Review for Quiz on Particle Physics

All atoms consist of mostly empty space.

• True
• False

Which of the following is a fundamental particle of the universe?

• The proton
• The neutron
• The electron
• They all are fundamental particles

All of the following are quarks except 

• strange
• bottom
• charmed
• fundamental

A proton is made up of two up quarks and one down quark with charges of +2/3, +2/3, and –1/3. 

• True 
• False
• More information is needed

There are three families of leptons;

• electron, muon, and pi.

• electron, muon, and tau.

• electron, pi and tau.

• electron, pi and neutrino.

Using the conservation laws, state which interaction is possible:

• proton + electron => neutron + neutrino (e-)

• proton + neutron ==> proton + proton + anti-proton

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the standard model?

• It explains how particles interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).

• It explains how atoms interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).

• It explains how nuclei interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).

• It explains how molecules interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).

What is the charge carrier of the color charge?

• Gluon

• Photon

• Pi Meson

• Z Boson

What year was the Higgs boson discovered?

• 2002

• 1999

• 2012

• 2008

Bottom quark has electric charge of 2/3

• True

• False