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What led directly to the development of new products like television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?
What led directly to the development of new products like television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?
- Advances in mechanics
- Advances in ancient astronomy
- Advances in thermodynamics
- Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences dating before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences dating before 3000 BCE?
- Ancient Egyptians
- Romans
- Greeks
- Sumerians (correct)
What does the word 'physics' come from?
What does the word 'physics' come from?
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')
- Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
- Sumerian term for natural science
- Latin term derived from Greek φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
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What is considered one of the oldest natural sciences?
What is considered one of the oldest natural sciences?
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What is the study of stationary electric charges and the forces they exert known as?
What is the study of stationary electric charges and the forces they exert known as?
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What is the SI unit of electric charge?
What is the SI unit of electric charge?
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What does Coulomb's law describe?
What does Coulomb's law describe?
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