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General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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Watt

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A unit that is used to measure power. One watt is equal to one joule of work per second.

Light

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The visible part of electromagnetic spectrum is called as light. White light is a combination of all the colors.

Magnet

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A material that produces magnetic field is called as magnet. Its poles have opposite charges.

Alternating current

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An electric current in which the direction of the flow of electrons reverses back and forth many times per second.

Banting

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Frederick Grant was Canadian scientist who discovered the hormone with Charles Best in 1921.Both of them showed that insulin could be used to treat diabetes.

Leach

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To cause certain materials to pass out of a substance when a liquid passes through it.

Magnetic north

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The direction from any point on the Earth toward the north magnetic pole. This is the direction to which the magnetic needle points.

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