Captain Jirk Reports to Headquarters That He Left the Planet

question 10

Multiple Choice

Captain Jirk reports to headquarters that he left the planet Senesca 1.88 × 104 seconds earlier. Headquarters sends back the message: "Was that spaceship proper time?" It will be spaceship proper time if it was

• A)measured by one clock fixed at one spot on Senesca.
• B)measured by one clock fixed at one spot on the spaceship.
• C)measured by a clock on Senesca at departure and by a clock on the spaceship when reporting.
• D)measured by a clock on the spaceship when departing and by a clock on Senesca when reporting.
• E)calculated by dividing the distance from Senesca according to Senesca by the speed of the spaceship.

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Fractions

Mathematical expressions representing divisions of whole numbers, often used to describe parts of a whole.

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Numbers consisting of an integer and a fraction combined, representing the sum of both parts.

Lowest Terms

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Fractions

Mathematical expressions representing parts of a whole or a ratio between two quantities.