Physics Fundamentals Quiz

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist.

The main goal of physics is to understand how the universe behaves.

<p>Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heat transfer is the discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as thermal conduction, thermal convection, thermal radiation, and transfer of energy by phase changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heat conduction, also called diffusion, is the direct microscopic exchanges of kinetic energy of particles (such as molecules) or quasiparticles (such as lattice waves) through the boundary between two systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Engineers consider the transfer of mass of differing chemical species (mass transfer in the form of advection), either cold or hot, to achieve heat transfer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, while these mechanisms have distinct characteristics, they often occur simultaneously in the same system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>thermal conduction, thermal convection, thermal radiation, and transfer of energy by phase changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>through the form of advection, either cold or hot</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>when an object is at a different temperature from another body or its surroundings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>they are in thermal equilibrium</p> Signup and view all the answers