AQA A-Level Physics: Particle Classification Quiz

What are the two main categories of particles in physics?

• Atoms and Molecules

• Fermions and Bosons

• Protons and Neutrons

• Quarks and Leptons

Which type of fermion is known for being heavy due to its composition of quarks?

• Leptons

• Baryons

• Bosons

• Hadrons

What is the antiparticle of an electron called?

• Positron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Antielectron

What is the primary role of bosons in physics?

• Energy storage

• Force carriers

• Signal transmission

• Structural support

Which particle is responsible for carrying the electromagnetic force?

• Muon

• Neutrino

• Photon

• Gluon

In the decay of a neutron, what is conserved?

• Temperature and volume

• Mass and speed

• Baryon number and lepton number

• Charge and energy

What does the conservation of baryon number in a reaction imply?

• Total energy remains constant

• Total number of baryons remains constant

• Total charge remains constant

• Total mass remains constant

Which particles are involved when a muon decays?

• Electrons and neutrinos

• Electrons and positrons

• Protons and neutrons

• Neutrinos and bosons

What is unique about strange particles in terms of conservation?

• Energy is not conserved

• Charge is not conserved

• Strangeness is not conserved during decay

• Mass is not conserved

Which quark is present in kaons?

• Up quark

• Charm quark

• Down quark

• Strange quark