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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
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?
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?
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
- Solid-state physics
- Mechanics (correct)
- Electromagnetism
- Thermodynamics
What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
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Which is one of the oldest natural sciences mentioned in the text?
Which is one of the oldest natural sciences mentioned in the text?
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