Standard Model

• What are Orders of Magnitude

  A class in a system of classification determined by size, typically in powers of ten.
• What is Beta Decay

  This is when a nucleus emits an electron and an anti-neutrino and turns the neutron into a proton due to an imbalance of charge.
• What are Hadrons

  Hadrons are composite particles. they are made up of quarks that are held together by the strong force.
• What are Mesons?

  Mesons are a type of Hadron that consist of a quark and an antiquark
• What are Fermions

  They are the particles that give us matter. They are a group made up of Quarks, Electrons, Muons, Tau, and all the Neutrinos.
• What are Bosons

  Bosons are a group of sub-atomic particles made up of Gluons, W bosons, Z bosons, Higgs Bosons, Photons, and the postulated Graviton. They give rise to the fundamental forces.
• What are the two sections of the standard model?

  Fermions and Bosons. Fermions give us matter and Bosons gives us forces.
• Why is an electron considered a fundamental particle but protons and neutrons are not?

  Protons and Neutrons are made of Quarks whereas Electrons aren't made of anything smaller.
• What is a Neutrino?

  A neutrino is a fundamental particle(lepton) that is the product of any nuclear reaction.
• What are Baryons

  Baryons are a type of Hadrons that are made up of exclusively three quarks or three antiquarks
• What are quarks?

  A sub-atomic particle carrying a fractional charge
• What is significant about the Higgs Boson?

  It gives other fundamental particles mass