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Which branch of science involves the study of matter, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force?

  • Astronomy
  • Physics (correct)
  • Chemistry
  • Biology

What is the main goal of physics?

  • To study the behavior of matter
  • To explore the fundamental constituents of matter
  • To understand how the universe behaves (correct)
  • To analyze the motion of objects

What is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics called?

  • Astronomer
  • Biologist
  • Chemist
  • Physicist (correct)

Which academic discipline is one of the oldest, and through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps the oldest?

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

During which period did physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics emerge as unique research endeavors in their own right?

<p>The Scientific Revolution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of physics describes the motion of objects without considering forces?

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

What is kinematics often referred to as?

<p>The geometry of motion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a kinematics problem begin with?

<p>Declaring the initial conditions of position, velocity, and acceleration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of physics deals with how forces act on bodies?

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

In which field of study is kinematics occasionally seen as a branch of?

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

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