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Physics Basics Quiz
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Physics Basics Quiz

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What is the main goal of physics?

  • To explore the history of the Earth
  • To study the behavior of plants and animals
  • To analyze economic systems
  • To understand how the universe behaves (correct)
  • Who is a scientist that specializes in the field of physics called?

  • Physicist (correct)
  • Biologist
  • Astronomer
  • Chemist
  • During which century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors?

  • 12th century
  • 19th century
  • 15th century
  • 17th century (correct)
  • Which academic disciplines were a part of natural philosophy over much of the past two millennia?

    <p>Physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do advances in physics often enable?

    <p>New technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization demonstrated a predictive knowledge and basic awareness of the motions of the Sun, Moon, and stars?

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

    Who proposed the correct idea of atomism approximately 2000 years after it was originally proposed?

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

    What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?

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

    Where can the origins of Western astronomy be found according to Asger Aaboe?

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

    Who created an important compilation of Archimedes' works in the sixth century?

    <p>Isidore of Miletus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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