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WorksheetsParticle Physics Student Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which type of fundamental particle can combine with each other?
Hadrons
Leptons
Neutrinos
Quarks
What quarks are protons made of?
U U D
D D U
U D C
S S C
What is the weak nuclear force responsible for?
Colour interaction
Electron repulsion
Mass attraction
Nuclear decay
What is NOT a quark flavour?
Charge
Top
Up
Warm
Which lepton flavour is the third generation?
Electron
Muon
Positron
Tauon
Which quark flavour is in the second generation?
Down
Strange
Top
Up
What elementary particle makes up light?
Gluons
Leptons
Photons
Quarks
All of the above
The name of a particle with no internal structure
Atomic Particle
Base Particle
Elementary Particle
Smallest Particle
Theoretically, what particles can travel faster than the speed of light?
Boson
Lepton
Neutron
Photon
Tachyon
Which is not a generation pair of quarks?
Charm, Strange
Up, Bottom
Top, Bottom
Up, Down
Which forces have an infinite range, select all that apply.
Electromagnetic Force
Gravitational Force
Strong Nuclear Force
Weak Nuclear Force
Which particle has no mass-energy?
Electron
Muon
Photon
Tau
Which of the following is a combination of quarks?
Leptons and Hadrons
Mesons and Baryons
Protons and Electrons
Which of the following is a pair of quark flavours?
Charm/Odd
Charm/Strange
Magic/Strange
Magic/Odd
Which of the following can combine - select all that apply.
Baryons
Leptons
Quarks
Neutrons
What combination of colours makes white?
R R R
G G G
B B B
R G B
A combination of quarks is called?
Baryons
Fermions
Hadrons
Mesons
Which quark flavour is part of a proton?
Charm
Down
Strange
Top
Which of the following is NOT a colour of quarks?
Black
Blue
Green
Red
Which gauge boson has the least mass?
Photon
W-
W+
Z
Which particles are affected by gravity? Select all that apply
Leptons
Neutrinos
Photons
Quarks
How do atoms interact?
Atoms are pulled together by gravity
Electrons in one atom are attracted to protons in another atom
Neutrons in atoms bind together and fuse the nucleii
Neutrons are attracted to electrons and bind together
What definition best describes neutrinos
Neutrinos are similar to an electron with larger mass and control electromagnetism
Neutrinos are similar to a proton that are small, rare, and have no charge
Neutrinos are a particle that is small, rare, and has no charge
Neutrinos are similar to an electron that are small, very common, and have no charge
Why are mesons unstable?
It contains a particle and antiparticle
It contains a particle and an up quark
They have a short half-life
The repulsion in the nuclear is larger than the EM force
What are the names of the first generation quarks? Select two
Bottom
Charm
Down
Top
Up
What is a meson?
Composite subatomic particle made up by three antiquarks held together by the strong nuclear force.
Composite subatomic particle made up of one quark and one antiquark, held together by the strong nuclear force.
Composite subatomic particle made up of generation 3 leptons.
Composite subatomic particle made up of an electron/electron neutrino pair.
Gluons are found between what particles?
Fermions
Leptons
Photons
Quarks
