FINALS - SPECIAL RELATIVITY

Question 1

refers to the study of how various
observers measure a similar event.

Answer 1

Relativity

Question 2

Two main postulates govern special relativity—both of which are concerned with objects moving with respect to an __________, or are undergoing uniform motion
(non-accelerating and non-rotating) _____ to one another.

Answer 2

inertial frame of reference

relative

Question 3

The first postulate, also known as the
__________________states that “the laws
of physics (including thermodynamics, optics,
and electromagnetism, among others) are
similar in all inertial frames of reference.”

Answer 3

“principle of relativity”

Question 4

what is the mathematical expression of the
second postulate.

Answer 4

E = mc2

Question 5

It implies that ____ and _____ are the same quantities and
are interchangeable.

Answer 5

energy and mass

Question 6

(used in nuclear reactors and atomic bombs)

Answer 6

nuclear fission

Question 7

(the process powering stars like the Sun),

Answer 7

nuclear fusion

Question 8

_________ explains post-Newtonian physical
concepts and is based on two of the most important
scientific discoveries of the 20th century: ___ and ______

Answer 8

Modern physics

quantum
mechanics and relativity.

Question 9

______ is concerned with objects moving with
respect to an inertial frame of reference, or are
undergoing uniform motion (non-accelerating and
non-rotating) relative to one another.

Answer 9

Special relativity