Special theory of Relativity

Question 1

How long does it take for light to reach Sun

Accepted Answer

8.31 minutes

Question 2

What is the Device Used for the Michelson and Morley Experiment

Accepted Answer

Interferometer

Question 3

The laws of physics can have different form in all inertial frames of reference

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What happens To Time as you go farther away from the observer ?

Accepted Answer

Time slows Down

Question 5

Twin A stays on earth and Twin B goes to space, and because Twin B is traveling so fast thru space. Fifty years lat

Accepted Answer

Twin B is younger than Twin A

Question 6

Does absolute space and absolute time exist?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 7

What could Be 5 mins for Some one in a rocket could be fifty years for someone on Earth

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What is the speed of light?

Accepted Answer

3*10^8

Question 9

What is the medium where Light was thought to Travel

Accepted Answer

Luminiferous Ether

Question 10

What was the out come of the Michelson and Morley Experiment

Accepted Answer

a. Speed of light Is Constant

Question 11

Can the microsopic world (electorn spins..) be explained by Newtonian Mechanics ?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

How does the light travel in space ?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic wave

Question 13

What is a medium in relation to wave

Accepted Answer

The Medium is the place thru which disturbance causes the wave to propogate

Question 14

Is light a Wave or a Particle

Accepted Answer

both

Question 15

phenomenon of shortening of length which is in the relative motion with respect to the observer is called

Accepted Answer

Length contraction

Question 16

the phenomenon of slowing down of a clock, as determined by an observer who is in relative motion with the clock is

Accepted Answer

Time Dilation

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