Podcast
Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Questions and Answers
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science') (correct)
- Sumerian term for natural science
- Latin physica ('study of nature')
- Latin φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
Which field directly led to the development of television, computers, and domestic appliances?
Which field directly led to the development of television, computers, and domestic appliances?
- Solid-state physics
- Electromagnetism
- Thermodynamics
- Nuclear physics (correct)
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?
- Ancient Egyptians
- Greeks
- Romans
- Sumerians (correct)
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
Signup and view all the answers
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
Signup and view all the answers
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?
Signup and view all the answers
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
Signup and view all the answers
Which field directly led to the development of television, computers, and domestic appliances?
Which field directly led to the development of television, computers, and domestic appliances?
Signup and view all the answers
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
Signup and view all the answers
