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What is science?


Zoology.


Materials science
Our Universe is filled with atoms
and elements, molecules, mixtures,
and compounds. Materials science
is the study of these things, how
they behave, how we use
them, and how they
react with one
another.

Earth and space science


Earth is a dot in a vast Universe


filled with planets and moons, stars


and galaxies. As far as we know,


Earth is special because it is the


only place that supports life. Earth


and space science is the study of


the structure of our planet – and


everything that exists beyond it.


Pictures of Earth from
space help scientists
understand Earth better.

The scientific study
of volcanoes is
called volcanology.

One branch of science studies
how materials can change.

Curiosity quiz


Look through the Planet


Earth pages and see if


you can identify each of


the picture clues below.


Become


an expert


6-7 Our world
272-273 Our place
in space
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