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IQ4) Special Relativity

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many postulates are there in the special theory of relativity?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
The speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A train slowing down as it climbs a hill is an example of an inertial frame of of reference.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A train stopped at a station is an inertial frame of reference.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
One of the most startling consequences of time dilation is that a moving clock ______________ relative to a stationary observer.
a)
Speeds up
b)
Slows down
6.
If you travel at the speed of light a second can be observed to last forever.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
We experience Einstein's Theory of Relativity in our everyday life when we use
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Microwave ovens.
c)
Toasters
d)
Graphing Calculators
8.
When you approach a light source, the light from that source has a speed 
a)
greater than c. 
b)
less than c. 
c)
equal to c.
9.
We do not usually observe relativistic effects in our daily lives because 
a)
we are moving at speeds much less than c. 
b)
we are much larger than atoms. 
c)
we are much heavier than elementary particles. 
d)
we are much lighter than stars. 
10.

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?

a)

More time elapsed on the stationary clock

b)

More time elapsed on the traveling clock

c)

No time has changed between them

11.

We are able to see into the past.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A rocket leaves Earth and travels to a star that is 20 light years (one light year equals 9.46E15 meters) 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

a)

25 years

b)

20 years

c)

15 years

d)

12 years

13.
A rocket leaves Earth and travels to a star that is 20 light years (one light year equals 9.46E15 meters) 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 
a)
25 light years
b)
20 light years
c)
16 light years
d)
12 light years
14.
Which of the following statements is not true according to the theory of relativity? 
a)
As an object increases speed its mass increases. 
b)
As an object increases speed its length increases. 
c)
As an object increases speed its kinetic energy increases. 
d)
As an object increases speed its momentum increases. 
15.

Consider two spaceships, each traveling at 0.50c in a straight line. Fergus' is moving directly away from the Sun and Blake's is approaching the Sun. The science officers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

a)

Fergus' measures it as less than c, and Blake's measures it as greater than c.

b)

Blake's measures it as less than c, and Fergus' measures it as greater than c.

c)

On both ships it is measured to be less than c.

d)

On both ships it is measured to be exactly c.

16.

Lachlan's spaceship takes a nonstop journey to a planet and returns in 10 hours according to a clock on the spaceship. If the speed of the spaceship is 0.80c, how much time has elapsed on the Earth?

a)

3.2h

b)

7.0h

c)

15h

d)

17h

17.

A meter stick is moving toward you with a speed of 0.80c. What is its length?

a)

zero

b)

0.40m

c)

0.60m

d)

1.0m

18.

Relative motion can best be defined as

a)

the change in position of an object divided by change in time.

b)

the amount of motion that an object experiences over a given period of time.

c)

the motion of an object with a constant velocity.

d)

the motion of one object as it appears to another object.

19.

An observer notices that a clock moving with a speed of 0.650c advances 2.00 seconds. Is the corresponding elapsed time time on an identical clock at rest relative to the observer ____________ 2.00 seconds.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

20.

An observer notices that a clock moving with a speed of 0.650c advances 2.00 seconds. How much time elapses on the identical clock at rest?

a)

1.52 seconds

b)

2.97 seconds

c)

2.63 seconds

d)

2.00 seconds

21.

A set of twins, Abbey and Angelina, are initially 10 years old. While Angelina remains on Earth, Abbey rides on a space ship which travels away from Earth at a speed of 0.6c for five years (as measured by Angelina), then turns around and comes back at 0.6c. When Abbey returns, Angelina is 20 years old. How old is Abbey upon her return?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

18

d)

20

22.

At one point in time, two twins are 30 years old. At this time, one of them gets on a rocket and travels at 0.8 c, for what he experiences to be 12 years. How old is the twin that remained on Earth when the traveling twin returns home?

a)

20 years

b)

50 years

c)

40 years

d)

80 years

23.
A particle with a lifetime of 2.0 × 10^–6 s moves through the laboratory with a speed of 0.9 c. Its lifetime, as measured by an observer in the laboratory, is
a)
2.0 × 10^–6 s
b)
3.2 × 10^–6 s
c)
4.6 × 10^–6 s
d)
5.4 × 10^–6 s
e)
6.3 × 106–6 s
24.

A train has a rest length of 100 m. Traveling at a very high velocity, it goes through a tunnel of length 80 m. Observers located at both ends of the tunnel note that at one instant the train appears to exactly fit within the tunnel.

What is the velocity of the train expressed in units of c?

a)

0.333 c

b)

0.50 c

c)

0.60 c

d)

0.80 c

e)

0.866c

25.
How fast does a rocket have to move relative to an observer for its length to be contracted to 95% of its original length?
a)
0.2 c
b)
0.3 c
c)
0.4 c
d)
0.5 c
26.
What is the velocity of a body if its total energy is three times its rest mass energy?
a)
0.54 c
b)
0.76 c
c)
0.94 c
d)
1.00 c
27.

Select all true statements.

a)

this equation represents relativistic momentum

b)

this equation represents time dilation

c)

this equation represents length contraction

d)

m represents the rest mass of an object and is measured by an observer at rest relative to the mass

e)

m represents the rest mass of an object and is measured by an observer who is in motion relative to the mass