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What directly led to the development of new products like television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?
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?
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?
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?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
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What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
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