<IMG SRC="navi.gif" WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=440 usemap="#navi" BORDER=0> 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.