How Fast Would a Rocket Have to Move Past a Ground

question 23

Multiple Choice

How fast would a rocket have to move past a ground observer if the latter were to observe a 3.0% length shrinkage in the rocket length? (c = 3.00 * 10⁸ m/s)

• A) 1.2 * 10⁸ m/s
• B) 0.60 * 10⁸ m/s
• C) 0.73 * 10⁸ m/s
• D) 0.12 * 10⁸ m/s

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals in the nervous system that transmit signals from one neuron to another, playing key roles in mood regulation, thought processes, and physical functions.

Synaptic Vesicles

Membrane-bound sacs within a neuron that store neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic cleft during synaptic transmission.

Synaptic Space

The small gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron, through which neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals.