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Special and general relativityRelative 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 slow when viewed from
- answerThe Earth
Harry takes a space voyage and returns to find his twin sister has aged more than he
has. This is evidence that they have been in different - answerFrames of reference.
realms of time
Space times
(All of these)
According to special relativity, one can travel at increased rates - answeronly forward in
time
A woman standing on the ground sees a rocket ship move part her at 95 percent the
speed of light. Compared to when the rocket is at rest, the woman measures the rockets
length as - answerShorter
According to Einstein's theory of special relativity - answerspace and time are aspects
of each other
energy and mass are aspects of each other
(Both of these)
According to the well-known equation "energy equals mass times the speed of light
squared," - answermass and energy are related
Relativity equations for time, length and momentum hold true for - answereveryday low
speeds
relativistic speeds
(Both of these)
An Astronaut at 0.87c holds a meter stuck in her hand, moving forward in spear like
fashion. The astronaut sees the spears length as - answer1m
Suppose you look at a huge clock on the Big Ben Tower in London and it reads 12
noon. If you could travel away from the clock at the speed of light and view it with a
telescope, it would - answerbe frozen at 12 noon
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