Welcome to your Grade 9 Physics chapter 1
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What is the origin of the word "physics"?
2.
Which branch of physics deals with the behavior of the smallest particles like neutrons, protons, and electrons?
3.
Which field of science applies principles of physics to study astronomical objects and phenomena?
4.
What branch of physics studies thermal energy and the transfer of heat?
5.
Who is known as the "father of observational astronomy" and was the first to study the solar system using a telescope?
6.
Which scientist is famous for developing the laws of motion and gravity in the 17th century?
7.
Which discipline applies principles and methods of physics to study biological phenomena?
8.
What is the name given to the branch of physics that includes revolutionary discoveries starting at the beginning of the 20th century?
9.
Which branch of physics deals with the study of electromagnetic forces like electric fields and light?
10.
A person who studies physics is known as a:
11.
Which branch of physics deals with the study of sound and its transmission?
12.
Which branch of physics studies the behavior, propagation, and properties of light?
13.
Which scientist developed the theory of relativity?
14.
Which branch of physics deals with the structure, properties, and reactions of the nuclei of atoms?
15.
Physics is defined as a branch of what category of science?
16.
Which related field uses physics principles for diagnostics such as x-rays and MRI?
17.
Which branch of physics deals with the motion of an object with or without the reference of force?
18.
What sub-branch of mechanics deals with laws of motion of forces and physical objects?
19.
Which field of science is rooted in atomic and molecular physics?
20.
Which branch of physics involves the study of magnetic fields and electric fields?
21.
In which century did Isaac Newton develop the principles of modern physics?
22.
Which scientist is often called the "father of the scientific method"?
23.
Which study involves heat transfer across Earth's surface and earthquake analysis using physics?
24.
The word "phusis" means:
25.
Which branch of science is a systematized knowledge arising from observation, study and experimentation?
26.
Which discipline applies physics to determine structural stability and acoustics for buildings?
27.
What field applies physics principles to the study of the Earth?
28.
Which era of physics ended at the end of the 19th century?
29.
Which branch of physics involves both "electricity" and "magnetism"?
30.
What type of science is Physics, according to its goal of describing the fundamental aspects of the universe?
