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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?
    Pi
    Lambda
    Gamma
    Kappa


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?
    Delta
    Tau
    Nu
    Theta


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


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?
    Alpha
    Eta
    Sigma
    Phi


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


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?
    Alpha
    Gamma
    Beta
    Kappa


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?
    Zeta
    Iota
    Mu
    Eta


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


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?
    Sigma
    Tau
    Rho
    Upsilon

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