
Understanding the Higgs Boson and CERN's Large Hadron Collider

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Physics
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10th - 12th Grade
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Jennifer Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significant discovery made by physicists at CERN ten years ago?
Quantum entanglement
The theory of relativity
The Higgs boson
The existence of dark matter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Elon Musk refer to CERN's Large Hadron Collider as 'demonic technology'?
He believes it can create black holes
He thinks it can teleport objects
He wants to use it for space travel
He believes it can generate unlimited energy
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What analogy is used to explain the Higgs field in the video?
A gravitational field
An electric field
A magnetic field
A snow field
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do particles gain mass according to the Higgs field theory?
By spinning at high speeds
By colliding with each other
By absorbing energy from the sun
By interacting with the Higgs bosons
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to protons in CERN's Large Hadron Collider?
They are cooled to absolute zero
They are accelerated and collided
They are split into electrons and neutrons
They are converted into photons
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main challenge in detecting the Higgs boson?
It requires extremely high temperatures
It is too large to observe
It is unstable and decays quickly
It is invisible to all detectors
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do some theorists believe about the universe's existence after the Higgs boson discovery?
The universe should have collapsed
The universe should have shrunk
The universe should have expanded indefinitely
The universe should have remained static
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