Albert Einstein
Special Relativity
General Relativity
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What year was Einstein Born?
1879
100
What is a reference frame?
It is any point from which someone or something can act as an observer.
100
True or False. All the laws of nature have a different form for observers in any frame of reference, whether accelerated or not.
False. All the laws of nature have the SAME form for observers in any frame of reference, whether accelerated or not.
200
What classes did he do best in?(Only need 1 out of 3)
Physics, mathematics, or violin
200
True or False? The laws of physics are different in all reference frames.
False. The laws of physics are the same in all reference frames.
200
Are the laws of physics the same in all reference frames?
Yes
300
What careers did einstein try.( Only need 1 of 3)
Tutor, Publist or Author, Patent Examiner
300
What are the two things is the speed of light's measured value independent of?
The motion of the observer or of the motion of the source of light.
300
True or False? General relativity is about inertial reference frames.
False. General relativity is about NON-INERTIAL reference frames.
400
Einstein published four papers on his work. Which won a nobel prize?
His first on the quantum theory of light.
400
True or False? The speed of light is constant no matter what.
True.
400
What are gravitational waves?
Ripples that travel outward from the gravitational sources at the speed of light
500
What town did Einstein move to during the second world war in New Jersey?
Princeton
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Why is it called "special" relativity?
It is "special" because it applied the theory of relativity only to the unique case of inertial reference frames.
500
What is the principle of equivalence?
Within the surrounding area of any given point, a gravitational field is equal to an accelerated frame of reference in the absence of gravitational effects.
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