The Standard Model Quiz

What are the three categories of fundamental particles in the Standard Model?

• Atoms, Molecules, Ions

• Quarks, Leptons, Bosons

• Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

• Pions, Kaons, Gluons

Which particle is massless except for the Higgs boson?

• Quarks

• Leptons

• Bosons

• Neutrons

What is the charge of an up quark?

• +1

• +2/3

• -1/3

• 0

What is the composition of a proton in terms of quarks?

• Two up quarks and one down quark

• Two down quarks and one up quark

• Three up quarks

• Three down quarks

Which particle is the carrier of the strong force?

• Photon

• Z boson

• Gluon

• W boson

What is the charge of a lepton?

• 0 or -1

• +2/3 or -1/3

• 0 or 1

• +1 or -1

What is the antimatter counterpart of an electron?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Neutrino

• Positron

Which force is theorized to have a boson called the graviton?

• Weak interaction

• Gravity

• Strong interaction

• Electromagnetism

What is the primary function of the Australian Synchrotron?

• Discovering new particles

• Studying internal structures using x-rays

• Generating electricity

• Colliding protons

Which boson was discovered in 2012, validating the Standard Model?

• Photon

• Gluon

• Higgs Boson

• W boson