Cooking Chicken with a Particle Accelerator

Cooking Chicken with a Particle Accelerator

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The video explores the hypothetical scenario of cooking a chicken using a particle accelerator. It begins by outlining the necessary equipment and preparation steps, such as creating a vacuum in the beam pipe. The process involves focusing a particle beam to collide with the chicken, causing energy collisions that affect the meat. However, the lack of oxygen prevents actual cooking, and the chicken becomes radioactive. The video concludes with a warning about the dangers of food and radiation poisoning, making the method impractical.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the initial requirements for attempting to cook a chicken using a particle accelerator?

A frozen chicken and a refrigerator

A raw chicken and a particle accelerator

A grilled chicken and a barbecue

A cooked chicken and a microwave

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it necessary to remove air from the beam pipe before turning on the particle accelerator?

To reduce the weight of the chicken

To prevent collisions between air molecules and beam particles

To add flavor to the chicken

To increase the temperature

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the outer layer of the chicken as the air pressure drops to near vacuum?

It starts to cook

It becomes moist and tender

It dries and becomes brittle

It remains unchanged

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the beam focused when the particle accelerator is turned on?

To the size of a magnet

To the size of a chicken

To the width of a hair

To the width of a beam pipe

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of the beam colliding with the chicken?

The atoms in the chicken are completely obliterated

The chicken remains raw

The chicken is cooked perfectly

The chicken becomes frozen

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the space around the hole created by the beam?

It becomes raw

It remains unchanged

It becomes radioactive

It becomes cooked

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it not recommended to eat the chicken after it is removed from the particle accelerator?

It poses a risk of food and radiation poisoning

It is undercooked

It is too cold

It is overcooked