Physics Fundamentals Quiz

A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist.

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

The main goal of physics is to understand how the universe behaves.

<p>Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century these natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound in physics is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid, or solid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acoustic waves with frequencies lying between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz, the audio frequency range, elicit an auditory percept in humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound and are not audible to humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound, and infrasound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main goal of physics is to understand how the universe behaves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the 17th century, the natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right.</p> Signup and view all the answers