Practice - Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
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Practice Questions
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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
💡 Hint: This is a constant fundamental to the theory.
State the two postulates of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
💡 Hint: Think about how different observers perceive light.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does time dilation state?
💡 Hint: Think about how objects moving at high speeds behave.
True or False: The length of an object moving at relativistic speeds appears longer to an observer at rest compared to its proper length.
💡 Hint: Recall the expression for length contraction.
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Challenge Problems
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A particle moving at 0.99c decays with a proper lifetime of 5 microseconds. How long does it take to decay in the laboratory frame?
💡 Hint: Remember the formula for time dilation.
If an observer measures the length of a spaceship moving at 0.8c to be 100 m, what would be its proper length?
💡 Hint: Use the length contraction relationship to find the original length.
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