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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, o.r .s27n0a3f fl .nc *giwbvazc- 3rgradios, or other means for you to observe or measure what is outside. You wish to detn.b i 0rzrlfg27a.*ocac33 g -nfsv.w ermine if the ship is stopped or moving at constant velocity. What should you do?

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  The Michelson-Morley experr:a1k9pc .x r+5 q )5kbrjpzjliment was designed to measure

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  Michelson and Morley concluded from the results ++jpaj yzqa6u :-vrj6of their experiment that

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  You can build an interferometer yoursx ;jlo 28f,jbyelf if you use the following components:

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State the relativity principle.r+vnj;2d+ 2rvvt 9 a:bx9lav p
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State the three unprovable assumptions of Galilean-Newtonian rew2 i5g6jhase4 yeb2f:fy(y*nlativity.
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  The theory of special relat:s6p5nh*fxndt4 8r)j7 gvri kivity

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  One of Einstein's postulates in formulating the special theory of relativity wasu)-tl+c yg fx8fz t28g that the laws of physics are the same in reference fra8-u8)ctl yggtfzxf+2mes that

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State the first postulate of special rela*x * l1fpaud7vtivity.
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State the second postulate of special relativitjqnvrt5d7(l7rj6h3 v y.
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  If you were to measure your pulse rate while d.p+ q,k;gv muin a spaceship moving away from the Sun at a speed close to the speeku,.g dvqp+m; d of light, you would find that it was

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  Relative to a stationary observer,oi (-7pgxiu.ip f*3 kv a moving clock

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  The gamma factor is defined0z.ww./ fq hku as $\gamma = 1 / \sqrt{1- (v/c)^2}$, therefore gamma ($\gamma$)

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  Suppose one twin takes a ride in a spistb-h,kleqefj; 0humnf4.s a */40tcus+q ;ace 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 twin isqu f0hn,b sef-+ja;ku0its4 ; /.ct*ehm4sl q

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  Relative to a stationary v,c4m.eji0 geobserver, a moving object

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  An object moves in a direction parallel to its length with a velocity that app,og; 3tkc1c ,e4r bkraroaches the velocity kcb3,er;cag1 k r4, toof light. The width of this object, as measured by a stationary observer,

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  An object moves in a direction parallel to its length with a velocity that ;7tok(bs1 jriapproaches the velocity of light. The length of this objectbos(17 ir;k tj, as measured by a stationary observer,

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  As the speed of a particle approaches the speed of light, the mass of the pary)y5nur3 x 8*e x erjy)dmg;y+ticleyug)e5rx;+e3*x )n8 jmdyr yy

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  As the speed of a particle approaches the speed of light, the momentum of th6aea6 06bn) ixtgc: uje particlet gani6a ex u6)j:cb60

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  A spear is thrown by you at a very high speed. As it passes,5* l-lygj/c 8c2t hn8 tgnqe9eg7qn.o you measure its length at one-half its normal length. From this measurement, you conclude that the moving spear'soye/q g.8net c72h-lc *gl9njqt gn 85 mass must be

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  What happens to the kinetici- oz(n pv+ajx2 9t)vz energy of a speedy proton when its relativistic mass doubl2zjvo t(vpn+ zax )9i-es?

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  What happens to the total relativistic energy of a speedy proton when its relaxz;i4xh0flx9xe7 l 6y;) u mtorwef48 tivistic mh 0fef9zy7w; r 6mo4x lteiu;x84 x)lxass doubles?

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  Consider a particle of mass oup0x ce-;6iy1srt qs -yl;k8 $m$ 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 tpa i,g2ni ihpl7s c+,4raveling 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 officgp,isi ip24 h+a c7ln,ers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

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  Which of the following depends on the observer's frame of referdpy7( 9seovk-9me qu(ence?

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  As the velocity of your spaceship increases, youdx,a n5(x hq,q would observe

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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, relative suu9 l/b3ngp4 f2 ;amwto the shore, does it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat l49uf/;pb gmwna s32uis heading upstream?

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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, r9g1ytdmii j3 4o))qotippn 0d e0dsq8z ,5ys *elative to the shore, does it move in a river that is flowingqm0sd8 )) 5i tint4*ypeyp03sqodj zdog19i, 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 water. Wit a8 ou.5 o15n7pmj1( kke oirj6pnfip6 lk*hz/h what speed, relative to the shore, does it move in 1iizppkknaoo7jk(jl5m66 u5n8 pre h*f /o.1 a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading straight across the river?

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  How fast should a moving clock travel if it is to be observed by: r dyft9:nrin0d2a i) a stationary observer as running at one-half in 0drd9i ar)2:nift:yts normal rate?

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  A spaceship takes a nonste4r smueg 1ugq3 .4)qoop 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 on4e.m1u g)rq3seq go4u the Earth?

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  A set of twins, Andrewa7mlqgs+hu ,*ih hy8;i/jfcq6* t6 oa and Courtney, are initially 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 for five years (as measured by Courtney), then turns sfh +gol/j* 66h,wmqt*;i 8iyhua c 7qaround 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 a space trip with a speziy/se-pdox1 *tfkez 7 ;z.k+ed of 0.80c for 30 years according to a clock on the spaceship. Upon returning to the Earth, what is his owe;-i * zek+kp7ztfdy .z/xso1 n age and the age of the Earth-based twin brother?

