Saturday, September 27, 2014

Science and its branches



Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) - is an organized body of knowledge about the natural universe and the processes by which that knowledge is acquired and tested.

  1. Social Sciences - deal with human society and individual relationships
  1. Natural Sciences - investigate the natural universe.
  • Biological Science (also called "Life Science") - the study of living matter
  • Physical Science - the study of nonliving matter.
5 Major Divisions of Physical Science
  • Physics, the most fundamental of the divisions, is concerned with the basic principles and concepts of matter and energy.
  • Chemistry deals with the composition, structure, and reactions of matter.
  • Astronomy is the study of the universe, which is the totality of all matter, energy, space, and time.
  • Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere, from the surface of the Earth to where it
  • ends in outer space.
  • Geology is the science of the planet Earth—its composition, structure, processes, and history.

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