Extreme Pressures Quiz

What happens to water when subjected to extreme pressures in the Earth's core or inside the Sun?

• It turns into a gas

• It turns into plasma

• It becomes a solid

• It remains a liquid

What is the name of the new field of physics that deals with matter under extreme pressures?

• Matter at Atomic Pressures

• Nuclear Physics

• Quantum Mechanics

• Astrophysics

At what depth do we reach 100 atmospheres of pressure?

• 1 kilometer down

• 10 kilometers down

• 100 kilometers down

• 1000 kilometers down

What happens to hydrogen under extreme pressures found tens of thousands of kilometers below Jupiter's surface?

• It remains a liquid

• It becomes a shiny conductor of electricity

• It becomes a solid

• It turns into a gas

What is the ultimate source of all energy in our solar system?

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

• Solar Power

• Wind Energy

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What is the name of the facility at the University of Rochester that helps create extreme pressures for research?

• Atomic Fusion Facility

• Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures

• Extreme Physics Laboratory

• Pressure Research Center

What happens to sodium under extreme pressures?

• It turns into a gas

• It remains a liquid

• It becomes transparent

• It becomes a solid

What is the pressure at the center of Jupiter?

• 1 billion atmospheres

• 100 million atmospheres

• 10 million atmospheres

• 1 million atmospheres

What is the main goal of researchers using giant lasers to study extreme pressures?

• Understand the evolution of planets

• Produce nuclear weapons

• Generate electricity

• Create new elements

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What is the process that researchers are trying to recreate on Earth to generate clean, cheap power?

• Nuclear Fusion

• Solar Power

• Nuclear Fission

• Hydroelectric Power