Science

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  Science QUIZZES

  Here are some quizzes to test your knowledge about science. You'll improve your score if you read the pages in this section of Q-files before you start the quizzes.

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  Science

  Science is the process of learning about the Universe—everything around us—through observation and experimentation. Scientists are men and women who investigate matter, energy...

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  Chemistry

  Everything is made of matter. Every object, substance, chemical and material is matter. This includes not only things you can see easily, but also specks of dust too small to...

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  Energy

  Energy is the ability to make things happen, cause changes and carry out work. Any change anywhere in the Universe, from a tiny meteorite hitting a planet to an exploding star...

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  Electricity and magnetism

  Electricity is a kind of energy stored inside atoms, the minute building blocks of which all things are made. Atoms themselves are made up of particles, including electrons, which...

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  Forces

  Anything that pushes or pulls an object is called a force. A breath of wind, a car engine, a magnet and an elastic band are all examples of things that can produce a force. A force...

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  Materials

  A material is anything made of matter, which includes everything we can see, from the air to our own skin. But often when we use the word “materials” we mean materials that are...

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  Medicine

  Practised by doctors and nurses, medicine is the diagnosis (identification), prevention and treatment of disease. The word "medicine" also refers to drugs and other preparations...

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  Great scientists

  Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was a British scientist whose work on evolution—the way living things change over generations—revolutionized scientific thinking. At the beginning...

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  EASY READ Science

  Science is the study of the natural world. Scientists are men and women who investigate matter, energy, forces, air, water, Earth, space, and living things. They make careful...

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