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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Microscopic Weirdness.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The wave-like nature of the electron means that after a collision, _____.
(a) The electron will double in frequency.
(b) The electron has a range of possible locations.
(c) The electron will disperse into a wave of energy.
(d) The electron can never be located again.
2. Which of the following accurately describes the phenomenon of "quantum tunneling"?
(a) High-energy waves can penetrate the fabric of space-time for very short periods of time.
(b) Some particles are linked together, no matter how much space separates them.
(c) Particles can sometimes "borrow" energy to move in ways impossible in classical physics.
(d) Particles with high energy can vanish in one location, instantly appearing in another.
3. Black holes are dense and massive cosmological bodies. What unique distinction do they have?
(a) Neutrinos always flow towards them.
(b) They are the only types of stars that can produce uranium and heavier elements.
(c) They are the only objects that emit gamma rays.
(d) Light cannot escape their gravitational well.
4. According to general relativity, which of the following is said to warp or bend space-time?
(a) Accelerated motion and gravity.
(b) Constant, relativistic speed motion.
(c) Accelerated motion and orbital motion.
(d) Gravity and electromagnetic fields.
5. What are the components of an atomic nucleus?
(a) Electrons and neutrons.
(b) Protons and neutrons.
(c) Protons and electrons.
(d) Photons and electrons.
Short Answer Questions
1. What characteristic did Werner Heisenberg discovered that some features of the universe at very small scales, and some properties of particle?
2. Which of the following is a correct statement, based on the theory of special relativity?
3. What is different about a particle of antimatter, compared to its normal counterpart?
4. Which of the following did Einstein considered time?
5. According to general relativity, the change that an object causes in the fabric of space-time depends directly on _____.
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