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physical science

The definition of physical science is the study of non-living things including: chemistry, geology, astronomy and physics.

(noun)

An example of physical science is a course teaching the concepts of energy and gravity.

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See physical science in Webster's New World College Dictionary

any of the sciences that deal with inanimate matter or energy, as physics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, etc.

See physical science in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of the sciences, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology, that analyze the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter.

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