Neutrino Quiz

What is a neutrino?

• A type of quark

• A type of lepton

• A type of boson

• A type of hadron

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Which phenomenon describes the change of a neutrino from one type to another?

• Neutrino Decay

• Neutrino Fusion

• Neutrino Oscillations

• Neutrino Scattering

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What is the primary source of neutrinos on Earth?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Mars

• Jupiter

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Which type of neutrino is not one of the three known flavors?

• Electron Neutrino

• Muon Neutrino

• Tau Neutrino

• Photon Neutrino

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Explain why neutrino oscillations imply that neutrinos have mass.

• Because oscillations require energy

• Because massless particles cannot change flavor

• Because oscillations are a property of massless particles

• Because neutrinos are always massless

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Which of the following is a man-made source of neutrinos?

• Cosmic rays

• Nuclear reactors

• The Sun

• Supernovae

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Why are neutrinos so difficult to detect?

• because there are so rare

• because they have no mass

• because they move at nearly the speed of light

• because they rarely interact with matter

What is the charge of a neutrino?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• Depends on the type

What is the approximate speed of neutrinos?

• Speed of sound

• Half the speed of light

• Nearly the speed of light

• Twice the speed of light

Which of the following particles is a neutrino most similar to in terms of interaction with matter?

• Proton

• Electron

• Photon

• Neutron