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