7. Question 7 True or false: Time dilation and other strange consequences of the theory of relativity are actual, real-world phenomena. 1 point True False
6. Question 6 What is Einstein’s equivalence principle? 1 point That the special theory of relativity is equivalent to the general theory of relativity. That an accelerated frame of…
5. Question 5 If Alice travels to the center of the galaxy at a speed very close to the speed of light, what would she see with her eyes (assuming…
4. Question 4 True or false: The Kauffman episode shows that the impact of a “crucial” experiment on supporting or refuting a theory is often less than assumed. 1 point…
2. Question 2 When nuclear fusion occurs, energy is released because: 1 point The sum of the masses of the product nuclei (and other products) is less than the…
1. Question 1 If Alice travels from Earth to the center of the galaxy in ten (10) years, and the distance to the center of the galaxy in the Earth…
9. Question 9 In the twin paradox example done in lecture, just after Alice leaves the star on her return trip (and she’s back up to her cruising speed of…
5. Question 5 In the lecture on “Spaceships on a rope,” the reason that the rope breaks according to the perspective of the stationary observer (A) is: 1 point …
10. Question 10 In the twin paradox example done in lecture, how does Alice explain the fact that when she returns, Bob has aged more than she has, even though…
7. Question 7 In the twin paradox example done in lecture, it seems that Alice’s and Bob’s situations should be parallel or symmetric to each other. That is, Bob observes…
