Introduction to Physics Quiz
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What directly led to the development of new products like television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?

  • Advances in thermodynamics
  • Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
  • Advances in ancient astronomy
  • Advances in mechanics

    • What does the word 'physics' come from?

  • Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
  • Ancient Egyptian term for natural sciences
  • Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')
  • Sumerian term for natural sciences

    • Which ancient civilization is mentioned as one of the early practitioners of natural sciences?

  • Ancient Greeks
  • Romans
  • Vikings
  • Sumerians (correct)

    • What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?

    <p>The development of industrialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the oldest natural sciences?

    <p>Astronomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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