A Student Is on Mars Standing on the Gangplank of a Spaceship

question 149

Multiple Choice

A student is on Mars standing on the gangplank of a spaceship when she sees an identical spaceship go past Mars at 90% of the speed of light. When she looks closely at this spaceship, how does it compare with her own spaceship?

• A) The moving spaceship appears to be shorter than hers, and time on it appears to move more slowly than on her ship.
• B) The moving spaceship appears to be shorter than hers, and time on it appears to move more quickly than on her ship.
• C) The moving spaceship appears to be longer than hers, and time on it appears to move more quickly than on her ship.
• D) The moving spaceship appears to be longer than hers, and time on it appears to move more slowly than on her ship.

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