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Modern Physics Quiz 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

All of the following are quarks except

a)

strange

b)

bottom

c)

charmed

d)

spark

2.

These are the category of hadrons that contain three quarks. This distinguishes them from mesons, which contain two (1 quark and 1 antiquark).

a)

Gluons

b)

Electrons

c)

Leptons

d)

Baryons

3.

All baryons are assigned a baryon number of ___, all anti-baryons are assigned ___, and all non-baryons are ___

a)

-1, +1, 0

b)

-1, 0, +1

c)

+1, -1, 0

d)

0, -1, +1

4.

All leptons are assigned a lepton number of ___, all anti-leptons are assigned ___, and all non-leptons are ___

a)

-1, +1, 0

b)

-1, 0, +1

c)

+1, -1, 0

d)

0, -1, +1

5.

There are three families of leptons;

a)

electron, muon, and pi.

b)

electron, muon, and tau.

c)

electron, pi and tau.

d)

electron, pi and neutrino.

6.

The main three conservation laws used in particle physics are:

a)

Conservation of charge/strangeness, baryon and lepton numbers.

b)

Conservation of gravity, charge and lepton numbers.

c)

Conservation of momentum, hadron and lepton numbers.

d)

Conservation of charge/strangeness, hadron and lepton numbers.

7.

Which quarks form a neutron?

a)

up, up, down

b)

down, down, down

c)

up, up, up

d)

up, down, down

8.

Tracks in particle detectors are created by...

a)

collision between heavy particles

b)

ionizations caused by charged particles

c)

particles with no charge

d)

particles moving close to the speed of light

9.

a hadron with one quark and one antiquark

a)

neutron

b)

baryon

c)

hadron

d)

meson

10.

an electron with a positive charge

a)

neutrino

b)

gauge boson

c)

positron

d)

gluon

11.

a particle of the same mass and opposite charge

a)

antiparticle

b)

positron

12.

Which statement concerning the forces between particles is incorrect?

a)

Leptons experience the weak interaction.

b)

Leptons experience the strong interaction.

c)

Hadrons experience the weak interaction.

d)

Hadrons experience the strong interaction.

13.

Which of the following statements about muons is incorrect?

a)

A muon is a lepton.

b)

A muon has a greater mass than an electron.

c)

A muon is made up of a quark and an anti-quark

d)

A muon decays via the weak interaction

14.

Which answer shows the correct interactions experienced by a hadron or a lepton?

a)

Hadron: Strong = Yes. Weak = Yes

b)

Lepton: Strong = Yes. Weak = Yes

c)

Hadron: Strong = Yes. Weak = No

d)

Lepton: Strong = Yes. Weak = No

15.
Rank the four fundamental forces of nature in order from weakest to strongest:  
a)
Electromagnetism, Gravity, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear
b)
Weak Nuclear, Gravity, Electromagnetism, Strong Nuclear
c)
Gravity, Weak Nuclear,  Electromagnetism, Strong Nuclear
d)
Weak Nuclear, Electromagnetism, Gravity, Strong Nuclear