Physics Fundamentals Quiz

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

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

Where does the word 'physics' originate from?

  • Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
  • Ancient Egyptian term for 'study of nature'
  • Sumerian term for 'natural science'
  • Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')

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

  • Babylonians
  • Ancient Greeks
  • Romans
  • Sumerians (correct)

What field of study led to the development of industrialization?

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

What term is derived from φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')?

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

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