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Match the following science branches with their primary focus:

Natural sciences = Study the physical world Social sciences = Study individuals and societies Formal sciences = Study formal systems, governed by axioms and rules Applied sciences = Use scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Match the following early records to modern science with their historical origins:

Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotam = Earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science Majority of the historical record = Spans the history of scientific discipline Disagreement whether formal sciences are science disciplines = Do not rely on empirical evidence Science as a systematic endeavor = Builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations

Match the following disciplines with their primary focus:

Economics = Study of individuals and societies Physics = Study of the physical world Mathematics = Study of formal systems, governed by axioms and rules Engineering = Use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Match the following modern science branches with their examples:

<p>Physics, chemistry, and biology = Natural sciences Economics, psychology, and sociology = Social sciences Logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science = Formal sciences Engineering and medicine = Applied sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following disciplines with their disagreement about being science disciplines:

<p>Formal sciences = Disagreement whether they are science disciplines Social sciences = Agreement as science disciplines Natural sciences = Agreement as science disciplines Applied sciences = Agreement as science disciplines</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following scientific branches with their areas of study:

<p>Natural sciences = Study the physical world Social sciences = Study individuals and societies Formal sciences = Study formal systems, governed by axioms and rules Applied sciences = Use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following ancient civilizations with their early records of identifiable predecessors to modern science:

<p>Bronze Age Egypt = Dating to Bronze Age Mesopotam = Dating to Bronze Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following disciplines with their primary usage of scientific knowledge:

<p>Physics = Study the physical world Economics = Use scientific knowledge for practical purposes Mathematics = Study formal systems, governed by axioms and rules Medicine = Use scientific knowledge for practical purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Empirical evidence = Evidence based on experience and observation Rigorous = Thorough and careful Axioms = Self-evident truths Hypothesis = Testable explanation or prediction about the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of sciences with their categorization:

<p>Natural sciences = Major branch of modern science Formal sciences = Major branch of modern science Social sciences = Major branch of modern science Applied sciences = Disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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