CERN creates mini Big Bang – answers

true/false

1. The experiment is underground. T: ‘deep beneath the earth’
2. The experiment is taking place on the border between France and Germany. F: France and Switzerland ‘French Swiss border’
3. The scientists are researching into earthquakes. F: it is nuclear research
4. They are trying to recreate the big bang in miniature. T: mini versions of the big bang
5. The first collision has now taken place. T
6. Scientists hope to find out more about the earth. F: – this is partly true, they hope to learn more about the stars and planets
7. The spokesman describes the collision as a ‘mildstone’. F: a milestone – an important step
8. He emphasises strongly that this is only at the beginning. T: he repeats this several times
9. Scientists will be looking at the data collected during the collision. F: from the milliseconds after the collision
10. They are looking for the particle that creates matter. F: the particle they are looking for binds matter