Experimental Physics and Applied Physics Quiz

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What type of reasoning does the scientific method employ?

A priori reasoning (correct)

Cognitive reasoning

Experimental reasoning

Intuitive reasoning

Which physicist championed causal determinism according to the text?

Schrödinger

Laplace (correct)

Penrose

Hawking

What is the main focus of the philosophy of physics as mentioned in the text?

Political science

Nature of space and time (correct)

Molecular biology

Economic theory

Which physicist referred to himself as an 'unashamed reductionist'?

Hawking Signup and view all the answers

What led to the development of modern physics in the 20th century?

Inaccuracies in classical mechanics for very small objects and high velocities Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with originating the theory of quantum mechanics?

Max Planck Signup and view all the answers

What discrepancy was corrected by Einstein's theory of special relativity?

Prediction that the speed of light depends on the motion of the observer Signup and view all the answers

What did Planck propose to correct the problem with black-body radiation in classical physics?

Material oscillators excitation is possible only in discrete steps proportional to their frequency Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between experimental physicists involved in basic research and those involved in applied research?

Experimental physicists in applied research work in industry developing technologies like MRI and transistors. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purview of the branch of physics known as mechanics?

Describing the behavior of particles using calculus. Signup and view all the answers

Why is physics sometimes referred to as the 'fundamental science'?

Because it covers a wide range of phenomena from elementary particles to superclusters of galaxies. Signup and view all the answers

What invisible force observed by the ancient Chinese was later rigorously studied as magnetism in the 17th century?

The attractive force between lodestone and magnetite. Signup and view all the answers

Which field of physics is primarily concerned with the study of elementary constituents of matter and energy?

Nuclear and particle physics Signup and view all the answers

Which theory is NOT associated with nuclear and particle physics?

General relativity Signup and view all the answers

Which subfield of physics involves the study of gas, liquid, and solid phases?

Condensed matter physics Signup and view all the answers

Which concept is related to quantum optics?

Photon Signup and view all the answers

In which subfield of physics would you study the behavior of stars and supernovae?

Astrophysics Signup and view all the answers

Which theory is NOT a part of fundamental interactions in particle physics?

General relativity Signup and view all the answers

What is a concept commonly studied in condensed matter physics?

Semiconductor Signup and view all the answers

Which field of physics is associated with the study of accelerators and particle detectors?

Applied physics Signup and view all the answers