1. The Branches of Science

3. Life Science Areas of study that deal with living organisms, their structure and function; and their relationship to each other and the environment

4. Life Sciences-Biology Botany Zoology Genetics Medicine

5. Botany The study of plants

6. Zoology The study of animals Back to Life Sciences

7. Genetics The study of how characteristics are transmitted from an organism to its offspring.

8. Medicine

9. Physical Sciences

10. Physics

11. Chemistry The study of matter and the way different substances interactThe study of matter and the way different substances interact

12. Astronomy The study of stars and the planets

13. Energy The ability to do workThe ability to do work

14. Earth Sciences

15. Geology The study of earth and the processes that shaped it.

16. Oceanography The study of Earth’s oceans and seas

17. Paleontology Study of plant and animal remains that have been preserved in sedimentary rock, often millions of years ago

18. Meteorology