Time Dilation Quiz

Time Dilation Quiz

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This short quiz is part of the ECS Honors Physics Short Course on Relativity and uses the Lorentz transformation to solve time dilation problems.

Lorentz Transformation: Gamma = 1 / [1 - v2/c2]

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  1. 1

    A muon has a lifetime of 2.2E-8 s in its own rest frame. If it travels with a speed of 0.95c, how far will it travel before it decays?

  2. 2

    A meter stick flies by with an apparent length of 60 cm. What is its velocity (in m/s)?

  3. 3

    Two space ships approach each other with velocities of 0.9c. According to an observer on the space ship, what is the velocity of the other ship (in m/s)?

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