Physics: The Study of Matter and Energy
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Physics: The Study of Matter and Energy

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What directly led to the development of new products like television and computers?

Advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics

What is the origin of the word 'physics'?

Latin physica ('study of nature')

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

Sumerians

What inspired the development of calculus?

<p>Advances in mechanics</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the development of industrialization?

<p>Advances in thermodynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

In physics, work is said to be positive when?

<p>The force applied has a component in the direction of the displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for work when the force F and the displacement s are constant and the angle θ between them is also constant?

<p>$W = |F||s|\cos(\theta)$</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of quantity is work?

<p>Scalar</p> Signup and view all the answers

What SI unit is used to measure work?

<p>Joule (J)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is work related to energy?

<p>Work transfers energy from one place to another, or one form to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

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