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PHYSICS SPECIAL RELATIVITY COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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PHYSICS SPECIAL RELATIVITY COMPLETEQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
y - ANSWER lorenz factor
m - ANSWER mass
according to the special theory of relativity, all laws of nature are the same in
references frames that move at a constant ____________ - ANSWER velocity
according to the special theory of relativity, events that are simultaneous in one
frame of reference ..... be simultaneous in other frames of reference - ANSWER
may or may not
you and a friend share the same inertial frame of reference when there is no
__________ __________ between you - ANSWER relative velocity
Suppose the time taken for light to bounce to and fro between the parallel mirrors
of a light clock is 1 second, in the frame of reference of the light clock. As seen by
another observer moving at high speed at right angles to the to-and-fro motion of
the bouncing light, the time taken would be _______ than 1 second - ANSWER
more
A woman standing on the ground sees a rocket ship move past her at 95% of the
speed of light. Compared to when the rocket is at rest, the woman measures the
rocket's length as ___________ - ANSWER shorter
, clocks in a moving reference frame run ___________ - ANSWER slower
clocks in a stationary reference frame run ___________ than moving clocks -
ANSWER faster
when a blinking light source moves relative to you, the speed of light remains
constant but its __________ can change - ANSWER frequency
as you approach a blinking light source, the frequency you observe ____________
- ANSWER increases
objects accelerated to relativistic speeds...
1. live shorter
2. grow bigger
3. both
4. neither - ANSWER neither
relativity equations for time, length, and momentum hold true for...
1. everyday low speeds
2. relativistic speeds
3. both
4. neither - ANSWER both
An astronaut traveling forward at .87c holds a meterstick in spear-like fashion. The
astronaut sees the spear's length as... - ANSWER 1m
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