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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
- Latin phúsis ('origin, nature, property')
- Greek φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
- Greek phusikḗ ('natural science') (correct)
- Latin physica ('study of nature')
What led to the development of new products like television and computers?
What led to the development of new products like television and computers?
- Advances in electromagnetism
- Advances in solid-state physics
- Advances in nuclear physics
- All of the above (correct)
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
- Development of calculus
- Development of television
- Development of computers
- Development of industrialization (correct)
Which ancient civilizations were involved in early astronomy?
Which ancient civilizations were involved in early astronomy?
What inspired the development of calculus?
What inspired the development of calculus?
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