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Greek Letters in Science and Mathematics

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Greek Letters in Science and Mathematics game quiz
"The wonderful world of science and mathematics uses a lot of shorthand, amongst which lie important figures from the Greek alphabet. Enjoy!"

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1. One of the most famous Greek letters used in science denotes a constant which is used to attain the circumference of a circle when the diameter or radius is known. Which Greek letter is this?
    Gamma
    Kappa
    Lambda
    Pi


2. This Greek letter is used to indicate an unknown angle. It is an important letter when working out angles of elevation in mathematics and is also used in situations involving vectors in physics. Which of the following letters would it be?
    Theta
    Nu
    Delta
    Tau


3. What Greek letter is used in science, particularly in chemistry, to notate the "change in" energy given out or taken in?
    Epsilon
    Zeta
    Nu
    Delta


4. The capital state of this Greek letter operates summation whilst the lower case state can mean standard deviation. Which letter covers both of these phenomena?
    Eta
    Alpha
    Phi
    Sigma


5. This Greek letter is used in physics and is the symbol used to indicate wavelength. Which of the following is it?
    Nu
    Lambda
    Rho
    Epsilon


6. This Greek letter is used in nuclear physics and in particular, radioactivity. If an atom has expelled a helium nucleus, what type of radiation has been emitted?
    Kappa
    Beta
    Alpha
    Gamma


7. In physics, epsilon is the Greek letter used to notate stress.
    True
    False


8. This Greek letter is important in biology, especially when it comes to cytology (study of cells). It holds a numerical value which is (10^-6) or 1 millionth. Which letter is it?
    Iota
    Mu
    Eta
    Zeta


9. Used in the theory of probability, what Greek letter is used to denote a random variable?
    Omega
    Gamma
    Xi
    Epsilon


10. In physics, density is found by dividing the mass (in kg) by the volume (in m^3) to attain an answer given in, amongst other units, kg m^-3. What Greek letter denotes density?
    Rho
    Upsilon
    Tau
    Sigma


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