Outline of physical science

Different types of subjects studied in physical sciences

• top: a diamond cuboctahedron in materials science and diagram of the structure of the Earth including its atmosphere in Earth sciences
• bottom: an example of computer animation which is produced from the "motion capture" technique and Mauna Kea Observatories, group of independent astronomical research facilities in Hawaii

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Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together is called the "physical sciences".