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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 for yohd i0rc0 k98ytu to observe or measure what is outside. You wish to determine if the ship is stopped or moving at consta980 rd0itkhyc nt velocity. What should you do?

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  The Michelson-Morley experim4vcw )5ngzrh,o fl/hn+)+xth ent was designed to measure

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  Michelson and Morley concluded from the results ofr m(+ wvq9tx*f their experiment that

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  You can build an interferometer yourself if you use the follg(. ( 5gh9 nmsxir m)nlse1bs(owing components:

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State the relativity principkt/d 0: .fsz*akw.c lole.
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State the three unprovable assumptions of Galilea1x3n nc9g *pijn-Newtonian relativity.
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  The theory of special:vu(q ew/0xzo relativity

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  One of Einstein's postulates in formulq18 g4yzlhysb3 mgv ,cw9qvj *;08lr lating the special theory of relativity was that the laws of physics are the same in reference frj 8llz*qvg 0b,l;49qysh18vwyrgm3cames that

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State the first postulate of special relativitd+cam),) k/p9ve keb oy.
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State the second postulate of special relativitym4p-7 d n kxgkeci02xmso-7w 9.
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11#
 
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  If you were to measu1+n9,o -hn auaw2r txlre your pulse rate while in a spaceship moving away from the Sun at a speed close to the spew-o,1 2tx+ rn9an halued of light, you would find that it was

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12#
 
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  Relative to a stationary observ falc)18f/ sc6 teeh,zer, a moving clock

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  The gamma factor is defin oryg:.iatl4 / -ii )yc7lf;ised as $\gamma = 1 / \sqrt{1- (v/c)^2}$, therefore gamma ($\gamma$)

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14#
 
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  Suppose one twin takes a ride in a space ship traveling at a very)wblc5c(g mbg/g 5o0 ,oxgg9o high speed to a distant star and back again, while the other twin remains on Earth. The twin that remained on Earth predictogc(0 ox),9cog glw bg5m5/b gs that the astronaut twin is

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  Relative to a stationary observer, a moving objvue8clc0htef +4 i6 i,lv n.4qect

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  An object moves in a direction parallel to its length with a velocity t 0-s 66yoxsyvrhat approaches the velocity of light. The width of this object, as measured by a x06 yro sv6ys-stationary observer,

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17#
 
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  An object moves in a direction parallel to its length 3kf(sut81 zwvwith a velocity that approaches the velocity of light. The length of this t u3 1fszw8vk(object, as measured by a stationary observer,

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18#
 
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  As the speed of a particle approaches the speed of light, the mass of the particw2u1uyij8 yn0 l0wy2 y8j1 uiune

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19#
 
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  As the speed of a particle approaches the speed of light, the momentum of t6 1e/d b3-v;nxjge3z:uk cvj ;o9egmbhe pabgojnz cge j3 mev :k-6 /vbe93xu;;d1rticle

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  A spear is thrown by you at a very high speed. (-wtqol 2bd*u h*od/ 5api1pcAs it passes, you measure its length at one-half its normal length. From this measurement, you cond*u2th-/ l p1ca*dw5p oi(obqclude that the moving spear's mass must be

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  What happens to the kinetic enjxg9t;e2z64 2bwc,d6u e fywf ergy of a speedy proton when its relativistic mass doubftey ,2bx w4zdj2wg ; 9fu6c6eles?

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  What happens to the 64x,xsnz l9i hi 4/xlazi+r5 ntotal relativistic energy of a speedy proton when its relativistic massxix59rz/hs44ili az lx n6,n+ doubles?

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23#
 
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  Consider a particle of m8 .9iz/llvx-*nttmh9 urp, oqass $m$ 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 traveling at 0.50c in a straight lvu 56y2 lt0zdlnx g,q6 (-pzfqine. Ship A is moving directly away from the Sun and shi60d-vzqzy6,5u xn l lfqgp t2(p B is approaching the Sun. The science officers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

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25#
 
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  Which of the following depends on the observer's frame of reference ldozm z593bm zz;ojb*(2e6wy ?

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  As the velocity of your spaceship increases, you mw1j zs)te, -imdwg*:would observe

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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, relative to the shorvdl f8+t6 (1;uxnwc wie, does it move in a river that is flo 6ul;1cixw( 8wf tdn+vwing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading upstream?

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  A boat can travel 4.0dj .e)j*vi*p ;o ke)ry m/s in still water. With what speed, relative to the shore, does it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat p ere)*kydo i*.j;jv) is heading downstream?

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29#
 
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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, relative to o z*w c c+pniif+.5n y/ly;o/ythe shore, does it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading straight across the rio+ilyf/y;o*+/ 5wc c.nyn zip ver?

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30#
 
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  How fast should a moving clock travel if it is to be observed by a znvk4 m-1 lc1vgm35elstationary observer as running at one-half its normal rate 1v1 3kz4gv5lnc-mlme?

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  A spaceship takes a non x :/h*xtdnq)*nyl 8postop journey to a planet and returns in 10 hours according to a clock on the spaceship. If the speed of the spaceship is 0.80c, how much time has elapsed on the Earth?h/nly: dn) * xt*ox8qp

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  A set of twins, Andrea and Courtney, are initially 10 years old. Whilubn4eojl f(c o72s:s5e Courtney remains on Earth, Andrea rides on a space ship w4b:o ljuc(7o s2ns5efhich travels away from Earth at a speed of 0.6c 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 *j5- bz h jgcpu 4hyrlo+.y+o8brother takes a space trip with a speed of 0.80c for 30 years according to a clock on the spaceship. Upon returning to the Earth, what is his own agegjl bzouhyp4*-hy j + 85roc.+ and the age of the Earth-based twin brother?

