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A Short History of Nearly Everything

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astronomythe scientific study of the universe and the objects in it
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The study of the stars, planets, and other objects in outer space
chemistrythe scientific study of the basic characteristics of substances and the ways in which they react or combine
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The science that deals with the properties, composition, and structure of elements and compounds, how they can change, and the energy that is released or absorbed when they change.
mysterysomething that is difficult to understand or explain
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Something that is not or cannot be understood or explained
geologythe study of the earth's structure, surface, and origins
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The scientific study of origin, history, and structure of the Earth.
fathomto understand after much thought
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To understand the reason for something after thinking about it carefully
quantumthe smallest possible quantity of something
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The smallest amount of a physical property, such as energy, that a system can have
discoverythe process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time
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The act of finding or learning something for the first time
evolutionThe gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
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The scientific explanation for the appearance of new species and change within species
particleA very small piece of something
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A very small piece or part
paleontologyThe study of the history of life on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils
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A science dealing with the life of past geological periods as known from fossil remains