Special Relativity Quiz True or False

1. According to Isaac Newton, time is: -> absolute
2. We run one mile in 8 minutes. What is our velocity relative to the side of the road? ->
3. We measure the speed of light while traveling at the speed of sound .What speed of light do we measure? ->
4. Which statement best describes the phenomenon known as time dilation? -> Because moving clocks run fast, time slows down for an observer at rest.
5. Length contraction occurs because: -> The ether contracts moving objects, as predicted by Hendrik Lorentz.
6. A sphere of light expands with a radius of: -> r2 = x2 + y2 + z2 + (ct)2
7. What interval never changes between two frames of reference? -> A time interval
8. 2) Which sentence below doesn't belong to Einstein's special theory of relativity? -> The speed of light is constant.
9. According to special relativity, why is it impossible surpass the speed of light? -> Because the momentum of an object would decrease to infinity
10. 4) According to special relativity, is it possible to time travel? -> Yes, but only at relativistic speeds, and not into the past

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