| #1 | What form of radiation has the shortest wavelength? | B -- x-ray |
| #2 | When an electron falls from the excited state to back to the ground state, energy bundles called __________ are released. | -- |
| #3 | The name of the instrument that measures the amount of light absorbed or emitted by a substance to determine particle size is a | C -- spectrometer |
| #4 | What is the relationship between frequency, wavelength and energy of light? | B -- short wavelengths have high frequencies and high energy |
| #5 | Which microscope can be used to determine the structure of a substance that does NOT conduct electricity? | D -- AFM |
| #6 | Which microscope can actually move individual metal atoms around a metal surface? | A -- STM |
| #7 | What is the size of the probe tip on an STM? | C -- About 1 atom wide |
| #8 | The name of the instrument used to determine the crystal lattice structure of berrylium nanoparticles. | A -- x-ray diffraction |
| #9 | Increasing the number of holes on the top of our magic box lid would | D -- increase the detail and accuracy of our landscape. |
| #10 | Which theory did Albert Einstein develop with respect to light? | C -- the particle theory |
| #11 | The best instrument to use when determining the size of gold nanoparticles dissolved in a liquid. | A -- spectrometer |
| #12 | What are two reasons why soap bubbles portray changing colors on their surfaces? | B -- they are acting as prisms and changing thickness over time. |
| #13 | An electrical wire that allows electrons to flow without resistance is called a | D -- superconductor |
| #14 | What is responsible for the difference in properties between diamond and graphite and bucky balls? | B -- The molecular structures of each substance are different. |
| #15 | Why can't we see x-rays? | -- |