Max Planck — Questions and answers

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What kind of question did Max Planck dare to ask that led to the quantum?

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  1. How does metal change color when it gets hotter? ✓
  2. What makes the universe sing a song of energy?
  3. Why do whispers sound different from shouts?
  4. How does a blacksmith make metal strong?

Answer: How does metal change color when it gets hotter?

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What bold assumption did Max Planck make about energy?

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  1. Energy is always constant and never changes.
  2. Energy is like a continuous ramp.
  3. Energy comes in discrete packets called "quanta." ✓
  4. Energy is only found in black bodies.

Answer: Energy comes in discrete packets called "quanta."

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What does Planck's constant 'h' link together?

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  1. Hot chocolate and notebooks.
  2. The microscopic world and the macroscopic world. ✓
  3. Ingrid's mom and Ingrid.
  4. Joules and seconds.

Answer: The microscopic world and the macroscopic world.

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What did Albert Einstein call the particles that light is made of?

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  1. Electrons
  2. Quanta
  3. Photons ✓
  4. Metal

Answer: Photons

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According to Niels Bohr, where can electrons orbit the nucleus?

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  1. Anywhere they want.
  2. Only at specific energy levels. ✓
  3. Only outside the atom.
  4. In a straight line.

Answer: Only at specific energy levels.

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What award did Max Planck receive in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta?

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  1. The Gold Medal for Science
  2. The Quantum Leap Award
  3. The Nobel Prize in Physics ✓
  4. The Creator's Surprise Award

Answer: The Nobel Prize in Physics

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What did Planck's work show us about the universe at its deepest level?

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  1. It is exactly as we always thought it was.
  2. It is governed by probabilities and uncertainties. ✓
  3. It is only made of technology.
  4. It is a place to be feared.

Answer: It is governed by probabilities and uncertainties.

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