10 Questions
From where does the word 'physics' originate?
The word 'physics' comes from the Latin 'physica' ('study of nature'), which is a borrowing of the Greek 'φυσική' (phusikḗ 'natural science'), derived from 'φύσις' (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
What are some of the products that have been developed as a result of advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics?
Television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons are some of the products developed as a result of advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics.
Which early civilizations are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy?
Early civilizations dating before 3000 BCE, such as the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians, are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy.
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences.
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
Advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization.
What is sound in physics?
Sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid, or solid.
What frequencies elicit an auditory percept in humans?
Acoustic waves with frequencies lying between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz, the audio frequency range, elicit an auditory percept in humans.
What are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?
Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound and are not audible to humans.
What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?
Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound.
What is acoustics?
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound.
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