Question 1

Leptons are built out of quarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Some antiparticles are identical to the particles they correspond to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Mesons are composed of three-quark combinations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 is a statement of __________.

Accepted Answer

the equiva

Question 5

Quarks,originally isolated in cosmic ray showers,are elementary particles possessing electric charge equal to 1/3 or 2/3 the magnitude of the charge of a proton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the quark structure of a neutron?

Accepted Answer

A) uud 
B) udd 
C) uuu 
D) ddd 
E) the question does not make sense 
A) uud 
B) udd 
C) uuu 
D) ddd 
E) the question does not make sense

Question 7

What is the quark composition of the Δ++? It has no strangeness,no charm,and no top-ness or bottom-ness.Its spin is 3/2.

Accepted Answer

Question 8

(a)What is the rest energy (in joules)of a subatomic particle whose (rest)mass is 6.7 × 10−31 kg? (b)How many MeV's of energy is this?

Accepted Answer

(a)6.03 ×

Question 9

When it comes near a heavy nucleus,a gamma ray,which is a high energy photon,can "disappear," and in its place there will be produced an electron and a positron,which both have mass.According to special relativity,this pair production is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

the equiva

Question 10

A fermion has integral spin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

From the point of view of an observer on the Earth,a muon produced high in the atmosphere can reach the ground before decaying because

Accepted Answer

A) relativity gives it extra time to get there. 
B) of the uncertainty principle. 
C) it is a short distance to the ground. 
D) relativity shortens the distance to the ground. 
A) relativity gives it extra time to get there. 
B) of the uncertainty principle. 
C) it is a short distance to the ground. 
D) relativity shortens the distance to the ground.

Question 12

A photon is a boson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How many quark flavors are there?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 6 
D) none of the above 
A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 6 
D) none of the above

Question 14

A particle with ____________ obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

Accepted Answer

A) zero rest mass 
B) very high energy 
C) half-integral spin 
D) integral spin 
E) charm 
A) zero rest mass 
B) very high energy 
C) half-integral spin 
D) integral spin 
E) charm

Question 15

__________ is the prediction of special relativity that moving clocks run slow.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the prediction of special relativity...

Question 16

​Match each item with the correct statement below.​
-these particles possess half-integral spins

Accepted Answer

A) ​time dilation 
B) ​elementary particle 
C) ​antiparticle 
D) ​spin 
E) ​fermions
F)​bosons
G)​baryons
H)​leptons
I)​strange particles
J)​quarks
K)​charm
L)​electroweak interaction
M)​GUTs
N)​intermediate bosons
O)​mesons 
A) ​time dilation 
B) ​elementary particle 
C) ​antiparticle 
D) ​spin 
E) ​fermions
F)​bosons
G)​baryons
H)​leptons
I)​strange particles
J)​quarks
K)​charm
L)​electroweak interaction
M)​GUTs
N)​intermediate bosons
O)​mesons

Question 17

Because of their short lifetimes,very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the Earth.Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of

Accepted Answer

A) time dilation. 
B) length contraction. 
C) the equivalence of mass and energy. 
D) the principle of relativity. 
E) none of the above. 
A) time dilation. 
B) length contraction. 
C) the equivalence of mass and energy. 
D) the principle of relativity. 
E) none of the above.

Question 18

Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) electroweak theory. 
B) GUT. 
C) quark theory. 
D) generalized theory of relativity. 
E) theory of strangeness. 
A) electroweak theory. 
B) GUT. 
C) quark theory. 
D) generalized theory of relativity. 
E) theory of strangeness.

Question 19

A boson has half-integral spin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Electroweak theory results in models for combining the electromagnetic,weak and strong nuclear interactions into a single basic force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Leptons are built out of quarks.

Some antiparticles are identical to the particles they correspond to.

Mesons are composed of three-quark combinations.

Einstein's famous equation E = mc² is a statement of __________.

Quarks,originally isolated in cosmic ray showers,are elementary particles possessing electric charge equal to 1/3 or 2/3 the magnitude of the charge of a proton.

What is the quark structure of a neutron?

What is the quark composition of the Δ⁺⁺? It has no strangeness,no charm,and no top-ness or bottom-ness.Its spin is 3/2.

(a)What is the rest energy (in joules)of a subatomic particle whose (rest)mass is 6.7 × 10−³¹ kg? (b)How many MeV's of energy is this?

When it comes near a heavy nucleus,a gamma ray,which is a high energy photon,can "disappear," and in its place there will be produced an electron and a positron,which both have mass.According to special relativity,this pair production is an example of __________.

A fermion has integral spin.

From the point of view of an observer on the Earth,a muon produced high in the atmosphere can reach the ground before decaying because

A photon is a boson.

How many quark flavors are there?

A particle with ____________ obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

__________ is the prediction of special relativity that moving clocks run slow.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -these particles possess half-integral spins

Because of their short lifetimes,very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the Earth.Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of

Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of a(n)

A boson has half-integral spin.

Electroweak theory results in models for combining the electromagnetic,weak and strong nuclear interactions into a single basic force.

The Study of Motion

Newtons Laws

Energy and Conservation Laws

Physics of Matter

Temperature and Heat

Waves and Sound

Electricity

Electromagnetism and Em Waves

Optics

Atomic Physics

Nuclear Physics

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Exam 12: Special Relativity and Elementary Particles

Leptons are built out of quarks.

Some antiparticles are identical to the particles they correspond to.

Mesons are composed of three-quark combinations.

Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 is a statement of __________.

Quarks,originally isolated in cosmic ray showers,are elementary particles possessing electric charge equal to 1/3 or 2/3 the magnitude of the charge of a proton.

What is the quark structure of a neutron?

What is the quark composition of the Δ++? It has no strangeness,no charm,and no top-ness or bottom-ness.Its spin is 3/2.

(a)What is the rest energy (in joules)of a subatomic particle whose (rest)mass is 6.7 × 10−31 kg? (b)How many MeV's of energy is this?

When it comes near a heavy nucleus,a gamma ray,which is a high energy photon,can "disappear," and in its place there will be produced an electron and a positron,which both have mass.According to special relativity,this pair production is an example of __________.

A fermion has integral spin.

From the point of view of an observer on the Earth,a muon produced high in the atmosphere can reach the ground before decaying because

A photon is a boson.

How many quark flavors are there?

A particle with ____________ obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

__________ is the prediction of special relativity that moving clocks run slow.

​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -these particles possess half-integral spins

Because of their short lifetimes,very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the Earth.Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of

Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of a(n)

A boson has half-integral spin.

Electroweak theory results in models for combining the electromagnetic,weak and strong nuclear interactions into a single basic force.

The Study of Motion

Newtons Laws

Energy and Conservation Laws

Physics of Matter

Temperature and Heat

Waves and Sound

Electricity

Electromagnetism and Em Waves

Optics

Atomic Physics

Nuclear Physics

Filters

Einstein's famous equation E = mc² is a statement of __________.

What is the quark composition of the Δ⁺⁺? It has no strangeness,no charm,and no top-ness or bottom-ness.Its spin is 3/2.

(a)What is the rest energy (in joules)of a subatomic particle whose (rest)mass is 6.7 × 10−³¹ kg? (b)How many MeV's of energy is this?

Match each item with the correct statement below. -these particles possess half-integral spins