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  A meter stick is moving toward you with a speed of 0.80c. Wd8p: o6rnie 1zij1 2gvhat is its length?

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  How fast would a rocket shi.m6tx0+t; jph n m2gxcp have to move to contract to half of its proper length (as obn.hx60+; jp2ttm gxmcserved by a stationary object)?

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  The length of a spaceship is 10 m when it is arl-jlqvp* 7u-an ax bzw3;+ ,kt rest. If the spaceship travels b-x7pwz+; ja n3lvk*qb-l a ur,y you with a speed of 0.70c, what length does it appear to you?

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  The closest star to our solar system ncdi*hv,.rv:m j9br+ is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relativi*r.cn,jmr :v h+vd b9e to the Earth travels 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.po1vo1.;nndc1 vr ,dyf,zood i9w17yq) t fn is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A dn1o7idt9)r; vop. fq,,o1.zncyodw yv 1f n1 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 board the spaceship?

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39#
 
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  The closest star to our 8oyz6w 5*waui solar system is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travels toward the wwo6uz *ia8y5 star. How much time would elapse on a clock on the Earth?

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40#
 
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  An electron is traveling at 0.85c. What is its mass? (The res m5n+lijd ff7*(fwb8ut mass is $9.11 \times 10^{-31} \; kg$.)

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41#
 
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  What is the speed of a protoni n-/b:t :bppqus r8w1 if its mass is twice its 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 yo4b wpcu4 8 fl0rj)/wyour mass will increase by o cy)p lwwb40uf48jr/

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43#
 
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  What is the momentum itfljf+fbd,f 7 ;*waa t:kwo54n $kg \cdot m/s$ 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 eleme4 pd+i9ny 7j4)ya jz orm4p3xpnt loses $4.8 \times 10^{-28} \; kg$ of mass. How much energy (in Joules) is released?

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45#
 
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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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46#
 
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  How much energy would be released isj z9,m j7vh-e3cdjd0 f 2.0 kg of material was lost during a reaction?d3jz, cmhs07 d9v je-j

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47#
 
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  The amount of energy equivalent to two kilogran 4be/ mj2h 8j 32*bptm,p.oy5z2ftcyyzill, m of mass at rest is

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48#
 
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  The atomic bomb that was dropped on .iwju9x j,0q .unx/jnNagasaki in 1945 killed 140,000 people, helping to end World War II on the next day. It released energy equivalent to that of 20,000 tons of TNT explosive. How much mass was converted t0j.x 9q,wn/u ij.junx o 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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49#
 
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  The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of itse12ay j+m5 2t se(jiqs total energy. What is the speed of the protonie2aqjm t2+(yej5s1 s?

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50#
 
Single-Choice ( 1.0 marks) Whole-Paper View Save Problem  
  The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of its total energy. What is the m0jedbx- dp)d1omentum id1)0d-xjdp ebn $kg \cdot m/s$ of the proton?

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51#
 
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  What energy is released (i)p;,b opxwz(x n MeV) 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 lmc;hvw91 dw ho8vrefe 940/ rreaction 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 enerau;mz 6anz(3 cgy of an electron moving with a speed of 0.95c?

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54#
 
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  How many joules of energy are required to accelerate one kilogram ofg1vbg29b rr4e x 9gy,q mass from rest to a velocity of re4v9b gx9yqrg ,gb210.866 c?

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55#
 
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  In a nuclear plant, vxw5ax89(buu $1017$ J of energy is available from mass conversion. How much mass was lost?

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56#
 
Single-Choice ( 1.0 marks) Whole-Paper View Save Problem  
  An electron is accelerated through 100 kV. Bj7 y73i2;apikp ghq0f- am:/ nqc n;qsy what factor has its mass increased with respect toqac;q fniai7 pqhj:gp0ny-k s72m3;/ its rest mass?

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57#
 
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  You are in a rocket traveling away from the Sun at 0.95c. You meacw(q* 5y/xnu,hc3vtqdmc k )0 sure the speed of lighcd/q0*cv 5(nckyqtm) uw x,3ht from the Sun to be

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58#
 
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  Two spaceships are traveling through spahb 25d4 -ee3 :jlhfhzcce at 0.60 c relative to the Earth. If the ships are headed directly toward each o fhe:5zcehb-ldj43 2h ther, 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 0b1:qta 5mjt)ye( b+d u.80c. How fast would light travel from the headlights of the ship relative to a stationary +tjy(:b5qdm a)ub 1teobserver?

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60#
 
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  A spaceship moves away from the Earth with a speed of 0)d i tv4f2g*xwjza62bljrp 13,y. kai.80c. The spaceship then fires a missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocity of the missile measured *k6 tbpfai)x2jz a 31.l2w rjg4y,vdiby observers on the Earth if the missile is fired away from the Earth?

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61#
 
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  A spaceship moves away fro xaj2m d71xte3m the Earth with a speed of 0.80c. The spaceship then jx2d mta 7e31xfires a missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocity of the missile measured by observers on the Earth if the missile is fired toward the Earth?

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