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Which branch of physics directly contributed to the development of television and computers?
Which branch of physics directly contributed to the development of television and computers?
- Nuclear physics
- Solid-state physics (correct)
- Thermodynamics
- Electromagnetism
What does the word 'physics' come from?
What does the word 'physics' come from?
- Latin phúsis ('origin, nature, property')
- Greek physica ('study of natural phenomena')
- Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?
Which ancient civilization is mentioned as having knowledge of natural sciences before 3000 BCE?
- Ancient Greeks
- Romans
- Babylonians
- Sumerians (correct)
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
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Which branch of physics inspired the development of calculus?
Which branch of physics inspired the development of calculus?
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