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PRACTICE:Physics Unit26: Special Theory of Relativity



 Author: physics   Total Marks: 61 mks  Marks Awarded: _____________

User Name: No Login  Start Time: 23年05月01日 10:04  Switch to Whole-Paper Mode

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  You are riding in a spaceship that has no windows, radios, or other means fobqqq 9/+x0 nn.0e+fw 6t pebuor you to observe or measure what is outside. You wish to determine if the ship is stopped or moving at constant velocity. ebx u6qoen.0q t9/nbw0+ pf+q What should you do?

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  The Michelson-Morley experiment was designed to measkn(;rnd1w-jm o9 xl5o ure

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  Michelson and Morley concluded from the results of theih18c h;kie8zf r experiment that

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  You can build an interferometer you8 n ze.c,t.3gccn8e mprself if you use the following components:

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State the relativity principll 3a4wgq,km *pblc n(v66y +swe.
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State the three unprovable assumptions of Galilea lrqam3-*mmt:n-Newtonian relativity.
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  The theory of special relat.) -txwx 3gdik2r7paeivity

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  One of Einstein's postulates in formulatinzva i.:k4 3imrg the special theory of relativity was that the laws of physics are av 4z .imi:r3kthe same in reference frames that

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State the first postulate.7mefm ls8z/e of special relativity.
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State the second postuu-hwega *0uo(/y.ekd late of special relativity.
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  If you were to measure your pulse rate while in a spaceship moving away from thmlhw ykpv97w tu a(49g l-t7i-e Sun at a speed close t4lal( w9 iu wg kph7t9-t7ymv-o the speed of light, you would find that it was

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  Relative to a stationary observerj8umdf(*cx n/ , a moving clock

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  The gamma factor is defigv7ts5 .osx1uned as $\gamma = 1 / \sqrt{1- (v/c)^2}$, therefore gamma ($\gamma$)

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  Suppose one twin takes a qd9l me/oz5 t-ride in a space ship traveling at a very high speed to a distant star and back again, while the other twin remains on Earth. The twin that remained on Earth predicts that the astronaut t5d o 9q-zmel/twin is

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  Relative to a stationary observer, a moving obz+. p5c 0p wfh1gihre7ject

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  An object moves in a direction parallel to its length with a velocity tham 2gmc47u oo.xgh ed*:t approaches the velocity of light. The wi2o*:m7g 4 xegmch.u dodth of this object, as measured by a stationary observer,

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  An object moves in a direction paaq77zvyk1 0yf rallel to its length with a velocity that approaches the velocity of light. The length of this object, as measured by a statz0yy afk7q7v1ionary observer,

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  As the speed of a particle approachesv86n)vzr gr;ztg;gvfnf 2v( 3 the speed of light, the mass of the particlen vrt z; rv28fgvnv;( z)3ggf6

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  As the speed of a par3 t,zrvsg5icg+8x0qt ticle approaches the speed of light, the momentum of the parc ,530g+rqt zixgsv 8tticle

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  A spear is thrown by you at a very high speed.i5:h+/ofwtstud1m*oo/ y6.y:m n yzn As it passes, you measure its length at one-half its normal length. From this measurement, you c6m:ioyw+.n o:fou hsy n* /m/t1z5dytonclude that the moving spear's mass must be

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  What happens to the kinetic energy of a spex:tz0ht.2 p5kudar i( 8kg yn xpmx5*4edy proton when its relativistic mass dot5xi4d:(z0p5ukyr2ptm. a8g kn h *xxubles?

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  What happens to the total relativistic energy of a speedyg domh8 n+y,4)+zri yc proton when its relativistic mass doublircz+gd,8+hyy ) 4mones?

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  Consider a particle of mass 9s2nj x mch44g$m$ and rest mass $m_0$. Which of the following is the correct expression for the kinetic energy of such a particle?

