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What is the study of how sound is produced, controlled, transmitted, and received?
What is the study of how sound is produced, controlled, transmitted, and received?
Which branch of classical mechanics studies motion without regard to its causes?
Which branch of classical mechanics studies motion without regard to its causes?
Which classical physics branch includes the study of forces on bodies not accelerating?
Which classical physics branch includes the study of forces on bodies not accelerating?
What study is essential for physicists, regardless of their specialization?
What study is essential for physicists, regardless of their specialization?
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Which field has a large overlap with chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and engineering?
Which field has a large overlap with chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and engineering?
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What initiated the science of radio astronomy?
What initiated the science of radio astronomy?
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Which area of physics applies to the study of stellar structure, stellar evolution, and cosmology?
Which area of physics applies to the study of stellar structure, stellar evolution, and cosmology?
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Why are space-based observations necessary for infrared, ultraviolet, gamma-ray, and X-ray astronomy?
Why are space-based observations necessary for infrared, ultraviolet, gamma-ray, and X-ray astronomy?
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Which field of physics deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter?
Which field of physics deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter?
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What type of phases does condensed matter physics primarily study?
What type of phases does condensed matter physics primarily study?
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Which of the following is an exotic condensed phase mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is an exotic condensed phase mentioned in the text?
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What was the Division of Solid State Physics of the American Physical Society renamed to in 1978?
What was the Division of Solid State Physics of the American Physical Society renamed to in 1978?
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Who are the pioneers of quantum mechanics mentioned in the text?
Who are the pioneers of quantum mechanics mentioned in the text?
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Which organization discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs boson in 2012?
Which organization discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs boson in 2012?
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What was physics known as until the late 18th century?
What was physics known as until the late 18th century?
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Who wrote the early book on physics attempting to analyze motion from a philosophical point of view?
Who wrote the early book on physics attempting to analyze motion from a philosophical point of view?
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