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What advances directly led to the development of products like television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
What advances directly led to the development of products like television, computers, and nuclear weapons?
- Electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics (correct)
- Nuclear physics and mechanics
- Thermodynamics and mechanics
- Solid-state physics and thermodynamics
What does the word 'physics' come from?
What does the word 'physics' come from?
- Sumerian term for natural science
- Latin and Greek combined
- Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science')
- Latin physica ('study of nature') (correct)
What did advances in mechanics inspire the development of?
What did advances in mechanics inspire the development of?
- Calculus (correct)
- Nuclear physics
- Solid-state physics
- Domestic appliances
Which ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of astronomy?
Which ancient civilizations are mentioned as early practitioners of astronomy?
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What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
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