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  Consider two spaceships, each travelijn+f5g;:mlj3l 8u 8b c(bzhfing at 0.50c in a straight line. Ship A is moving directly away from the Sun and ship B is approaching the Sun. The science officers on each ship measure the vecfgf583lh bj mbn l(8ij+z: ;ulocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

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  Which of the following depe/8v r o8dwqg1w:,dhbnnds on the observer's frame of reference?

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  As the velocity of your spaceship increases, you ef15g; t/jeyx cm:c6s would observe

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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, relativek :c 6//coxxdb to the shore, d/d/xbck x :6ocoes it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading upstream?

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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still wat3venfapga)ihkg/+/ . j.4 ma g*n0 yhyer. With what speed, relative to the shore, does it move in a river+/yp)* .jh4n kvfa 3yengi0a/ag .mgh that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading downstream?

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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still wxbgk686o phfap 2h;i*ater. With what speed, relative to the shore, does it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading straight across the r6ap8hxio2kb h ;g*p6fiver?

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  How fast should a moving clock travel if it is to bll+ f0yc02xqq r2yh2p e observed by a stationary observer as running at one-half its normal racph02y2ylq2 +r fxlq0 te?

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  A spaceship takes a nonstop.qgy)ziv 6f3fm7nz/k journey to a planet and returns in 10 hours according to a clock on the spaceship. If the speed of z3 n76/yf kmq zfg.i)vthe spaceship is 0.80c, how much time has elapsed on the Earth?

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  A set of twins, Andrea and Courtney, are w.0+ff;pk e wcinitially 10 years old. While Courtney remains on Earth, Andrea rides on a space ship which travels away from Earth at a speed of 0.6c fw0;pkw.fe c+for five years (as measured by Courtney), then turns around and comes back at 0.6c. When Andrea returns, Courtney is 20 years old. How old is Andrea upon her return?

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  One 20-year-old twin brother takes a7txc8j(.k b;jnhkvrok 6o b:3r.oux(-w 6yrd space trip with a speed of 0.80c for 30 years aju6vrod ;btoky:n.j (.wrkx6k-o 7rb3x h8 (cccording to a clock on the spaceship. Upon returning to the Earth, what is his own age and the age of the Earth-based twin brother?

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  A meter stick is moving toward you 1k5 bjs sxv7*hwith a speed of 0.80c. What is its length?

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  How fast would a rocket ship have to move to contract dbpfjq ,+t:yvu/z5qr;5 vx/gto half of its proper lengtq ,jv /r5 y/5tz :pbuf+gqvxd;h (as observed by a stationary object)?

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  The length of a spaceship is 10 m when it is 5w:z*gqc4x e6ufd (du at rest. If the spaceship travels by you 6ddwz e(qc f4*gx:uu 5with a speed of 0.70c, what length does it appear to you?

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  The closest star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.30 ligaspw acw3 v*m8u/e09 9wkg9qnht years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travelcq*wswk8pg 9993 0wuaen m/av s toward the star. What distance does the space ship travel according to a passenger on the ship?

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  The closest star to our solar system is Ay ab+s.x hn4s69 dahr0lpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travels toward the star. How muca6 yhn 90b+.rda4xssh h time would elapse on a clock on board the spaceship?

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  The closest star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light y) isxpaq0jt*a l).w0lears away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travels toward the star. How much time would elapse on a clock on thlp0.*j0)qx w)talisae Earth?

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  An electron is traveliiht3 e3o0rok/iiwn75c/j,/+ z2.hsg xyb t ge ng at 0.85c. What is its mass? (The rest mass is $9.11 \times 10^{-31} \; kg$.)

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  What is the speed of a proton if its mass is twice its 7kfkw, -fqka2giy6 :3zhl0bw rest mass?

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42#
 
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  If the velocity of your spaceship goes from 0.3 c to 0.6 c, then your1zy fq 7m(mzx;s7o )jv mass will increase bq jmf ;vx7(sz)7myoz1 y

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43#
 
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  What is the momentum i 1zk (whc0pmjkfb0t3+n $kg \cdot m/s$ of a proton when it is moving with a speed of 0.60c?

