Scientific Method and Physics Basics

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Questions and Answers

Which category does Physics belong to?

  • Social Sciences
  • Formal Sciences
  • Natural Sciences (correct)
  • Applied Sciences

What does the word 'Science' originate from?

  • Latin verb meaning 'to predict'
  • Latin verb meaning 'to understand'
  • Latin verb meaning 'to know' (correct)
  • Latin verb meaning 'to control'

What does reductionism in physics refer to?

  • Explaining diverse physical phenomena with a few concepts and laws
  • Explaining a macroscopic system in terms of its microscopic constituents (correct)
  • Dealing mainly with macroscopic phenomena
  • Attempting to explain diverse natural phenomena

Which domain includes phenomena at the laboratory, terrestrial, and astronomical scales?

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

Which subject in Classical Physics is founded on Newton's laws of motion?

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

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