Presentaton By

Josh Zellers

What is Physics?

What is Physics?

• Physics is the scientific study of matter, energy, motion, force, and how they all interact with each other.

• Covers a wide variety covers of scientific concepts. EX. Study of sound waves.

Ancient Greek Period• Science of Physics did not start

until this time because it was hard for scientist to separate physics from the other fields of science

• Believed the universe was perfect and thought it was governed laws and equations that have them an understanding of how the world works.

Ancient Greek Physicists

Thales Heraclitus Aristotle

Way to use Scientific Method

Water Displacement Experiment

How Physics can be helpful?

Friction is the rubbing of surfaces against each other with for an example can create heat.

Famous Physicists

Isaac Newton Galilieo Galilei

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