Quiz - 4Uclass

Question 1
Which particle is responsible for mediating the electromagnetic force in the Standard Model?

(A) Higgs boson

(B) Gluon

(C) Photon

(D) Z boson

Question 2
Which particle mediates the strong force within the Standard Model?

(A) Gluon

(B) Higgs boson

(C) Photon

(D) Pion

Question 3
What is the primary role of the Higgs boson in the Standard Model?

(A) It stabilizes atoms by holding electrons in orbit.

(B) It binds quarks together inside protons and neutrons.

(C) It provides mass to fundamental particles through the Higgs mechanism.

(D) It mediates the weak force between particles.

Question 4
What property fundamentally distinguishes a fermion from a boson?

(A) Fermions obey the Pauli exclusion principle, unlike bosons.

(B) Fermions generally have higher mass than bosons.

(C) Fermions travel only at sub-light speeds while bosons travel at light speed.

(D) Fermions are always charged while bosons are neutral.

Question 5
What is the main purpose of using particle accelerators in particle physics experiments?

(A) To achieve high energy collisions that reveal the structure of subatomic particles.

(B) To produce commercial electric power through particle collisions.

(C) To isolate individual particles for detailed observation.

(D) To generate gravitational waves from high-energy events.

Question 6
What experimental evidence strongly supports the existence of quarks?

(A) Observations of free quarks in cosmic rays.

(B) Direct imaging with advanced electron microscopes.

(C) Deep inelastic scattering experiments reveal substructure in protons.

(D) Results from neutrino oscillation experiments.

Question 7
In particle physics, what best describes antimatter?

(A) A lighter form of ordinary matter.

(B) Particles that are identical in mass to ordinary matter but have opposite charges and quantum numbers.

(C) Another name used for dark matter.

(D) Matter that exists outside our known space-time continuum.

Question 8
Which observation in collision experiments supports the quantized nature of energy in particle physics?

(A) The appearance of distinct resonance peaks in the collision data.

(B) A single bright signal peak from a solitary collision event.

(C) Random fluctuations in background detector signals.

(D) A continuous spectrum observed in radiation detectors.

Question 9
Which particle is commonly used as a probe to study the internal structure of protons?

(A) Photons

(B) Neutrinos

(C) Muons

(D) Electrons

Question 10
In the context of particle physics, what does the term 'color charge' refer to?

(A) An indication of the visible color exhibited by particles.

(B) A property related to the strong force in quarks and gluons.

(C) A measure of the strength of electromagnetic interactions.

(D) A characteristic that determines a particle's mass.

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