Science Branches Quiz

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

Formal sciences study formal systems governed by axioms and rules. Examples of formal sciences include logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science.

There is disagreement because the formal sciences do not rely on empirical evidence.

<p>Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes. Examples include engineering and medicine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science date back to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three major branches of modern science are natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals and societies; and the formal sciences (e.g., logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science), which study formal systems, governed by axioms and rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is disagreement over whether the formal sciences are considered science disciplines, because they do not rely on empirical evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science date back to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, spanning the majority of the historical record.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine. Examples of disciplines within this category include engineering and medicine.</p> Signup and view all the answers