Lets get Exotic
Exotic Matter Examples
Space Riddles
Ms. Cohen
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What does exotic mean?

unusual and exciting

100

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.

100

What can fill up a room but takes up no space?

Light

100

What is Ms. Cohen’s first name?

Hanna

200

Who came up with the term “dark matter”?

Fritz Zwicky


200

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.

200

Large as a mountain, small as a pea, endlessly swimming in a waterless sea. What am I?

Asteroids

200

Where did Ms. Cohen go to high school?

Stevenson High School

300

What does baryonic mean? Is exotic matter baryonic?

Consistenting of “normal” particles such as neutrons, electrons and protons. Yes

300

How could exotic matter be used for future space travel?

By stabilizing wormholes and thus allowing us to control space time.

300

I am at the beginning of the end and the end of time and space. What am I?

The letter E

300

How long is Ms. Cohens driveway (in inches)?

387 inches

400

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.

400

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.

400

A glow in the dark, a place without life, where a small spark, means the greatest strife. What am I?

Space

400

Whom did Ms. Cohen babysit as a child?

Adam Wallach