Time dilation (AQA A-Level Physics): Quizzes
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What is time dilation according to special relativity?
What is time dilation according to special relativity?
Time runs at different rates in different frames
In which type of reference frames does time dilation occur?
In which type of reference frames does time dilation occur?
Inertial frames only
How does time pass for an observer in motion relative to a stationary observer?
How does time pass for an observer in motion relative to a stationary observer?
Time passes slower
What is proper time () in time dilation?
What is proper time () in time dilation?
Time experienced by the stationary observer
What is dilated time () compared to proper time ()?
What is dilated time () compared to proper time ()?
Longer than proper time
In the time dilation formula, what does represent?
In the time dilation formula, what does represent?
Speed of light
Lucy travels at for 1 hour by her clock. How much time passes on Earth?
Lucy travels at for 1 hour by her clock. How much time passes on Earth?
About 2.3 hours
What provides practical evidence for time dilation?
What provides practical evidence for time dilation?
Muon decay experiments
In the muon experiment, what was the muon speed and half-life at rest?
In the muon experiment, what was the muon speed and half-life at rest?
and
Which muon decay prediction matched the observed 80 muons/s at detector 2?
Which muon decay prediction matched the observed 80 muons/s at detector 2?
With time dilation: 76 muons/s