Higher Particles and Waves Unit Review

What do charged particles experience in an electric field?

• A force

• A change in color

• A constant velocity

• No effect

What is the formula for the work done (W) on a charged particle in an electric field?

• W = qV

• W = mv^2

• W = qE

• W = mgh

What does E_k = 1/2 mv^2 represent?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Electric potential

• Magnetic field strength

What is produced by a moving charge?

• A gravitational field

• A magnetic field

• A chemical reaction

• A nuclear reaction

How are particle accelerators fundamentally operated?

• By gravitational forces

• By acceleration due to electric fields and deflection by magnetic fields

• By thermal energy

• By sound waves

What is the Standard Model a model of?

• Celestial bodies and their interactions

• Fundamental particles and interactions

• Nuclear reactions and energy equivalence

• Chemical reactions and compounds

Which particles are considered fermions in the Standard Model?

• Bosons

• Baryons and mesons

• Quarks and leptons

• Photons and gluons

What are hadrons made of according to the Standard Model?

• Single quarks

• Quark-antiquark pairs

• Composite particles of quarks

• Leptons

What was the first evidence for the neutrino?

• Alpha decay

• Beta decay

• Gamma radiation

• Positron emission

Which equation is used to describe the energy released by a nuclear reaction?

• E = hν

• E = mc^2

• E = qV

• E = kQ1Q2/r