Special Relativity

Who is one of the most influential physicists in the 20th century?

• Karl Schwarzschild

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Max Planck

How does special relativity differs from general relativity?

• Special relativity applies only to moving frames while general relativity applies only to stationary frames.

• Special relativity applies only to stationary frames while general relativity applies only to accelerating frames.

• Special relativity applies only to stationary or moving frames while general relativity applies only to accelerating frames.

• Special relativity applies only to accelerating frames while general relativity applies only to stationary or moving frames.

The special theory of relativity was derived by:

• Galileo

• Newton

• Einstein

• Sitter

Match the following of Special Relativity

• Items look smaller when moving faster

• Time Dilation

• Time slows down for objects moving fast

• Mass-Energy Equivalence Equation

• E=mc²

• Simultaneity

• Relativity, perception of events

• Length Contraction

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of special relativity?

• Moving objects appear shorter in length (thinner) than stationary objects.

• Time appears to move slower for fast-moving objects.

• Mass and energy are the same thing: if you increase an object’s mass, you also increase its energy.

• Time remains the same in all inertial frames of reference.

One of the most startling consequences of time dilation is that a clock that a moving clock ______________ relative to a stationary observer.

• Speeds up

• Slows down

When you approach a light source, the light from that source has a speed 

• greater than c. 

• less than c. 

• equal to c.
  

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 together after the second clock makes it back from its trip, what do you expect to observe?

• More time elapsed on the stationary clock

• More time elapsed on the traveling clock

• The time elapsed is the same for both

The speed of light (c) =

• 3 x 10⁸ miles/hour

• 3 x 10⁸ meters/second

• 3 x 10⁸ kilometers/hour

• none of these

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We experience the Theory of Relativity in our everyday life when we use

• Global Positioning System

• Microwave ovens.

• Toasters

• Graphing Calculators