Science: What Is Science? Branches of Science Word Formation

SCIENCE
What is Science?
Branches of Science
Word Formation
What is Science?
1. What do the following words mean? Match them with their definitions
science a science scientific scientist
– the study of the nature and behaviour of natural things and the knowledge obtained about them
– a particular area of scientific knowledge and study, or the study of an area of a human behaviour
– describes things that relate to science
– someone who works in science
Branches of Science
2. Which branches of science study each of these areas?
environment living things

human mind and behaviour matter and forces
language money, industry and trade
numbers, quantities and shapes celestial objects
people, society and culture water
substances and their reactions rocks and soil weather
society and social behaviour political systems
ecology biology
philosophy physical
linguistics economy
math astronomy
anthropology hydrology
chemistry archeology
political science
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3. Put the branches of science into the following 4 main groups.
I. Mathematics and logic

- not based on experimental testing but they can be considered a part of science because they are
essential tools in almost all scientific study.
 Math
 Chemistry
 Economy
 Physical
II. Physical science

- examines the nature of the universe
 Anthropology
 Astronomy
 Archeology
 Philosophy
III. Life science

- also called biological sciences or biology, the study of living organisms
 Biology
 Hydrology
 Ecology
IV. Social sciences

- deal with the individuals, groups and institutions that make up human society.
 Political science
 Linguistics
4. How do we call the scientists who specialise in the following fields of study? How are the
names formed?
Ecology: ecologist
Anthropology: anthropologist
Psychology: psychologist
Chemistry: chemical
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Linguistics: linguistic
Meteorology: meteorologist
Biology: biologist
Sociology: sociologist
Physics: physical
Political science: political scientist
Economy: economist
Mathematics: mathematical
Astronomy: astronomer
History: historian
Philosophy: philosopher
Theology: theologian
Word Formation
5. Combine the words in brackets with suitable SUFFIXES to complete the sentences.
Choose from the following suffixes:
-er, -or, -ing, -ion, -ness, -ity

1. A boiler (boil) is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated.
2. compressing (compress) is the reduction in size of data in order to save space or
transmission time.
3. In chemistry, the density (dense) of many substances is compared to
the (dense) of water.
4. transmission (transmit) is the act of passing something on.
5. hardness (hard) is the characteristic of a solid material expressing its resistance to
permanent deformation.
6. Combustion process is also called j heater
-ful, -less, -ous, -al, -ive
1. It can be (use) to write a summary of your argument firs
2. Metals containing iron are called (ferrum).
3. You can ask him if you want to but it’s (use). He doesn’t want to talk about
it.
4. Hydrogen and oxygen are (chemistry) elements.
5. I f any material is (conduct), it means it conducts electric current.
-ify, -ise/-ize
1. I think this plan is too complicated. You should (simple) it.
2. There used to be some disputes between the 2 countries but recently they have managed to
(normal) their relations.
3. I hope you (real) that you are wrong.
4. When a liquid substance becomes solid, it (solid).
What part of speech do the words you have just created belong to?
6. Match the following PREFIXES with their meanings.
bi-, mono-, multi-, poly-, dis-, in-, mal-, un-, de-, over-, ultra-, super-, re-, mis-
number: bi, mono, poly
degree or size: de, ultra, super,
negativeness: mal, over, mis
reverse: dis, in, un,
repetition: re
Now match the following words with appropriate prefixes. Some words can be combined with
several prefixes.
lingual expected atomic compose

advantage function hydrate violet
accuracy cellular frost live
understand charge flow take
open
7. The following words can have 2 meanings – they can be CONVERTED. What are they?
chemical smile smell

work diet taste
love rest
8. Match the words on the left with those on the right to form COMPOUNDS.
class brush
self tax
science lights
tooth control
income fiction
traffic house
green room
generation gap
Exercises:
Exercise 9 Fill in the correct prefix. Use mega- , under- , hyper- , sub-
1. water - used bellow the surface of water

2. weight - weighing less than normal
3. way - a path that goes under a road (GB) / an electric underground railway (US)
4. watt - a million watts
5. title - text added to foreign language movies
6. structure - the lowest supporting part of a structure
7. phone - a cone-shaped device used for making one’s voice louder
8. graduate – a university or college student studying for their first degree
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9. statement - less than true
10. standard - of secondary quality
11. size - smaller than normal
12. section - a secondary part of a thing
13. nourished - not well fed
14. normal - bellow normal average
15. pay - not to pay well enough
16. sonic - less than the speed of sound
17. merge - to go under (water)
18. line - to emphasise
19. -urban - lying in the outskirts of a town or city
20. tension - blood pressure higher than normal
21. text - text store in a computer system that contains links that allow the user to move
between texts
22. bole - exaggeration
Adapted from: http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=583
Exercise 10 Choose the correct alternative to complete these statements.
1. If you can see very clearly through a material, the material is

a translucent b translucid c transparent
2. If you cannot see through a material, it is
a opal b opalescent c opaque
3. A substance that dissolves in liquid is
a dissolute b dissolvable c soluble
4. A liquid that dissolves substances is a
a solvent b soluent c solutent
5. A material that is hard but breaks easily is
a battle b brittle c bristle
6. If a material bends easily, it is
a bendible b flexible c flectable
7. A material that does not bend easily is
a rancid b rigorous c rigid
8. A metal that can easily be beaten into new shapes is
a beatable b malleable c mullible
9. A material that conducts electricity is
a conducive b conductive c conductor
10. A material that catches fire easily is
a flameable b flammable c inflammable
MASCULL, Bill. 1997. Key Words in Science and Technology. Collins Cobuild, 1997, p. 133.

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SCIENCE

environment living things

I. Mathematics and logic

II. Physical science

III. Life science

IV. Social sciences

-er, -or, -ing, -ion, -ness, -ity

6. Match the following PREFIXES with their meanings.

number: bi, mono, poly

degree or size: de, ultra, super,

negativeness: mal, over, mis

reverse: dis, in, un,

lingual expected atomic compose

chemical smile smell

1. water - used bellow the surface of water

Adapted from: http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=583

Exercise 10 Choose the correct alternative to complete these statements.

1. If you can see very clearly through a material, the material is

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