Physics (from Ancient Greek: φυσική (ἐπιστήμη), physikḗ (epistḗmē), 'knowledge of nature', from φύσις phýsis 'nature') is the natural science that studies matter, its motion and behavior through space and time, and that studies the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, and its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves.