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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')
- Greek term derived from Latin physica
- Latin borrowing of Greek term φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property') (correct)
- Latin physica ('study of nature')
What directly led to the development of television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
What directly led to the development of television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
- Advances in mechanics
- Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
- Advances in ancient astronomy
- Advances in thermodynamics
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
- Advances in ancient astronomy
- Advances in thermodynamics
- Advances in mechanics (correct)
- Advances in solid-state physics
What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
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Which ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of natural sciences?
Which ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of natural sciences?
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What is the SI unit of capacitance?
What is the SI unit of capacitance?
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What is self capacitance?
What is self capacitance?
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What is mutual capacitance?
What is mutual capacitance?
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What is the function of capacitance between two conductors dependent on?
What is the function of capacitance between two conductors dependent on?
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What happens to the permittivity and capacitance for many dielectric materials?
What happens to the permittivity and capacitance for many dielectric materials?
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