Question 1

According to Einstein, events that are simultaneous in one frame of reference

Accepted Answer

A) are simultaneous in all frames of reference. 
B) are not simultaneous in other frames of reference. 
C) may or may not be simultaneous in other frames of reference. 
A) are simultaneous in all frames of reference. 
B) are not simultaneous in other frames of reference. 
C) may or may not be simultaneous in other frames of reference.

Question 2

The clock on the Big Ben Tower in London reads 12 noon. If you travel away from the clock at a very high speed and view it with a telescope, you would see

Accepted Answer

A) run slower than a clock in your vehicle. 
B) run faster than a clock in your vehicle. 
C) be frozen at 12 noon. 
A) run slower than a clock in your vehicle. 
B) run faster than a clock in your vehicle. 
C) be frozen at 12 noon.

Question 3

Suppose you and your sister travel at different speeds in space and you note a slowing of her clock. Compared with her clock your sister will notice that your clock runs

Accepted Answer

A) faster. 
B) slower. 
C) the same. 
D) need more information 
A) faster. 
B) slower. 
C) the same. 
D) need more information

Question 4

What does c2 have in common with γ?

Accepted Answer

A) they are both proportionality constants 
B) they have similar numerical values 
C) they both involve different kinds of speed 
D) all of the above 
A) they are both proportionality constants 
B) they have similar numerical values 
C) they both involve different kinds of speed 
D) all of the above

Question 5

You look at the clock on the Big Ben Tower in London and it reads 12 noon. If you could hypothetically travel away from the clock at the speed of light and view it with a telescope, it would

Accepted Answer

A) run slower than a clock in your vehicle. 
B) run faster than a clock in your vehicle. 
C) be frozen at 12 noon. 
A) run slower than a clock in your vehicle. 
B) run faster than a clock in your vehicle. 
C) be frozen at 12 noon.

Question 6

According to Einstein's theory of special relativity

Accepted Answer

A) space and time are aspects of each other. 
B) energy and mass are aspects of each other. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these 
A) space and time are aspects of each other. 
B) energy and mass are aspects of each other. 
C) both of these 
D) neither of these

Question 7

To outside observers at rest, the overall sizes of objects traveling at relativistic speeds are

Accepted Answer

A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same size. 
A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same size.

Question 8

An observer moving with a light clock in a spaceship sees a light flash bouncing up and down between parallel mirrors in 1 nanosecond. An observer at rest outside the spaceship sees the same up-and-down flash in

Accepted Answer

A) 1 nanosecond also. 
B) less than 1 nanosecond. 
C) more than 1 nanosecond. 
A) 1 nanosecond also. 
B) less than 1 nanosecond. 
C) more than 1 nanosecond.

Exam 35: Special Theory of Relativity

According to Einstein, events that are simultaneous in one frame of reference

The clock on the Big Ben Tower in London reads 12 noon. If you travel away from the clock at a very high speed and view it with a telescope, you would see

Suppose you and your sister travel at different speeds in space and you note a slowing of her clock. Compared with her clock your sister will notice that your clock runs

What does c2 have in common with γ?

You look at the clock on the Big Ben Tower in London and it reads 12 noon. If you could hypothetically travel away from the clock at the speed of light and view it with a telescope, it would

According to Einstein's theory of special relativity

To outside observers at rest, the overall sizes of objects traveling at relativistic speeds are

An observer moving with a light clock in a spaceship sees a light flash bouncing up and down between parallel mirrors in 1 nanosecond. An observer at rest outside the spaceship sees the same up-and-down flash in

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