Quiz - 3.6 Fundamental Particles

Which fundamental particle was discovered first?

• quark

• photon

• electron

• gluon

Which of the following describes the characteristics of a neutron?

• Positive charge. Found in the nucleus. Mass equal to a proton.

• No charge. Found in the nucleus. Mass equal to a proton.

• Negative charge. Found in the nucleus. Mass equal to a proton.

• Negative charge. Found in the nucleus. No mass.

Electrons were discovered before protons.

• True

• False

Fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons are known as

• quarks.

• leptons.

• bosons.

• none of these

Fundamental forces that affect matter include

• weak nuclear force.

• electromagnetic force.

• gravitational force.

• all of these

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Bosons that carry the strong nuclear force are named _____.

• gravitons

• photons

• gluons

How many protons, neutrons and electrons make a hydrogen atom?

• 1 proton, 1 neutron and 1 electron

• 1 proton, 0 neutron and 1 electron

• 1 proton, 1 neutron and 0 electron

• 1 proton, 0 neutron and 0 electron

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Scientists think that leptons and quarks are held together by neutrinos.

• True

• False

In ordinary matter, virtually all quarks are strange quarks and charm quarks.

• True

• False

According to the standard model, all known matter consists of quarks and leptons that interact by exchanging bosons, which transmit fundamental forces.

• True

• False

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