Branches of Modern Science Quiz
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Which branch of science studies individuals and societies?

  • Applied sciences
  • Natural sciences
  • Formal sciences
  • Social sciences (correct)

Which science discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes like engineering and medicine?

  • Formal sciences
  • Natural sciences
  • Social sciences
  • Applied sciences (correct)

What distinguishes the formal sciences from other branches of science?

  • They study individuals and societies
  • They study formal systems governed by axioms and rules (correct)
  • They focus on the physical world
  • They rely heavily on empirical evidence

Which major branch of science includes the study of physics, chemistry, and biology?

<p>Natural sciences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the earliest identifiable predecessors to modern science date back to?

<p>Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?

<p>Formal sciences (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine?

<p>Applied sciences (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which historical period has the earliest identifiable predecessors to modern science?

<p>Bronze Age (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of science studies the physical world?

<p>Natural sciences (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?

<p>Because they do not rely on empirical evidence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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