Special Theory of Relativity Questions And
Answers With Verified Solutions 100% Correct
When you approach a blinking light source which in turn is moving towards you,
you perceive an increase in - ANSWER frequency of the light, but not speed
A spaceship that is traveling very fast with respect to your frame of reference, fires
a photon beam that travels at c with respect to the spaceship. You measure the
photon beam's speed to be - ANSWER equal to c.
According to the special theory of relativity, all laws of nature are the same in
reference frames that - ANSWER move at constant velocity
You and a friend share the same spacetime when there is no - ANSWER relative
velocity between you
The stretching out of time due to motion is called time - ANSWER dilation
Compared to clocks in a stationary reference frame, clocks in a moving reference
frame run - ANSWER slower
Clocks on a spaceship moving very fast relative to the Earth run more slowly when
viewed from - ANSWER the Earth
When a blinking light source moves relative to you, the speed of the light -
ANSWER remains constant but its frequency can change
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