Fundamental and Composite Particles Quiz

What is the main difference between fundamental and composite particles?

• Fundamental particles cannot be split into smaller parts.

• Composite particles cannot be broken down further.

• Composite particles are not made of other particles.

• Fundamental particles are made of smaller particles.

Which of the following is NOT a type of fundamental particle in the Standard Model?

• Leptons

• Hadrons

• Exchange particles

• Quarks

What is the baryon number of an anti-quark?

• -1/3

• +1/3

• -1

• +1

Which particle is known to mediate the electromagnetic force?

• Graviton

• Gluon

• Photon

• W boson

Which of the following particles is its own antiparticle?

• Electron

• Photon

• Neutron

• Proton

Which of the following is a lepton?

• Muon

• Up quark

• Higgs boson

• Gluon

What is the main role of exchange particles?

• To form composite particles

• To mediate fundamental forces

• To annihilate antiparticles

• To create new particles

What is the composition of a baryon?

• Two quarks

• Three quarks

• A quark and an antiquark

• Three antiquarks

What is the charge of a proton based on its quark composition?

• +1

• 0

• -1

• +2

What is the quark composition of a neutron?

• Two up quarks and one down quark

• Three down quarks

• Two down quarks and one up quark

• Three up quarks