Physics Fundamentals Quiz

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What led directly to the development of television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons?

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

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

  • Thermodynamics
  • Solid-state physics
  • Electromagnetism
  • Physics (correct)

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

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

What inspired the development of calculus?

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What led to the development of industrialization?

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