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What was physics known as until the late 18th century?
What was physics known as until the late 18th century?
- Mechanical philosophy
- Natural science
- Physical science
- Natural philosophy (correct)
What is the approach used by physics to advance knowledge of the physical world?
What is the approach used by physics to advance knowledge of the physical world?
- Scientific method (correct)
- Inductive reasoning
- Philosophical inquiry
- Deductive reasoning
What type of reasoning does the scientific method employ?
What type of reasoning does the scientific method employ?
- A priori reasoning only
- Both a priori and a posteriori reasoning (correct)
- A posteriori reasoning only
- Neither a priori nor a posteriori reasoning
What is the philosophy of physics concerned with?
What is the philosophy of physics concerned with?
What is the theory of classical mechanics concerned with?
What is the theory of classical mechanics concerned with?
What is the study of sound waves of very high frequency beyond the range of human hearing?
What is the study of sound waves of very high frequency beyond the range of human hearing?
What is the study of the physics of animal calls and hearing?
What is the study of the physics of animal calls and hearing?
What is the study of the manipulation of audible sound waves using electronics?
What is the study of the manipulation of audible sound waves using electronics?
What is the form of energy possessed by the particles of which a substance is composed?
What is the form of energy possessed by the particles of which a substance is composed?
What is the branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy?
What is the branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy?
What is the primary focus of the scientific field of physics?
What is the primary focus of the scientific field of physics?
What is the term used to describe a scientist who specializes in physics?
What is the term used to describe a scientist who specializes in physics?
When did physics and other natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors?
When did physics and other natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors?
What is the relationship between physics and other interdisciplinary areas of research?
What is the relationship between physics and other interdisciplinary areas of research?
What is a consequence of advances in physics?
What is a consequence of advances in physics?
What is a characteristic of the boundaries of physics?
What is a characteristic of the boundaries of physics?
What led to the development of new products like television, computers, and domestic appliances?
What led to the development of new products like television, computers, and domestic appliances?
What is the connection between electricity and magnetism?
What is the connection between electricity and magnetism?
What is the primary focus of modern classical physics?
What is the primary focus of modern classical physics?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the scale of atomic and nuclear physics?
What is the scale of atomic and nuclear physics?
What did ancient civilizations like the Sumerians, ancient Egyptians, and the Indus Valley Civilisation have?
What did ancient civilizations like the Sumerians, ancient Egyptians, and the Indus Valley Civilisation have?
What is the primary concern of the physics of elementary particles?
What is the primary concern of the physics of elementary particles?
Who is credited with finding the origins of Western astronomy in Mesopotamia?
Who is credited with finding the origins of Western astronomy in Mesopotamia?
What was the main focus of pre-Socratic philosophers like Thales?
What was the main focus of pre-Socratic philosophers like Thales?
What is the characteristic of classical mechanics?
What is the characteristic of classical mechanics?
What is the primary concern of the theory of relativity?
What is the primary concern of the theory of relativity?
What was the result of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century?
What was the result of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century?
Who created an important compilation of Archimedes' works in the sixth century?
Who created an important compilation of Archimedes' works in the sixth century?
What is the characteristic of quantum theory?
What is the characteristic of quantum theory?
Who developed the concept of impetus in the 1300s?
Who developed the concept of impetus in the 1300s?
What is the domain of applicability of classical physics?
What is the domain of applicability of classical physics?
What was the emphasis of Islamic scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age?
What was the emphasis of Islamic scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age?
Who introduced the framework of special relativity?
Who introduced the framework of special relativity?
What was the inspiration for Galileo Galilei during the Scientific Revolution?
What was the inspiration for Galileo Galilei during the Scientific Revolution?
What is the characteristic of quantum field theory?
What is the characteristic of quantum field theory?
What is notable when thinking about the history of science and math?
What is notable when thinking about the history of science and math?
Who built devices that replicated those of Ibn al-Haytham?
Who built devices that replicated those of Ibn al-Haytham?
What was the major development in the 16th and 17th centuries?
What was the major development in the 16th and 17th centuries?
What is the name of Aristotle's work that discusses biological and natural science?
What is the name of Aristotle's work that discusses biological and natural science?
What did Newton develop?
What did Newton develop?
What is the purpose of Aristotle's concept of natural place?
What is the purpose of Aristotle's concept of natural place?
What is Aristotle's concept of alteration in terms of matter?
What is Aristotle's concept of alteration in terms of matter?
What led to the development of modern physics in the 20th century?
What led to the development of modern physics in the 20th century?
What is the relationship between the speed of an object and its weight according to Aristotle's laws of motion?
What is the relationship between the speed of an object and its weight according to Aristotle's laws of motion?
Who pioneered the theory of quantum mechanics?
Who pioneered the theory of quantum mechanics?
What is the name of Ibn al-Haytham's work that presented an alternative to the ancient Greek idea about vision?
What is the name of Ibn al-Haytham's work that presented an alternative to the ancient Greek idea about vision?
What was the discrepancy in classical mechanics that was corrected by Einstein's theory of special relativity?
What was the discrepancy in classical mechanics that was corrected by Einstein's theory of special relativity?
What is the concept that Ibn al-Haytham explained in his Treatise on Light?
What is the concept that Ibn al-Haytham explained in his Treatise on Light?
What is the area of mathematics that is important to physics?
What is the area of mathematics that is important to physics?
What did ancient Greek philosophers advance?
What did ancient Greek philosophers advance?
What is the camera obscura, as described by Ibn al-Haytham?
What is the camera obscura, as described by Ibn al-Haytham?
What was the result of research efforts during the Industrial Revolution?
What was the result of research efforts during the Industrial Revolution?
How many years did Ibn al-Haytham's work, The Book of Optics, influence thinking across disciplines?
How many years did Ibn al-Haytham's work, The Book of Optics, influence thinking across disciplines?
What is the name of Aristotle's concept that describes the study of 'being as being'?
What is the name of Aristotle's concept that describes the study of 'being as being'?
What did the theory of quantum mechanics improve on?
What did the theory of quantum mechanics improve on?
