Chapter 27 Reading Quiz

1. Chapter 27Reading Quiz Dr. Harold Williams

2. Reading Quiz • In relativity, the Galilean velocity transformations are replaced by the __________ velocity transformations. • Lorentz • Einstein • Newton • Poincaré Slide 27-6

3. Answer • In relativity, the Galilean velocity transformations are replaced by the __________ velocity transformations. • Lorentz • Einstein • Newton • Poincaré Slide 27-7

4. Reading Quiz • A physical activity that takes place at a definite point in space and time is called a(n) ______ • moment. • instant. • event. • incident. Slide 27-8

5. Answer • A physical activity that takes place at a definite point in space and time is called a(n) ______ • moment. • instant. • event. • incident. Slide 27-9

6. Reading Quiz • Which of these topics was not discussed in this chapter? • Teleportation • Simultaneity • Time dilation • Length contraction Slide 27-10

7. Answer • Which of these topics was not discussed in this chapter? • Teleportation • Simultaneity • Time dilation • Length contraction Slide 27-11

8. Reading Quiz • 4. Proper time is • the time calculated with the correct relativistic expression. • the longest possible time interval between two events. • a time interval that can be measured by a single clock. • the time measured by a light clock. • not discussed in Chapter 27. Slide 27-12

9. Answer • 4. Proper time is • the time calculated with the correct relativistic expression. • the longest possible time interval between two events. • a time interval that can be measured by a single clock. • the time measured by a light clock. • not discussed in Chapter 27. Slide 27-13