Question

Q.3. How is physics related to society?

Answer 1

Physics - the study of matter, energy and their interactions - is an international enterprise, which plays a key role in the future progress of humankind. The support of physics education and research in all countries is important because:

Physics is an exciting intellectual adventure that inspires young people and expands the frontiers of our knowledge about Nature.Physics generates fundamental knowledge needed for the future technological advances that will continue to drive the economic engines of the world.Physics contributes to the technological infrastructure and provides trained personnel needed to take advantage of scientific advances and discoveries.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Society’s reliance on technology represents the importance of physics in daily life.
2. Many aspects of modern society would not have been possible without the important scientific discoveries made in the past
3. . These discoveries became the foundation on which current technologies were developed. Discoveries such as magnetism, electricity, conductors and others made modern conveniences, such as television, computers, phones and other business and home technologies possible. Modern means of transportation, such as aircraft and telecommunications, have drawn people across the world closer together — all relying on concepts in physics.