpiration rates and consequent loss weight, the nuts react as fresh fruits ( not as nuts ).