Physics: The Study of Matter and Energy

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

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

From which language does the word 'physics' originate?

  • Latin (correct)
  • Egyptian
  • Sumerian
  • Greek

What led to the development of industrialization?

  • Advances in nuclear physics
  • Advances in electromagnetism
  • Advances in thermodynamics (correct)
  • Advances in solid-state physics

Which field inspired the development of calculus?

<p>Mechanics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What branch of physics directly contributed to the development of new products like television and computers?

<p>Electromagnetism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sumerians (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the word 'physics'?

<p>Latin physica ('study of nature') (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field of physics inspired the development of calculus?

<p>Mechanics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?

<p>The development of industrialization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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