What is the World Made of? Quiz on What Particles are Made of
Questions:
What are protons made of?
Answer
Protons are made of two up quarks and one down quark, expressed as uud.
What are electrons made of?
Answer
Nothing! Electrons are fundamental, as far as we know.
Which of the following are made of quarks?
Baryons?
Answer
Yes, they are made of three quarks put together.
Mesons?
Answer
Yes, they are made of one quark and one antiquark.
Barons?
Answer
Yes, even members of the English nobility are made of quarks.
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