Physics 11 - Special Relativity Quiz

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Truth

Corresponds to reality, the way things really are, absolute and unchanging

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Know Truth

Direct observation, Valid Reasoning (Logic), Divine Revelation

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Consequences of Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity

Time is dilated, Lengths are contracted, No such thing as absolute simultaneity

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Absolute

Something that is definite and unchanging

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Relative

Something that is changing because it is being measured/judged in comparison to something else

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Postulate of Special Relativity 1

The Laws of Physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference

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Postulate of Special Relativity 2

The speed of light in a vacuum (absent of matter) is the same in all inertial frames of reference regardless of the observer of force