Science Facts Set-1

• An ant can carry a weight which is twenty times its body weight.
• Venus is the only planet that rotates from East to West.
• Bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria.
• The process by which two lighter nuclei combine together to form a heavier nucleus is called nuclear fusion.
• Dinosaurs became extinct because they were cold-blooded animals.

• Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. It can only be transformed from one form to another.
• Palaeontology is the branch of science which deals with the study of prehistoric life. It deals with the study of fossils.
• Nuclear Fission is the process by which a heavier nucleus splits up into two or more lighter nuclei with the release of tremendous amount of energy.
• The Earth is the home of millions of species. It is the only planet known to have life.
• Sequoia is a tree which lives for 2200 years. It keeps on growing throughout its lifetime.