| Term | Definition |
| anthropology jesse verbanac | the human race |
| archeology | objects that belonged to people in the past |
| astronomy | space and the universe |
| biogeography | why different species live where they do |
| biology | all living things |
| zoology | animals |
| botany | plants |
| chemistry | properties of atoms, compounds, and molecules; study of mater |
| forensics | using science and to solve crimes |
| ecology | how organisms interact with each other and the enviroment |
| entomology | insects |
| geology | rocks and the structure of the earth |
| hydrology | water |
| immunology | how our bodies fight of infections |
| metorology | weather |
| mycology | fungi |
| oceangraphy | the oceans of the world |
| paleontology | extinct organims throught the use of fossils |
| climatology | climate change and its causes |
| physics | motion and forces |
| physiology | how the body works |
| psychology | how the body works |
| seismology | earthquakes |
| toxicology | poisons |