| English | Chinese |
| applied science Science whose results are employed in technical applications | 应用科学 (研究成果被用在技术应用中的科学。) |
| atmospheric science The atmospheric sciences study the dynamics, physics and chemistry of atmospheric phenomena and processes, including the interactions of the atmosphere with soil physics, hydrology and oceanic circulation. The research focuses on the following areas: turbulence and convection, atmospheric radiation and remote sensing, aerosol and cloud physics and chemistry, planetary atmospheres, air-sea interactions, climate, and statistical meteorology | 大气科学 (大气科学研究大气现象及过程的动力学，物理学和化学，包括大气和土地物理，水文学和海洋循环的互相作用。研究关注以下领域：湍流，对流，大气辐射和遥感，悬浮微粒，云物理和云化学，行星大气层，空气和海洋的互相影响，气候，统计气象学。) |
| behavioural science The study of the behaviour of organisms | 行为科学 (对生物体的行为研究。) |
| Commission for Atmospheric Sciences | 联合国大气科学委员会 |
| Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences | 美国地球和环境科学委员会 |
| Committee on International Programs in Atmospheric Sciences | 大气科学国际规划委员会 |
| Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences | 美国环境科学研究协作研究所 |
| Council for Environmental Science and Engineering | 美国环境科学与工程委员会 |
| earth science The science that deals with the earth or any part thereof; includes the disciplines of geology, geography, oceanography and meteorology, among others | 地球科学 (谈及地球或地球任何部分的科学，其中包括地质学、地理学、海洋学、气象学以及其他学科。) |
| environmental science The interdisciplinary study of environmental problems, within the framework of established physical and biological principles, i.e. oriented toward a scientific approach | 环境科学 (基于已经建立的生物学和物理学原理，对环境问题进行跨学科研究。也就是以科学方法为方向。) |
| environmental engineering science | 环境模拟科学 |
| Environmental Science Services Administration | 美国环境科学服务局 |
| exact science Mathematics and other sciences based on calculation | 精确科学 (数学或其他基于计算的科学。) |
| food science The applied science which deals with the chemical, biochemical, physical, physiochemical, and biological properties of foods | 食品科学 (关注食物的化学，生物化学，物理，理化和生物性质的应用科学。) |
| human science Group of sciences including sociology, anthropology, psychology, pedagogy, etc. as opposed to the humanistic group | 人文科学 (包括社会学、人类学、心理学、教育学等的一组科学，与人文主义是相反的。) |
| Institute for Atmospheric Sciences | 美国大气科学研究所 |
| Institute of Environmental Sciences | 美国环境科学研究所 |
| International Association for Advancement of Earth and Environment Sciences | 国际地球科学与环境科学促进会 |
| International Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences | 地学与环境科学国际中心 |
| landscape science | 景观生态学 |
| life science A science based on living organisms collectively | 生命科学 (一种基于所有生物的科学。) |
| materials science The study of the nature, behaviour, and use of materials applied to science and technology | 材料科学 (研究应用于科学技术的材料的性质、性能和用途。) |
| medical science The science and art of treating and healing | 医学 (治疗和康复的科学技术。) |
| Medical Sciences | 医学院 |
| natural science The branches of science dealing with objectively measurable phenomena pertaining to the transformation and relationships of energy and matter; includes biology, physics, and chemistry | 自然科学 (科学的分支，处理关于能量和物质的转化和相互关系的客观地可测量的现象；包括生物学、物理学和化学。) |
| physical science The sciences concerned with nonliving matter, energy, and the physical properties of the universe, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology | 自然科学 (宇宙中与科学有关的事物、能源和物理性能，如物理、化学、天文学和地质学。) |
| social science The study of society and of the relationship of individual members within society, including economics, history, political science, psychology, anthropology, and sociology | 社会科学 |
| soil science The study of the properties, occurrence, and management of soil as a natural resource. Generally it includes the chemistry, microbiology, physics, morphology, and mineralogy of soils, as well as their genesis and classification | 土壤学 (对土壤作为自然资源的特性，发生率，管理的研究。一般来说，包括化学、微生物学、物理学、形态学和土壤矿物质学，以及其成因和分类。) |
| US Environmental Science Services Administration | 美国环境科学服务局 |
| water science The science that treats the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth, and their reaction with the environment | 水科学 (研究地球上水的发生、流通、分布和特性，以及它们与环境的反应的科学。) |
