Physical Science Overview
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What is physical science?

  • The study of non-living systems (correct)
  • The study of historical events
  • The study of social systems
  • The study of living organisms
  • Which branch of science tries to explain and predict nature's phenomena based on empirical evidence?

  • Life science
  • Physical science (correct)
  • Social science
  • Historical science
  • Which branch of natural science involves the study of matter, motion, energy, and force?

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics (correct)
  • Geology
  • What is the main criterion and method used in natural science to verify scientific theory?

    <p>Peer review and repeatability of findings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of natural science focuses on living organisms?

    <p>Biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe?

    <p>To explain and predict nature's phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of science studies the composition, structure, properties, and change of matter?

    <p>Chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does astronomy primarily study?

    <p>Celestial objects and phenomena outside Earth's atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of science focuses on the study of the Earth's natural environment, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere?

    <p>Earth science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does physics primarily study?

    <p>Matter and its motion through space-time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field of study includes the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects and phenomena originating outside the Earth's atmosphere?

    <p>History of astronomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which branch of physical science is the study of mechanical waves in solids, liquids, and gases conducted?

    <p>Physics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does agrophysics primarily study?

    <p>Physics applied to agroecosystems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of science deals with the study of soil physical properties and processes?

    <p>Earth science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which branch of science is the study of the physical aspects of celestial objects conducted?

    <p>History of astrophysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of science studies the universe beyond Earth, including its formation and development?

    <p>Astrophysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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