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What is Science?
Science is a way of learning about the natural world through observation and investigation.
Branches of Science
• biology• chemistry• physics• physiology• ecology
• thermodynamics• genetics• astronomy• geology• meteorology
BiologyThe science of life and of living organisms.
includes their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution
ChemistryThe science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter.
especially of atomic and molecular systems
Jobs in Ecology• Environmental Protection Agency• climate research• ecosystem research• environmental scientist
AstronomyScientific study of matter in outer space
especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena