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The word physics comes from the Latin physica, meaning what?
AStudy of matter
BStudy of nature
CStudy of motion
DStudy of light
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Study of nature
Physica, borrowed from Greek phusike, means the study of nature.
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