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  1. 7. The invention of the telescope _____ astronomy, completely changing the way people viewed the heavens and leading to a major shift in scientific thought.
  2. 8. Louis Pasteur's work was a _____ moment in medical history, as his germ theory was the turning point that forever changed how we understand disease.
  3. 11. The new drug company's claims were met with _____ by the medical community, who demanded to see a significant amount of data before trusting the results.
  4. 12. Using a high-powered microscope, a biologist can _____ the individual cells in a tissue sample and differentiate them from one another.
  5. 14. The _____ carefully analyzed the ore sample to determine the exact amount of gold and silver within it.
  6. 15. A single snowflake's _____ pattern is so complex that no two are exactly alike.
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  1. 1. Marie Curie was a _____ scientist, as she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and her work with radioactivity opened up new fields of research.
  2. 2. Because they are too small to see with the naked eye, a microscope is necessary to observe tiny living things like _____.
  3. 3. The discovery of the new exoplanet was _____ because scientists had never before found a planet with a similar atmosphere.
  4. 4. Due to the detailed and careful nature of his work, the lab technician was known for his _____ preparation of samples, ensuring every measurement was precise.
  5. 5. Blood flows from arteries to veins through tiny, thin-walled vessels called _____, which are essential for nutrient exchange in the body's tissues.
  6. 6. The complex problem of traveling to Mars seemed _____, but engineers worked tirelessly to overcome the seemingly impossible obstacles.
  7. 9. The _____ ecosystem of the rainforest is home to a wide variety of plant and animal species, all interacting with each other.
  8. 10. The scientist _____ that the universe is expanding, suggesting that the galaxies are moving away from each other.
  9. 13. The scientist's curiosity was _____, as they were never satisfied with their findings and always sought more and more information through continuous experiments.