Science Branches Quiz

The three major branches of modern science are natural sciences, social sciences, and formal sciences.

There is disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines because they do not rely on empirical evidence.

Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine.

<p>The history of scientific discipline spans the majority of the historical record, with the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of science is to build and organize knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An alkali is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An alkali can be defined as a base that dissolves in water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A solution of a soluble base has a pH greater than 7.0.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The word 'alkali' is derived from Arabic al qalīy, meaning the calcined ashes, referring to the original source of alkaline substances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Potash is composed mostly of potassium carbonate.</p> Signup and view all the answers