The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest For… Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Brian Greene
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest For… Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Brian Greene
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Super in Superstring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the distance between two objects is doubled, what happens to the strength of the gravitational pull between them?
(a) It diminishes to one-half its original value.
(b) It quadruples.
(c) It is unchanged.
(d) It diminishes to one-fourth its original value.

2. Which of the following is true regarding the mass and spin of a pair of superpartners?
(a) They have the same mass and spin.
(b) They have unrelated masses, and their spins differ by 1.
(c) They have the same mass, and their spins differ by 1/2.
(d) Their masses and spins are not related.

3. What are the vibrational patterns that a string can exhibit called?
(a) Chords.
(b) Resonances.
(c) Notes.
(d) Harmonics.

4. Which of the following is not true according to special relativity?
(a) Time does not pass for objects that are perfectly at rest.
(b) No object can move faster than the speed of light.
(c) Motion and time are relative; they depend on the observer.
(d) All objects move at a constant speed through space-time.

5. Which of the following correctly describes the structure of an atom?
(a) A single nucleus composed of both electrons and protons.
(b) A cloud of protons, each with an electron orbiting it.
(c) A cloud of neutrons orbiting a nucleus of other particles.
(d) A cloud of electrons orbiting a dense nucleus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rule did Max Planck discover the electromagnetic waves bounded in a container, such as an oven, must follow?

2. What is the photoelectric effect?

3. According to general relativity, the change that an object causes in the fabric of space-time depends directly on _____.

4. Quantum chromodynamics concerns quantum mechanics and ____.

5. In 1968 it was discovered that protons and neutrons are composed of which type of particle?

(see the answer key)

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