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What is the broadest sense of 'nature'?
What is the broadest sense of 'nature'?
- Human activity
- The study of science
- Life in general
- The physical world or universe (correct)
What is the origin of the word 'nature'?
What is the origin of the word 'nature'?
- Latin
- Old English
- Old French (correct)
- Greek
What did the Greek word 'physis' originally relate to?
What did the Greek word 'physis' originally relate to?
- Physical universe
- Innate disposition
- Plants, animals, and other features of the world (correct)
- Human activity
Nature refers only to the physical world and not to life in general
Nature refers only to the physical world and not to life in general
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The study of nature is a small part of science
The study of nature is a small part of science
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The word 'nature' comes from the Latin word for 'essential qualities'
The word 'nature' comes from the Latin word for 'essential qualities'
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Nature refers only to the physical world and not to life in general.
Nature refers only to the physical world and not to life in general.
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Human activity is always considered as part of nature.
Human activity is always considered as part of nature.
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The word 'nature' is derived from the Latin word 'natura' which means 'birth'.
The word 'nature' is derived from the Latin word 'natura' which means 'birth'.
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