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The Big Bang No – it was more of an event.^293 A long time coming Matter only began to form hundreds of thousands of years after ...

Reference section Acceleration Change of speed – speeding up or slowing down. Alpine Areas on a mountain side that are above the ...

Glossary Evaporation The changing of a liquid to a gas. Evergreen A plant that has leaves on it throughout the year. Extinct An ...

Reference section Insulator Something that does not let heat or electricity travel through it very easily. Invertebrate An anima ...

Glossary Planet A large, round object that orbits a star. Population All the people or animals living in an area or country. Pre ...

Index Reference section A acceleration 243, 294 actors 72 Afghanistan 44, 59 Africa 6–7, 18–19 air 110, 262 Alaska 10–11 Albania ...

Index cancer 121 carbohydrates 117, 222 carbon 99, 222, 231 carbon cycle 222 carnivores 124, 155, 294 cars 217, 267 castles 69, ...

Reference section Iran 43, 59 Iraq 43, 58 Ireland 22–23, 59 iron 99, 226, 257 Islam 62, 64 Israel 43, 59 Italy 32, 59, 68 Ivory ...

Index Libya 18, 58 Liechtenstein 29, 58 light 214, 238–239 lighthouse 239 lightning 235, 237, 265 light year 268 Liopleurodon 20 ...

Reference section 302 sea 6, 56, 133, 144, 155, 157, 180–181, 206, 256, 259, 260 sea lions 132 seals 132, 155 seaweed 146 sedime ...

Index 303 Venezuela 16, 58 Venus flytrap 146 vertebrae 106 vertebrates 122, 128, 297 Vietnam 46, 75, 58 Vikings 90–91 viruses 15 ...

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