Physics general knowledge 3 - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Quantum effect which causes two particles to be linked regardless of distance. Observing one gives information about the state of the other particle.	Quantum entanglement	73%
Hypothesised fourth exchange particle for gravity (think: gluons, photons, W bosons)	Graviton	66%
4 equations used to describe electromagnetism (eg ∇ • B = 0) are _______ equations. Named after a scientist.	Maxwell's equations	66%
These particles are released from the sun and pass through (almost) all matter. Extremely difficult to detect, theorised to have very little or zero mass.	Neutrino	60%
Scientist who discovered that the universe was expanding at an accelerating rate	Hubble	52%
Waves created and detected by black holes merging	Gravitational waves	51%
Diagrams used to show particle-particle interactions. Named after a scientist.	Feynman diagrams	48%
Effect in some materials when the system is cooled past a certain threshold, electrical resistance drops to zero	Superconductivity	43%
Material which were on the tips of control rods in the RBMK reactor in the Chernobyl power plant, which cause the core to go supercritical	Graphite	40%
Name for the interpretation of probabilities in quantum mechanics which is widely accepted. Named after a European city.	Copenhagen Interpretation	34%

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