Thephysical sciences are branches of science such as physics, chemistry, and geology that are concerned with natural forces and with things that do not have life.
...the rapid growth of interest in both the natural and physical sciences.
physical science in British English
noun
any of the sciences concerned with nonliving matter, energy, and the physical properties of the universe, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology
Compare life science
physical science in American English
any of the sciences that deal with inanimate matter or energy, as physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, etc.
Examples of 'physical science' in a sentence
physical science
The history of the physical sciences is interesting in this respect.
Salkie, Raphael The Chomsky Update - Linguistics and Politics (1990)
The information and ideas come from most of the natural and physical sciences and beyond.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)