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Particle Soup Pretest

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the general name for the force carrier

(a)  

2.

What is the name for a particle which is a quark and and anti quark pair

(a)  

3.

What is the general name for a particle which consists of only 3 quarks

(a)  

4.

What is the general name for a "heavy" particle

(a)  

5.

What is the general name for a "light" particle.

(a)  

6.

uud quarks form a particle that can be classified as...

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

quark

d)

baryon

e)

meson

7.

udd quarks form a particle that can be classified as...

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

quark

d)

baryon

e)

meson

8.

When a neutron decays into a proton it also produces ...

a)

electron

b)

positron

c)

neutrino

d)

anti-neutrino

e)

trenino

9.

When a proton decays into a neutron it also produces ...

a)

electron

b)

positron

c)

neutrino

d)

anti-neutrino

e)

gattino

10.

What is the particle responsible for transmitting the strong force between quarks?

(a)  

11.

What is true of the Fermions in this table?

a)

all leptons have charge

b)

all quarks have charge

c)

an anti down has a charge of +1/3

d)

the mass of the fermions increases with generation

e)

leptons are generally lighter than the quarks of the same generation

12.

What is the charge on a particle that has udd quarks?

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

13.

What is the charge on a particle that has uud quarks?

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

14.

What is the charge on a particle that has u and anti d

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

15.

What is the charge on a particle that has uuc

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

16.

What is the baryon number of a hadron which consists of u d d quarks

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

17.

What is the baryon number of a hadron which consists of u u d quarks

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

18.

What is the baryon number of a hadron which consists of u and anti d quarks

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

19.

Which of the following forces affect electrons?

a)

gravitational

b)

electrostatic

c)

weak force

d)

strong force

20.

Which of the following forces affect protons?

a)

gravitational

b)

electrostatic

c)

weak force

d)

strong force

21.

What is the lepton number of a hadron which consists of u and anti d quarks

a)

-1

b)

0

c)

+1

d)

-2

e)

+2

22.

Which of these particles are leptons? Tick all that apply

a)

Positrons

b)

Electrons

c)

Protons

d)

Neutrons

e)

Neutrinos

23.

Which force is the dominant force if there is a neutrino involved in an interaction?

a)

Strong

b)

Weak

c)

Electromagnetic

24.

Which forces can affect leptons?

a)

gravitational

b)

strong force

c)

weak force

d)

electromagnetic