Physics Fundamentals Quiz

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Which term is derived from the Greek word φύσις (phúsis) meaning 'origin, nature, property'?

  • Physics
  • Science
  • Physica (correct)
  • Nature

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

  • Sumerians (correct)
  • Persians
  • Greeks
  • Romans

What directly led to the development of new products like television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?

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

What led to the development of industrialization?

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

Which branch of physics directly contributed to the development of new products like television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?

<p>Electromagnetism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field inspired the development of calculus?

<p>Mechanics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the etymological origin of the word 'physics'?

<p>Latin physica (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sumerians (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What field of physics led to the development of industrialization?

<p>Thermodynamics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is derived from the Greek word φύσις (phúsis) meaning 'origin, nature, property'?

<p>Physics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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