Understanding Positrons

Understanding Positrons

Assessment

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Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Positive

Variable

Negative

Neutral

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who first predicted the existence of positrons?

Marie Curie

Paul Dirac

Niels Bohr

Albert Einstein

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when a positron and an electron collide?

They repel each other

They annihilate each other

They merge into a neutron

They form a new particle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which medical imaging technique are positrons used?

CT Scan

MRI

Ultrasound

PET

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is antimatter composed of?

Normal particles

Dark matter

Neutrons

Antiparticles