Special Relativity: Time and Motion

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Physics
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12th Grade
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Christie Mahon
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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There are two clocks one is stationary on the earth the other is traveling close to the speed of light around the earth. If we put the clocks back together after the second clock makes it back from its trip, the times are compared. What do you expect to occur?
More time elapsed on the stationary clock
More time elapsed on the traveling clock
No time has changed between them
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why is Special Relativity "special"?
It's for all cases
It's only for objects moving at a constant velocity
It's only for accelerating objects
It's for objects rotating
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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A rocket leaves Earth and travels to a star that is 20 light years as seen by the Earth. The speed of the rocket is 0.8c relative to the Earth. The time for the trip as measured on by the astronauts in the spaceship is
25 years
20 years
16 years
12 years
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A rocket leaves Earth and travels to a star that is 20 light years as seen by the Earth. The speed of the rocket is 0.8c relative to the Earth. The distance from Earth to the star as measured by the astronauts is
25 light years
20 light years
16 light years
12 light years
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