Physics Fundamentals Quiz
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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?

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

    • What directly led to the development of television, computers, and nuclear weapons?

  • Advances in ancient astronomy
  • Advances in thermodynamics
  • Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
  • Advances in mechanics

    • Which field inspired the development of calculus?

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

    • What led to the development of industrialization?

    <p>Advances in thermodynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is one of the oldest natural sciences mentioned in the text?

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

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