
Understanding Quantum Mechanics

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Jackson Turner
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Physics, Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
05:04
10 questions
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1.
Multiple Choice
What happens to a ball thrown straight up into the air according to classical mechanics?
It reaches a highest point and then falls back down.
It stops in mid-air.
It keeps going up indefinitely.
It disappears.
2.
Multiple Choice
Why can't we use classical mechanics to predict the behavior of electrons in atoms?
Because electrons are too small to observe.
Because electrons do not exist.
Because quantum mechanics governs atomic scales.
Because classical mechanics is outdated.
3.
Multiple Choice
In Schrödinger's cat thought experiment, what state is the cat in before observation?
Neither alive nor dead
Alive
Dead
In a superposition of being both alive and dead
4.
Multiple Choice
How does quantum superposition affect the position of an electron in an atom?
The electron moves in a straight line.
The electron does not exist.
The electron is in multiple positions at once.
The electron is in a fixed position.
5.
Multiple Choice
What is quantum entanglement?
A state where particles are destroyed.
A state where two particles are independent.
A state where particles are created.
A state where two particles are connected and affect each other instantaneously.
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