### asbestos:

Tremolite
* are asbestos
  - minerals
* can be a fun and very interesting mineral to collect.
* is an important temperature indicator for petrologists
  - formed by lava and magma in the presence of water
* mineral that can be found in a asbestiform type or non-asbestiform type in quarries
  - forms in the presence of water
* natural but rare and highly toxic form of asbestos.
* rare, toxic form of asbestos that can cause cancer at very low exposure levels.

Asexuality
* is described as a spectrum.
  * In 2001 David Jay started the Asexual Visibility and Education Network. Asexuality is described as a spectrum. Demisexual people are on the asexual spectrum. They experience sexual attraction, but only to people who they feel an emotional connection to.

### asian elephants:

Sumatran elephant
* Most sumatran elephants have curve spines
  - ears
  - tusks
  - use trunks
* Some sumatran elephants eat seeds
  - feed on seeds
* Some sumatran elephants follow migration routes
  - have predators
* are asian elephants.
* consume amounts.
  - enough strength to knock down a tree
  - ribs
* open mouths.
* roam around the jungle pushing over trees.

Indian
* hunts deer.
* includes arms
  - body substances
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - heads
  - human bodies
  - legs
  - material bodies
  - necks
  - nuclei
  - personality
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles

Asphalt
* Most asphalt releases heat.
* absorbs heat from the sun and quickly releases it as heat radiation.
* acts to prevent rust, which is another reason it is used on metal roofs.
* are dark brown to black solids or semi-solids that gradually liquefy when heated.
* breaks loose from the aggregate and powders due to microbial action.
* can be economically and effectively recycled and used for many applications.
* emulsified in water with an emulsifier makes an excellent mulching agent.
* expands and shrinks with the temperature and something has to give.
* have a higher boiling point than gasolines, allowing the two to be separated.
* includes sections.
* is located in freeways
  - street corners
  - made of tar
  - mixture
  - pavement
* is used for pave roads
  - paving roads
* reclaiming and asphalt recycling are useful for effective road and HMA asphalt maintenance
  - for effective road and HMA asphalt repair
* replaces topsoil.
* shingling is the most common roofing material used in residential construction in Canada.
* starts to deteriorate after seven years.

### asphalt:

Hot asphalt
* can cause burns
  - severe thermal burns
* causes severe eye burns.

Rubberized asphalt
* are flexible enough to adjust as cracks open and close.
* is basically a compound of virgin or reclaimed rubber dispersed in asphalt.

### assaults:

Aggravated assault
* Class D felony.
* Most aggravated assaults are very high when it comes to domestic violence.
* are assaults.
* carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail.
* crime of violence.
* involve bodily injury caused by fisticuffs, a knife or other dangerous weapons.
* is an assault
  - with a deadly weapon
* is an attack for the purpose of inflicting serious injury
  - that leaves someone with severe injuries
  - usually a felony punishable by a term in state prison
* occurs when a victim is attacked by physical means.