What is physics? Glimpses of history
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write one example from your home for each of: mechanical, heat, light and sound phenomena.
For example: a door opening (mechanical); a kettle boiling (heat); a lamp shining (light); a bell ringing (sound).
2
What is the approximate difference in km between Beruni’s Earth radius (≈ 6300 km) and today’s mean value (6371 km)?
71
3
Archimedes was born in 287 BCE and died in 212 BCE. How many years did he live?
75
4
Put Aristotle, Newton, Archimedes and Copernicus in order of when they lived, from earliest to latest.
Aristotle → Archimedes → Copernicus → Newton.
5
Write 3 sentences on “Why do I study physics?”
Sample: Physics explains nature; it helps me understand technology; it makes it possible to create new things.