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Vocabulary: Special Relativity Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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Vocabulary: Special Relativity Questions andAnswers 100% Correct
Astronauts are weightless in the International Space Space because they are in a -
ANSWER free-float zone
The observation that you will measure the length of an object moving relative to
you as being shorter than the same object as rest is an example of - ANSWER
length contraction
The ____ applies even to cases in which gravity or accelerations are present -
ANSWER general theory of relativity
When the Space Shuttle and Space Station are docked to each other, astronauts in
these two spacecraft will make the same measurements about space and time
because they are in the same - ANSWER reference frame
An observer on the Moon would observe astronauts on a spaceship passing by at
0.9c to age more slowly due to - ANSWER time dilation
A situation that at first does not seem to make sense is a - ANSWER paradox
The _____ tells us that objects in motion have greater mass than they do when at
rest. - ANSWER special theory of relativity
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