TED-Ed: What happened to antimatter? - Rolf Landua

TED-Ed: What happened to antimatter? - Rolf Landua

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The video explores the concept of converting energy into matter, focusing on the role of antimatter. It explains the famous equation E=mc^2 and how energy density can create particle-antiparticle pairs. The video imagines a world made of antimatter and discusses its potential as an energy source. However, the production of antimatter is energy-intensive, and there is a mystery surrounding the lack of antimatter in the universe. The video delves into the asymmetry between matter and antimatter, which is being investigated by experiments at CERN.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is required for energy to be transformed into matter?

A high energy density

A large amount of space

A low energy density

A vacuum environment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the charge of a positron compared to an electron?

Positive

Negative

Variable

Neutral

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when matter and antimatter come into contact?

They annihilate each other

They form a new element

They create a black hole

They become stable

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is antimatter not used as a common energy source?

It is not powerful enough

It is too abundant

It is too expensive to produce

It is too unstable

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the energy content of antimatter compared to conventional fuel?

Ten times higher

Equal

Half as much

A billion times higher

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current understanding of the amount of antimatter in the universe?

It is significantly less than matter

It is more than matter

It is equal to matter

It is abundant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main goals of experiments at CERN regarding antimatter?

To develop antimatter weapons

To understand the asymmetry between matter and antimatter

To find a way to store antimatter

To create new elements