Space Through the Quantum Lens

What process allows the Sun to shine?

• Quantum tunneling

• Nuclear fusion

• Coulomb barrier

• Nuclear fission

What is the force of repulsion between protons called?

• Quantum tunneling

• Pauli exclusion principle

• Coulomb barrier

• Heisenberg uncertainty principle

What phenomenon allows protons to overcome the Coulomb barrier?

• Quantum entanglement

• Quantum tunneling

• Nuclear fusion

• Absorption lines

What do scientists analyze to determine the elements in a star?

• Quantum fluctuations

• Gravity waves

• Hawking radiation

• Absorption lines

What are tiny energy ripples in the universe called?

• Degeneracy pressures

• Nuclear fusions

• Coulomb barriers

• Quantum fluctuations

What does the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics suggest?

• Energy cannot be created

• Particles cannot be measured

• Multiple realities exist

• Only one universe exists

What is Hawking radiation?

• Energy from stars

• Coulomb barrier effects

• Virtual particles escaping black holes

• Quantum tunneling

What principle prevents electrons from being in the same place at the same time?

• Heisenberg uncertainty principle

• Pauli exclusion principle

• Coulomb barrier

• Quantum tunneling

What happens when a white dwarf exceeds 1.4 times the mass of the Sun?

• It collapses into a black hole

• It causes a Type Ia supernova

• It evaporates completely

• It becomes a neutron star

What is one potential future application of quantum physics mentioned?

• Quantum energy propulsion

• Quantum gravity waves

• Quantum time travel

• Quantum teleportation