Particle Physics Quiz

Match the following particles with their types.

• Lepton

• Neutrino

• Boson

• Electron

• Lepton

• Photon

• Quark

• Up

Which of the following is a lepton?

• Gluon

• Down

• Muon

• Higgs boson

Which of the following particles mediates the strong nuclear force?

• Photon

• W boson

• Gluon

• Z boson

What is the charge of a strange quark?

Which of the following particles is not a fundamental particle?

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutrino

• Tau

Which boson is responsible for the electromagnetic force?

• Photon

• Gluon

• W boson

• Z boson

Which of the following particles has a rest mass closest to zero?

• Electron

• Neutrino

• Proton

• Neutron

Which particle is known as the "God particle" due to its role in giving mass to other particles?

• Photon

• Gluon

• Higgs boson

• Z boson

Which particle is responsible for mediating the weak nuclear force?

• Photon

• Gluon

• W boson

• Higgs boson

What is the charge of an up quark?