Question 1

The color force between quarks is carried by mesons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of GUTs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The four fundamental forces in nature are the __________,__________,__________,and __________.

Accepted Answer

strong interaction,w

Question 4

Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 is a statement 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 5

A __________ has half-integral spin.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________ has half-integral spin....

Question 6

What is different between a particle and its antiparticle?

Accepted Answer

A) opposite electric charge 
B) opposite strangeness 
C) opposite charm 
D) all of the above 
A) opposite electric charge 
B) opposite strangeness 
C) opposite charm 
D) all of the above

Question 7

When a particle and antiparticle meet,they are said to annihilate each other.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A) They explode into tiny fragments. 
B) They are destroyed,and turned into an equivalent amount of energy. 
C) They merge and simply disappear. 
D) none of the above 
A) They explode into tiny fragments. 
B) They are destroyed,and turned into an equivalent amount of energy. 
C) They merge and simply disappear. 
D) none of the above

Question 8

Quarks are held together by the color force.Electrons are made of quarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Recent experiments suggest that the lifetime of the proton is over 1033 years,more than what is predicted by the simplest grand unified theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

From the point of view of a muon produced high in the atmosphere,the reason it can get to the ground before it decays is 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 11

​Match each item with the correct statement below.​
-intrinsic angular momentum carried by subatomic particles quantized in units of h/2π

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 12

It takes approximately ___________ seconds for a particle moving at the speed of light to travel the 150 million kilometers from the Sun to Earth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of It takes approximately ___________ seconds for a...

Question 13

A force-carrying particle is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) lepton. 
B) baryon. 
C) meson. 
D) intermediate (or gauge)boson. 
E) hadron. 
A) lepton. 
B) baryon. 
C) meson. 
D) intermediate (or gauge)boson. 
E) hadron.

Question 14

Every particle has a corresponding antiparticle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following particle is unaffected by the strong force?

Accepted Answer

A) protons 
B) neutrons 
C) mesons 
D) gauge bosons 
A) protons 
B) neutrons 
C) mesons 
D) gauge bosons

Question 16

The fundamental particles that are the building blocks of hadrons are

Accepted Answer

A) leptons. 
B) baryons. 
C) mesons. 
D) intermediate (or gauge)bosons. 
E) quarks. 
A) leptons. 
B) baryons. 
C) mesons. 
D) intermediate (or gauge)bosons. 
E) quarks.

Question 17

At speeds approaching the speed of light,the kinetic energy of a moving object is equal to

Accepted Answer

A) 1/2 mv2. 
B) 1/2 mc2. 
C)   
) 
D)   
) 
E) none of the above. 
A) 1/2 mv2. 
B) 1/2 mc2. 
C)   
) 
D)   
) 
E) none of the above.

Question 18

The __________ are force-carrying particles.

Accepted Answer

intermedia

Question 19

Any particle with spin obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 is a statement of the equivalence of energy and the square of the speed of light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The color force between quarks is carried by mesons.

Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of GUTs.

The four fundamental forces in nature are the ,,,and .

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

A __________ has half-integral spin.

What is different between a particle and its antiparticle?

When a particle and antiparticle meet,they are said to annihilate each other.What does this mean?

Quarks are held together by the color force.Electrons are made of quarks.

Recent experiments suggest that the lifetime of the proton is over 10³³ years,more than what is predicted by the simplest grand unified theories.

From the point of view of a muon produced high in the atmosphere,the reason it can get to the ground before it decays is because

Match each item with the correct statement below. -intrinsic angular momentum carried by subatomic particles quantized in units of h/2π

It takes approximately ___________ seconds for a particle moving at the speed of light to travel the 150 million kilometers from the Sun to Earth.

A force-carrying particle is a(n)

Every particle has a corresponding antiparticle.

Which of the following particle is unaffected by the strong force?

The fundamental particles that are the building blocks of hadrons are

At speeds approaching the speed of light,the kinetic energy of a moving object is equal to

The __________ are force-carrying particles.

Any particle with spin obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

Einstein's famous equation E = mc² is a statement of the equivalence of energy and the square of the speed of light.

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

The color force between quarks is carried by mesons.

Steven Weinberg,Abdus Salam,and Sheldon Glashow shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics for their development of GUTs.

The four fundamental forces in nature are the __________,__________,__________,and __________.

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

A __________ has half-integral spin.

What is different between a particle and its antiparticle?

When a particle and antiparticle meet,they are said to annihilate each other.What does this mean?

Quarks are held together by the color force.Electrons are made of quarks.

Recent experiments suggest that the lifetime of the proton is over 1033 years,more than what is predicted by the simplest grand unified theories.

From the point of view of a muon produced high in the atmosphere,the reason it can get to the ground before it decays is because

​Match each item with the correct statement below.​ -intrinsic angular momentum carried by subatomic particles quantized in units of h/2π

It takes approximately ___________ seconds for a particle moving at the speed of light to travel the 150 million kilometers from the Sun to Earth.

A force-carrying particle is a(n)

Every particle has a corresponding antiparticle.

Which of the following particle is unaffected by the strong force?

The fundamental particles that are the building blocks of hadrons are

At speeds approaching the speed of light,the kinetic energy of a moving object is equal to

The __________ are force-carrying particles.

Any particle with spin obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 is a statement of the equivalence of energy and the square of the speed of light.

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

The four fundamental forces in nature are the ,,,and .

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

Recent experiments suggest that the lifetime of the proton is over 10³³ years,more than what is predicted by the simplest grand unified theories.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -intrinsic angular momentum carried by subatomic particles quantized in units of h/2π

Einstein's famous equation E = mc² is a statement of the equivalence of energy and the square of the speed of light.