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Fields of Science
Unit 12 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | Study of living things |
| Botany | Study of plants |
| Zoology | Study of animals |
| Physics | Study of matter, motion, force, and energy |
| Chemistry | Study of properties of matter |
| Geology | Study of the history of the Earth |
| Astronomy | Study of the universe outside Earth's atmosphere |
| Oceanography | Study of the ocean |
| Archaeology | Study of prehistoric people |
| Paleontology | Study of past life by looking at fossils |
| Ecology | Study of organisms and their environment |
| Pathology | Study of diseases |
| Ichthyology | Study of fish |
| Meteorology | Study of the atmosphere (weather) |
| Acoustics | Study of sound |
| Agronomy | Study of soil and crops |