physical sciences
Chemistry and physics
The physical sciences are branches of science concerned with nonliving matter and energy—physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, and related fields.
The term distinguishes these from the life sciences (biology and its branches) and the social sciences (psychology, economics, sociology).
She majored in the physical sciences before switching to medicine.
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- quantum mechanicsPhysics at nanoscopic scales
- atomic theoryModel of matter's building blocks
- electromagnetismForce linking charge and magnetism
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
periodic table · astrophysics · cosmology · big bang · experimentation · classical mechanics · Newton's laws · laws of motion · thermodynamics · observation · natural philosophy · optics · speed of light · relativity · molecules · forces · mass · research
- disciplinesbiology, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, sociology
- University Departmentsbiology department, chemistry department, mathematics department, psychology department, philosophy department
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Study of living organisms
biological sciences · biology · psychology · social sciences · botany
physical scienceshumanities
Study of culture
liberal arts · philosophy · arts · theology · fine arts
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