Physics Principles and Problems 2009

Section 30.3 : The Building Blocks of Matter

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Nucleons can be described as a series of _____.
A)force carriers
B)photons
C)quarks
D)antiparticles
2
What equation is used to find the amount of energy created in particle annihilation?
A)E = mc2
B)γ → e– + e+
C)the equation for radioactive decay
D)the equation for the mass of antimatter
3
What are a linear accelerator and synchrotron used for?
A)to cause a fusion reaction
B)to study the effects of collisions of high-speed particles
C)to begin a chain reaction
D)to create radioactive isotopes
4
An antiparticle has opposite _____ to the corresponding particle.
A)color
B)charge
C)acceleration
D)decay rate
5
An antineutrino is uncharged, but like a photon, it carries _____ and _____.
A)light, neutrons
B)γ rays, neutrons
C)weak force, γ rays
D)momentum, energy
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