Physics Fundamentals
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Which field directly contributed to the development of television, computers, and nuclear weapons?

  • Nuclear physics
  • Solid-state physics
  • Electromagnetism (correct)
  • Thermodynamics

    • What does the word 'physics' derive from?

  • Sumerian term for natural science
  • Greek φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
  • Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
  • Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')

    • Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?

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

    • What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?

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

    Which field inspired the development of calculus?

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

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