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PhySci Q2 WEEK 7: THEORY OF RELATIVITY

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  • Q1
    1. Who is the famous scientist that proposed the Special Theory of Relativity Theory?
    B. Isaac Newton
    A. Galileo Galilei
    C. Albert Einstein
    D. James Maxwell
    30s
  • Q2
    2. Which of the following is NOT an implication of the mass-energy equivalence?
    D. It confirms that the speed of light is the absolute speed
    B. Energies in objects that have mass can be harvested to do work
    C. The speed of light can be attained by massive objects
    A. Even the smallest amount of mass has an equivalent energy
    30s
  • Q3
    3. How many postulates are there in the Special Theory of Relativity?
    B. 3
    D. 5
    C. 4
    A. 2
    30s
  • Q4
    4. Which of the following is a postulate of special relativity?
    C. The color of light is the same for all observers.
    A. Physicists can make no measurements in a moving reference frame.
    D. The relative speed of two objects is the same for all observers.
    B. The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniformly moving frames of reference.
    30s
  • Q5
    5. What kind of speeds are we dealing with when it comes to Special Relativity Theory?
    A. encountered everyday
    D. proportional to the mass of an object
    B. negligible
    C. approaching the speed of light
    30s
  • Q6
    6. Which of the following phenomena is not a consequence of general relativity?
    C. Precession of Mercury’s orbit
    A. Blackhole
    B. Weightlessness
    D. The existence of gravitational lenses
    30s
  • Q7
    7. Which of the following reference frames is NOT an inertial reference frame?
    A. A man on a car speeding up on a freeway
    D. A woman in a car that is not accelerating
    C. A man on a train that is moving at constant velocity
    B. A woman on the street not moving
    30s
  • Q8
    8. What two principles make up the theory of special relativity?
    C. Principle of relativity and the principle of mass
    A. Principle of mass and the principle of nuclear forces
    D. Principle of relativity and the principle of the speed of light
    B. Principle of nuclear forces and the principle of the speed of light
    30s
  • Q9
    9. Which of the following theory states that there is a constant speed of light in an inertial frame?
    A. Inertial relativity
    D. Specific relativity
    C. Special relativity
    B. General relativity
    30s
  • Q10
    10. Which is true about the speed of light?
    C. Neither A nor B
    A. Dependent on the motion of the source of the light
    B. Dependent on the relative motion of the observer
    D. Both A and B
    30s
  • Q11
    1. It is the value of the speed of light in vacuum expressed in m/s.
    I. SPEED OF LIGHT
    E. INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
    G. PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVITY
    H. MASS-ENERGY EQUIVALENCE
    A. COSMIC SPEED LIMIT
    F. SECOND POSTULATE OF RELATIVITY
    C. REST ENERGY
    D. E=mc^2
    J. 3.0 x 10^8 m/s
    B. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
    30s
  • Q12
    2. The principle that anything having mass has an equivalent amount of energy and vice versa.
    J. 3.0 x 10^8 m/s
    C. REST ENERGY
    H. MASS-ENERGY EQUIVALENCE
    I. SPEED OF LIGHT
    A. COSMIC SPEED LIMIT
    F. SECOND POSTULATE OF RELATIVITY
    E. INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
    B. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
    G. PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVITY
    D. E=mc^2
    30s
  • Q13
    3. It is the principle which states the law of physics must be the same in all inertial frames of reference.
    D. E=mc^2
    I. SPEED OF LIGHT
    A. COSMIC SPEED LIMIT
    C. REST ENERGY
    H. MASS-ENERGY EQUIVALENCE
    G. PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVITY
    E. INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
    B. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
    J. 3.0 x 10^8 m/s
    F. SECOND POSTULATE OF RELATIVITY
    30s
  • Q14
    4. The theory explains how motions can be compared in different inertial frames.
    J. 3.0 x 10^8 m/s
    E. INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
    A. COSMIC SPEED LIMIT
    F. SECOND POSTULATE OF RELATIVITY
    H. MASS-ENERGY EQUIVALENCE
    I. SPEED OF LIGHT
    G. PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVITY
    B. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
    D. E=mc^2
    C. REST ENERGY
    30s
  • Q15
    5. It is the amount of energy an object at rest.
    A. COSMIC SPEED LIMIT
    F. SECOND POSTULATE OF RELATIVITY
    G. PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVITY
    J. 3.0 x 10^8 m/s
    H. MASS-ENERGY EQUIVALENCE
    B. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
    E. INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
    C. REST ENERGY
    I. SPEED OF LIGHT
    D. E=mc^2
    30s

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