How to Use physical science in a Sentence

physical science

noun
  • The trustees have resolved to place the elements of physical science at the very beginning of the course.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Our view of the stars and planets has been crucial to the physical sciences, to navigation, to religion, to myth.
    Suzannah Showler, Harper's Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The first two releases handled the physical science of a changing climate and the impacts of climate change.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Climate change is no longer a question of physical science.
    Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The first installment, in August, addressed the physical science of climate change.
    Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Chemistry and Agriscience is a UC physical science course that deals with the chemistry of soils and agriculture and how that affects the life processes of plants and animals.
    Ramona Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The physical science building is nestled in a forest, where slime molds bloom and trees tilt their leaves in obedience to their own circadian clocks.
    Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • In 2019, women earned less than half of all math and physical science degrees and minority students earned less than a quarter.
    Dana Dovey, Marie Claire, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Over the past 30 years the physical science that explains the dangers of our interference with the climate system has become ever clearer.
    Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Finally, McDonnell had to put the whole package in the language of the physical sciences to avoid any unfortunate connection with the occult.
    Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Since the 1970s, NASA and other space agencies have employed astronauts with a range of scientific backgrounds, but mostly in the physical sciences.
    Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This chapter, focused on physical science, comes ahead of a U.N. climate summit in November.
    Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • After graduating with dual degrees in math and physical science, she was hired to work at Langley in 1951.
    Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017
  • That very objective quality of the physical sciences was deemed more important, or that was my perspective.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 24 July 2023
  • Stucky enrolled at Kansas State University, majoring in physical science, but often skipped lectures and went to the library to study topographical maps of flint hills in the area.
    Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • The report reflects the best insights of top scholars drawn not just from the physical sciences and engineering but also from economics and other social sciences.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • For me, it’s been one big journey learning about the weather and decision science, where the physical science interacts with the social science, and how to make sure the right people have the right information to make good decisions about fires.
    Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The garden seeks to function as a practical lab for environmental education and the physical sciences, so the event will feature a nature tour and a honey tasting.
    Dakota Kim, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Grant, who teaches physical science and introduction to engineering at Slidell High School, said he was encouraged to seek the seat by the Newcomb, the incumbent who is also a faculty member at the school.
    Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • This mindset could help explain the gender gap in physical sciences, engineering, math and computer science fields.
    Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017
  • The next three followed the traditional structure of previous assessment reports: the physical science of climate change, the impacts of climate change, and solutions.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, many of the physical sciences—such as astronomy and particle physics—rely on it as well, and can also suffer from replication difficulties.
    Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Twenty-six states require a physical science (usually chemistry or physics).
    Kendra Pierre-Louis, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022
  • The physical science evaluation of those risks is a cornerstone for societal action.
    Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022
  • This is reflected in science fairs and Olympiads, where girls choose more socially-relevant, biology projects and boys choose more abstract, physical science topics.
    Sarah White, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
  • The office is the nation’s leading funder of the physical sciences, and supports a fleet of facilities used extensively by academic and commercial researchers.
    Science News Staff, Science | AAAS, 18 May 2018
  • Eosco sees Ida’s impact as a call to action to close the gap between physical science, where our ability to predict the movement and intensity of storms has improved exponentially, and social science, which is lagging.
    Alissa Walker, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Parts one and two of the sixth assessment report dealt with the physical science of climate change and impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, respectively.
    Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
  • In maths, computer science, engineering and the physical sciences, Ms Ginther found no discernible difference between the satisfaction reported by men and women with tenure or on the tenure track.
    The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
  • In the end, Kelly of Harvard said, the dream is to have similar courses that integrate calculus concepts in life sciences, economics, social sciences, physical sciences and engineering taught at colleges and high schools.
    Daniel Mollenkamp, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023

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