Top 10 Facts About Quarks - The Building Blocks of an Atom

Quarks are the most basic building blocks of an atom. They make up protons and neutrons themselves! The pursuit of discovering the building blocks of matter itself has fueled scientific minds consistently throughout history. Dating back as far as the writings of Aristotle, the nature of what makes up matter is a burning question that still puzzles science's greatest minds today. The modern answer to this question is the Quark. A particle so tiny that even the very act of measuring it is nearly impossible. What is the mystery surrounding the quark? What do we know about? What questions do physicists still have about quarks? Find out on this episode of Super Freaky Science!