Lets get Exotic
What does exotic mean?
unusual and exciting
What is dark matter?
A hypothetical form of matter that appears not to interact with light or the electromagnetic field, but can be observed by how galaxies interact.
What can fill up a room but takes up no space?
Light
What is Ms. Cohen’s first name?
Hanna
Who came up with the term “dark matter”?
Fritz Zwicky
What is negative matter?
Hypothetical form of matter with negative mass. Would have the properties to repel traditional mass and could potentially have use in creating artificial gravity.
Large as a mountain, small as a pea, endlessly swimming in a waterless sea. What am I?
Asteroids
Where did Ms. Cohen go to high school?
Stevenson High School
What does baryonic mean? Is exotic matter baryonic?
Consistenting of “normal” particles such as neutrons, electrons and protons. Yes
How could exotic matter be used for future space travel?
By stabilizing wormholes and thus allowing us to control space time.
I am at the beginning of the end and the end of time and space. What am I?
The letter E
How long is Ms. Cohens driveway (in inches)?
387 inches
What is exotic matter generally defined as?
Any kind of matter that is non-baryonic, meaning it is not made of the typical subatomic particles such as protons, neutrons and electrons.
What is tachyonic matter?
A hypothetical form of matter that travels faster than light. This does not fit in with our current understanding of physics. Tachyons were theorized in 1967.
A glow in the dark, a place without life, where a small spark, means the greatest strife. What am I?
Space
Whom did Ms. Cohen babysit as a child?
Adam Wallach