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Starting Points for Science
Some basic concepts find applications in many, many places throughout science, especially physical ...Read more
Mechanics
Mechanics is the term used to refer to one of the main branches of the science of physics. ...Read more
Electricity and Magnetism
Electricity and magnetism are two closely related and very important topics within the science ...Read more
Thermal Physics
The scientific field of thermal physics is concerned with heat and temperature. When we delve ...Read more
Atomic Physics and Particle Physics
Atoms and the minute particles from which they are made strongly influence the nature of many ...Read more
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Some concepts are used in many different fields of science and serve as a general purpose "toolbox" ...Read moreHistorical Events
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Do you know what this word or phrase means?Plate tectonics
xPlate tectonics : The theory supported by a wide range of evidence that considers the Earth's crust and upper mantle to be composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another.
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Extended Period of Lower Solar Activity Linked to Changes in Sun's Conveyor Belt
A new analysis of the unusually long solar cycle that ended in 2008 suggests that one reason for the long cycle could be a stretching of the sun's conveyor belt, a current of plasma that circulates between...Read more
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