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Class 7 · Science · Curiosity

1. The Ever-Evolving World of Science

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The Indian scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for work on scattering of light was

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Answer: A. C. V. Raman

The Raman effect is celebrated on National Science Day, 28 February.

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The first step in a scientific enquiry usually is

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Answer: A. observing and asking a question

Curiosity about what we observe leads to questions.

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Scientific ideas can change over time because

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Answer: A. new evidence and better experiments appear

Science corrects itself when observations do not fit an idea.

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