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Quiz on Particle Physics and Cosmology Part 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the strongest fundamental force of nature?

a)

Strong force

b)

Gravity

c)

Weak force

d)

Electromagnetism

2.

Which particle is the force carrier for electromagnetism?

a)

Photon

b)

Graviton

c)

Gluon

d)

W boson

3.

What is the mass of a proton in atomic mass units (amu)?

a)

0.0005486

b)

1.007276

c)

1.008665

d)

1.673 × 10^-27

4.

Which of the following particles is a type of lepton?

a)

Higgs boson

b)

Electron

c)

Gluon

d)

Quark

5.

What is the range of the strong force?

a)

Long range

b)

Infinity

c)

Short range

d)

Medium range

6.

Which of the following particles is not yet observed?

a)

Z boson

b)

W boson

c)

Photon

d)

Graviton

7.

What is the electric charge of a neutron?

a)

-1

b)

+1

c)

+2/3

d)

0

8.

Which theory unifies the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces?

a)

String Theory

b)

Grand Unification Theory

c)

Electroweak Unification Theory

d)

Quantum Field Theory

9.

What is the spin of the Higgs boson?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

1/2

10.

Which quark flavor has the highest mass?

a)

Bottom

b)

Top

c)

Down

d)

Up

11.

What is the relative strength of gravity compared to other forces?

a)

Strongest

b)

Weakest

c)

Medium

d)

Equal to electromagnetism

12.

What is the mass of an electron in eV/c^2?

a)

0.511

b)

105.7

c)

2.2

d)

1.777

13.

Which particle is responsible for mediating the strong interaction?

a)

W boson

b)

Gluon

c)

Z boson

d)

Photon

14.

What is the charge of a muon?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-2

d)

-1