The Coolest Spot in the Universe Quiz

The Coolest Spot in the Universe Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary goal of NASA's Cold Atom Lab?

To study the effects of microgravity on plants

To create the coldest spot in the known universe

To develop new space travel technologies

To observe distant galaxies

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to matter at temperatures near absolute zero?

It exhibits quantum properties

It behaves according to classical physics

It turns into plasma

It becomes a solid

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on Bose-Einstein Condensates?

Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei

Albert Einstein and Satyendra Bose

Eric Cornell, Carl Wieman, and Wolfgang Ketterle

Marie Curie and Pierre Curie

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the International Space Station an ideal location for the Cold Atom Lab?

Microgravity allows for colder temperatures

It has a stable temperature

It is far from Earth's atmosphere

It is closer to the sun

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one potential application of the research conducted in the Cold Atom Lab?

Improved weather forecasting

New methods of food preservation

Development of quantum sensors

Faster internet speeds