Physics: Fundamentals Quiz
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What is the main goal of physics?

  • To study the history of matter
  • To understand how the universe behaves (correct)
  • To explore the human body
  • To investigate the behavior of animals
  • Which scientist specializes in the field of physics?

  • Physicist (correct)
  • Chemist
  • Biologist
  • Astronomer
  • During which century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors?

  • 17th century (correct)
  • 19th century
  • 20th century
  • 15th century
  • What are the fundamental constituents of matter?

    <p>Atoms and molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which academic discipline is perhaps the oldest, including astronomy in its scope?

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

    What do advances in physics often enable?

    <p>New technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field does physics intersect with according to the text?

    <p>Biophysics and quantum chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does natural philosophy refer to before the Scientific Revolution?

    <p>Physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientific discipline emerged as a unique research endeavor along with physics during the Scientific Revolution?

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

    What do new ideas in physics often explain?

    <p>Fundamental mechanisms studied by other sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

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