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Based on Einstein's Theory of General
Relativity, which of the three paths should a
light ray travel as it passes a massive body - ANSWER Line 3
According to Einstein's Theory of Special
Relativity, if the Sun suddenly vanished the
people on earth would - ANSWER not notice any difference for
approximately 8 minutes
Spacecadet Ethan is sent on a 8 year round
trip mission to Alpa Centari traveling at 99%
the speed of light. How much time has
passed on earth during Ethan's 8 year
mission? - ANSWER more than 8 years
To a person who is inside a spaceship
moving close to the speed of light, a meter
stick held horizontally inside the ship looks - ANSWER just the same as always
A woman standing on the ground sees a
, rocket ship move past her at 95% the speed
of light. Compared to the rocket at rest, the
woman notices the rocket's length is - ANSWER shorter
To outside observers, objects traveling at
relativistic speeds look - ANSWER smaller
A spaceship whizzes past a space station at
close to the speed of light. An observer on
the station measures the length of the
spaceship as less than when the ship is at rest,
and an observer on the spaceship measures
the length of the space station as - ANSWER less than when the spaceship isn't
moving
We are actually looking into the past when
we look at _____. - ANSWER starlight and our physics book
In some reference frame in the universe, you,
right now, are traveling at a speed close to
the speed of light. - ANSWER True
A friend is riding on the back of a truck that
is going away from you at 15 km/hr. She
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