Which of the following is NOT a psotulate of special relativity?

Inertial reference frames are the only valid reference frames

Why is light affected by gravity?

Because light is energy, and energy is a type of mass

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the difference in time measured by a still observer, and an observer moving quickly is because of
Time dialation
Time travel
Space time
Length contraction
3
Who came up with the Theory of Special Relativity
Stephen Hawking
Bill Nye
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstien
4
Which of the following is NOT a psotulate of special relativity?
The speed of light will always measure 3*10^8 m/s in a vacuum
The laws of physics/ nature are the same in all inertial reference frames
No object can travel faster than the speed of light (in a vacuum)
Inertial reference frames are the only valid reference frames
5
What is the unit for the lorenz factor
s
m/s
its unitless
s/m
6
Special relativity combines
Space & Time
Mass & Time
Energy & Mass
Space & Mass
7
When objects move at speeds comperable to the speed of light they
disapear
stay the same
shrink
expand
8
An inertial reference frame is defined as a reference frame that
Is non-existant
Is true because of Newton's 3rd law
Is not accelerating
Is accelerating
9
Which of the following would make you be in an accelerating reference frame
you are walking at 3 m/s
you change directions
you, and everything arround you, stays still
you stay still while cars drive by at 25 m/s
10
A person moving super fast will age ________ than a person remaining still.
Faster
The same
Slower
idk
11
General Relativity combines
Distance, Time, Weight & Energy
Space & Energy
Mass & Energy
Space, Time, Mass & Energy
12
If a star is 8 light years away, we are seeing it as it was
16 years ago
right now
8 years ago
4 years ago
13
Why is light affected by gravity?
Because light is a wave and waves are affected by gravity
Because light is energy, and energy is a type of mass
Because light is a particle
Because light has mass

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Questions 13

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1
How are you feeling about this unit?
Okay-ish
Terrible
Good
Great!
2
the difference in time measured by a still observer, and an observer moving quickly is because of
Time dialation
Time travel
Space time
Length contraction
3
Who came up with the Theory of Special Relativity
Stephen Hawking
Bill Nye
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstien
4
Which of the following is NOT a psotulate of special relativity?
The speed of light will always measure 3*10^8 m/s in a vacuum
The laws of physics/ nature are the same in all inertial reference frames
No object can travel faster than the speed of light (in a vacuum)
Inertial reference frames are the only valid reference frames
5
What is the unit for the lorenz factor
s
m/s
its unitless
s/m
6
Special relativity combines
Space & Time
Mass & Time
Energy & Mass
Space & Mass
7
When objects move at speeds comperable to the speed of light they
disapear
stay the same
shrink
expand
8
An inertial reference frame is defined as a reference frame that
Is non-existant
Is true because of Newton's 3rd law
Is not accelerating
Is accelerating
9
Which of the following would make you be in an accelerating reference frame
you are walking at 3 m/s
you change directions
you, and everything arround you, stays still
you stay still while cars drive by at 25 m/s
10
A person moving super fast will age ________ than a person remaining still.
Faster
The same
Slower
idk
11
General Relativity combines
Distance, Time, Weight & Energy
Space & Energy
Mass & Energy
Space, Time, Mass & Energy
12
If a star is 8 light years away, we are seeing it as it was
16 years ago
right now
8 years ago
4 years ago
13
Why is light affected by gravity?
Because light is a wave and waves are affected by gravity
Because light is energy, and energy is a type of mass
Because light is a particle
Because light has mass