Branches of Science
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- geology
- the study of the earth and rocks
- conservation
- the study of the use and protection of natural resources
- zoology
- the study of animals
- physics
- the study of matter and energy and motion
- climatology
- the study of weather of a region over periods of time
- science
- from the Latin word "scientia", which means knowledge
- ecology
- the study of the relationship between plants and animals and their environment
- oceanography
- the study of everything in the oceans (waves, plants, animals) and the oceans boundaries where they meet the land
- astronomy
- the study of space and the stars, planets, galaxies and moons that exist in the universe
- chemistry
- the study of matter and substances and how they change and mix to form other substances
- paleontology
- the study of prehistoric times that involves the study of fossils
- microbiology
- the study of extremely small or one-celled organisms that are too small to see with the human eye
- genetics
- the study of heredity and the passing of genes or characteristics
- embryology
- the study of the development and growth of an egg
- archaeology
- the scientific study of the past cultures through tools and other artifacts left behind
- biology
- the study of all living things and life processes
- meteorology
- the study of the earth's atmosphere
- the study or matter energy and motion
- physics