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What does the Standard Model of particle physics assert?




[font="Helvetica"]That if the strings are untied, the world will collapse.

That the universe consists of a dozen different building blocks at the subatomic level.


That the world is made up of lots of small strings.


That the world was created by a 'big bang'.






What is the main problem with the Standard Model of particle physics?



[font="Helvetica"]It doesn't take gravity into account.

[font="Helvetica"]Quarks and leptons are too small to be proved.

[font="Helvetica"]The four fundamental forces don't consist of particles.

The number of fundamental building blocks is incorrect.






What is the main criticism of string theory?



[font="Helvetica"]It doesn't take gravity into account.

[font="Helvetica"]It is impossible for everything to be made of string.

[font="Helvetica"]It's unscientific, as it can't be properly tested.

String theory has been proved as fake.






What are high energy particle accelerators?



[font="Helvetica"]A kind of sports drink.

[font="Helvetica"]A team of French and Swiss scientists.

[font="Helvetica"]An alternative theory to string theory.

Large machines that crash particles together at high speeds.






What do you think about string theory?



[font="Helvetica"]Believing in string theory might be implausible.

[font="Helvetica"]Even if string theory is later disproved, it is a useful view to consider.

[font="Helvetica"]In spite of all its attributes, string theory has too many flaws.

[font="Helvetica"]We should ignore the skeptics.



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