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44#
 
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  During a reaction, an elem fwu6c5s7n d+gr fn9)sent loses $4.8 \times 10^{-28} \; kg$ of mass. How much energy (in Joules) is released?

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  During a reaction, $1.7 \times 10^{-4} \; J$ of energy is released. What change of mass would cause this?

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  How much energy would be released if 2.0 kg - h6ba; biu (x3wgok2wof material was lost during a reacti-;uokb 3ih a 2g(w6wbxon?

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  The amount of energy equivalent to two kilogram of mass at res asyqw2s gh(,q vkc,nt.5+5gkt is

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  The atomic bomb that was dropped on tcev xqi.7 (8tNagasaki in 1945 killed 140,000 people, helping to end World War II on t(ix 8qc7te.vthe next day. It released energy equivalent to that of 20,000 tons of TNT explosive. How much mass was converted to energy when this took place? (1000 tons of TNT = $4.3 \times 10^{12} \; J$) Incidentally, modern H-bombs have energy yields 1000 times as much!

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  The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of g dsgg eh,*tr.*spwhg3.; ,dx its total energy. What is the speed of the p*we s gs x.,*rtdhd;pg.gg, 3hroton?

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  The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of its total energy. What is the 0 s+glr-.fm sp5vi-, a njs,bfmomentum - jb-sm,n0fsi+va prf g5l.,sin $kg \cdot m/s$ of the proton?

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51#
 
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  What energy is released (in /a:-lcv9pccs ( ap-vwMeV) during a reaction in which $1.67 \times 10^{-25} \; kg$ of material is converted to energy?

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52#
 
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  How much mass is lost during a reactib4z:nq p jt+n*hnggu.30l+u p0rak:s on in which $1.7 \times 10^{8} \; MeV$ of energy is released?

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53#
 
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  What is the total energy of an electro ow sk;(,efb;+bhf(ez n moving with a speed of 0.95c?

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  How many joules of energy are required ihvfp(ia)3z b21-xmr to accelerate one kilogram of mass from rest to a velocityvb)3mp1x-z rfha (2ii of 0.866 c?

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55#
 
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  In a nuclear plant, l3 6tux*0u khipgp8o1$1017$ J of energy is available from mass conversion. How much mass was lost?

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  An electron is accelerated through 100 kV. By what factor has its massr (w8d 9ofzzp* increased with respect to its rest zw p8zdr(o9*f mass?

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57#
 
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  You are in a rocket traveli3ex7xhw/o t - uf+pijsry,/*ang away from the Sun at 0.95c. You measure the speed of light from the Suh+pauie/s*-wxf / x7j toyr3,n to be

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58#
 
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  Two spaceships are traveling thrs :rdm7iofzcgf i;tqz3, s632ough space at 0.60 c relative to the Earth. If the ships are headed directly toifdc:if3q7;r2t3 s6gzs m ,zoward each other, what is their approach velocity, as measured by a person on either craft?

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59#
 
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  A fast spaceship is traveling with a speed of 0.80c. How fast wout0)mz: 6h b env09ywould light travel from the headlights of the ship relative to a stationary observe o0nw v9mh06b z:y)teur?

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60#
 
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  A spaceship moves away from the Earth with a sped(8ei:cq-zcymv7ph;8 c f cq6 ed of 0.80c. The spaceship then fires a missile with a speed of 0cc;zcc- v8i(p8 y6:mh dq e7fq.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocity of the missile measured by observers on the Earth if the missile is fired away from the Earth?

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  A spaceship moves away from the Earth with a mzqc7mf+ yyf ;s 7nn/pndi 8+,speed of 0.80c. The spaceship then fires a missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is th7p ++ zi;y ,c d8qnm7mff/synne velocity of the missile measured by observers on the Earth if the missile is fired toward the Earth?

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