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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the colors of quarks?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

2. The development of what kind of technology depends upon the theory of quantum mechanics?
(a) Liquid crystal displays.
(b) Silicon transmisions.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) Microelectronics.

3. Heisenberg and Erwin Shrodinger developed what reformulation of standard mechanics?
(a) Atomic mechanics.
(b) Theoretical mechanics.
(c) Relativity mechanics.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

4. How far away is our sun from the earth in terms of light?
(a) 9 light minutes.
(b) 8 light minutes.
(c) 8 light months.
(d) 9 light months.

5. Galaxies contain what?
(a) Other galaxies.
(b) The universe.
(c) Stars.
(d) The earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the law of motion?

2. The universe has how many dimensions?

3. Who proposed the elliptical orbits of the planets?

4. Who proposed the idea that there are such things called quanta?

5. The theory of quantum mechanics best describes what world?

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