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  A meter stick is moving toward you with a sp o-c ch/sr56jpeed of 0.80c. What is its length?

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  How fast would a rocket ship have to move to contralu+*ij) )bz nj. rd3unct to half of its proper lengthlbr jj)i3n .d+unzu *) (as observed by a stationary object)?

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  The length of a spaceship is 10 m when it is at rest. If the spaceship travegev 4gh q7 vonx,(.gv0ls by you with a speed of 0.70c, what length dogv(h7gex,gvn o 04q .ves it appear to you?

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  The closest star to our solar system is Aj+y- 3cp(y;sne w xfd8l gpm8hb, 1 /brk+7fynlpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earts( jgyr7np8l8n/-3+x hy1f pdmbc, key;+fbwh 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 is Alpha Centauri, which i cvt;0*serk*jvjp4u-+olzl 3s 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travels toward the star. How much timsvjlzcre *kjp 3 4o-*lu0;t+ve would elapse on a clock on board the spaceship?

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  The closest star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri,2pylhnur0j c k17u6 v1 which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c clyn1vu6 p u 2k107jrhrelative to the Earth travels toward the star. How much time would elapse on a clock on the Earth?

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  An electron is travel*jw -ep yh8 l;*(z:wbdfr:/a5yzl fn bing 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 an wo)(oyv,c ,o proton if its mass is twice its rest mass?

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  If the velocity of your spaceship goes from 0.3 c to 0.6 c, then your mqq186ejnubq 5-scr)c vwlnt 0(z:w i7ass will increase bw qs:tc n8nq1(ce6 rqv-5ljb)7u0zwiy

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  What is the momentum s/nxpf*0a;ody td6 ffjn;/r:z4 u+nnin $kg \cdot m/s$ of a proton when it is moving with a speed of 0.60c?

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  During a reaction, an element lod.mwsqk; uop+ctmq u+17 y45hses $4.8 \times 10^{-28} \; kg$ 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 of material oaut: vdf59ovm1 n 5h:was lost during a reacti5a9nvo: t o:u mfvd1h5on?

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  The amount of energy equiva1ubdj r;rh 1q,t1 n7tclent to two kilogram of mass at rest is

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  The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki in 1945 killed 140,0k9wzsqh a kd5.d01 s.f00 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 to energy when this took place? (1000 t0zk9ddqswh.a.ks5 1f ons 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 its total energy. What is the h48)r ugdy j 9w/*zrarspeed of the wgdazjr / 98h u)ry4r*proton?

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  The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of its total energy. What is the mom3nqg8k. * a5/d ozuamry,y8 w szclt7 4e+acz(entum .ak8+*lo yu ya7zcaeznz 835t/drg4mc( qs,w in $kg \cdot m/s$ of the proton?

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  What energy is released (in MeV) during a rea/z8w ahih h+:fbdd75 iut x:j;ction in which $1.67 \times 10^{-25} \; kg$ of material is converted to energy?

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  How much mass is lost during a reaction in whij6u)3 hqhpy.jch $1.7 \times 10^{8} \; MeV$ of energy is released?

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  What is the total energy of an cda r nm)j9+2k8sdy ,oxufol:8th(24 nosty, electron moving with a speed of 0.95c?

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  How many joules of energy are required to accelerate one.nyvqymz7nv:w 1l,8 x kilogram of mass from rest to a velocity of 0.8667l vnyxv1q zn:w.y,m8 c?

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  In a nuclear plant, dowr4 n3em *j-9 eeqro/)uu.i$1017$ 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 faozbycswe9mn5 fg74h2 )5j; nn ctor has its mass increased with respect to its rejn9n b fye mz5w4o) c;5g7ns2hst mass?

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  You are in a rocket traveling away from3h:3pnld ilx-8qcnl . the Sun at 0.95c. You measure the speed of light from the Sun tolx3pc:lhi8 lnq3-. nd be

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  Two spaceships are trsz:t d5.m s4h, i)zwcmkj p)id8gf..l aveling through space at 0.60 c relative to the Earth. If the ships are headed dir8ipf:mlsjczk d)hgwmd) t z.,s. .54i ectly toward each other, what is their approach velocity, as measured by a person on either craft?

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  A fast spaceship is traveling with a speed 9ws 87nm1.jqxxhr9mk2xc n b6p4m6chof 0.80c. How fast would light travel from the headlights of the ship relativexr987m 2xhbkw.c cj4mx 6 9qmpn16 snh to a stationary observer?

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  A spaceship moves awedz zy6d5 vs g:zb) r9suw41uhl2x0 t.ay from the Earth with a speed of 0.80c. The spaceship then fires a missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocizdx6s szlhb4 tw r.d 2:u)y09e5z1guvty 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 y*j58 isua62 xh- 5m1vsjismma speed of 0.80c. The spaceship then fires a missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocity of the missile measured by observers on the Earth if the missile is fired toward the Earthsvh6- ix8u imm a*jys51 s5j2m?

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