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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
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Our world
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Our place
in space
