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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
- Greek study of electromagnetism and solid-state physics
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science') (correct)
- Latin physica ('study of nature')
- Latin term derived from φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
What directly led to the development of television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
What directly led to the development of television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
- Advances in thermodynamics
- Advances in mechanics
- Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
- Advances in ancient astronomy
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
Which field inspired the development of calculus?
- Advances in mechanics (correct)
- Advances in ancient astronomy
- Advances in thermodynamics
- Advances in electromagnetism
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
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What led to the development of industrialization?
What led to the development of industrialization?
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