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The Branches of Science: Chemistry Is The Study of Matter at The Chemical Level. in Chemistry We

The document discusses the three main branches of science: physical sciences, life sciences, and earth sciences. The physical sciences include chemistry, physics, and astronomy and examine the physical aspects of how things happen. The life sciences, also called biology, explore how different life forms work and include fields like botany, zoology, genetics, and medicine. The earth sciences examine the structure and history of the Earth through fields such as geology, paleontology, meteorology, and oceanography.

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The Branches of Science: Chemistry Is The Study of Matter at The Chemical Level. in Chemistry We

The document discusses the three main branches of science: physical sciences, life sciences, and earth sciences. The physical sciences include chemistry, physics, and astronomy and examine the physical aspects of how things happen. The life sciences, also called biology, explore how different life forms work and include fields like botany, zoology, genetics, and medicine. The earth sciences examine the structure and history of the Earth through fields such as geology, paleontology, meteorology, and oceanography.

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The Branches of Science

You hear that someone is a scientist, and what is the first thing that comes

to your mind? Is it someone wearing a lab coat and blowing stuff up? If so,

then your first thought is of a physical scientist. There are two other main

groups of scientists: ones who do things like watch the growth patterns of

a zebra or figure out what is best for our bodies to eat (life scientists), and

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who take on tasks of exploring the ocean floor or predicting the weather

(earth scientists). 

So, the main branches of science are the physical sciences, the life

sciences, and the earth sciences. Let's take a closer look at each of these. 

Physical Sciences

There are just three subsets in the physical sciences: chemistry, physics,

and astronomy. Each of these looks at the physical aspects of how things

happen. These sciences often still look at life and Earth, but they are

interested in physically what is happening within each of these topics. 

Chemistry is the study of matter at the chemical level. In chemistry we

study individual elements and how they react with each other. We study
what chemicals make up matter and what can cause that matter to react

with other matter. 

Physics is the study of matter in the perspective of energy and motion. In

physics we study how matter reacts with energy. We study what causes

energy and how that affects the matter all around us (including

ourselves). 

Astronomy is the study of the world outside of this world. It is the study

of space. It uses both knowledge of chemistry and physics to better

understand what is happening out there, like what chemicals make up

stars and how those chemicals will eventually react. By knowing how

energy works, we can measure the speed of a planet and understand

what kind of gravity it will have. 

Life Sciences

The life sciences, which can also be called biology, have many subsets.

The most common ones include botany, zoology, genetics, human biology,

nutrition, and medicine. These sciences explore how different life forms

work. 

Botany is the study of the plant kingdom. It studies what helps and

hinders plant growth, investigating both natural and human-controlled


growth. It also researches the habitats that plants grow in and the

classifications of plants. 

Zoology is the study of the animal kingdom, discovering how animals live.

This includes how animals interact with each other as well as the growth,

health, and life span of the animals. 

Genetics studies genes and heredity. Genetic scientists may focus on

animals, plants, or humans. Example topics are why a child looks like a

parent and how to make an apple tree grow larger apples. 

The other main subsets of the life sciences focus on human

life. Medicine studies diseases, as well as their treatment and

prevention. Nutrition examines human health based on diet, and human

biologystudies how we live, reproduce, and die. 

Earth Sciences

There are many different subsets of earth sciences. These include

geology, paleontology, meteorology, oceanography, and ecology. 

Geology examines the structure of the earth to study its history in order

to find out what events it has experienced and what is currently occurring.

Typically, in this field, we study rocks because rocks are able to show the

best picture of the earth without continually being disturbed, like soil.

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