An Astronaut on the Space Shuttle Traveling at a Speed

question 60

Multiple Choice

An astronaut on the space shuttle traveling at a speed of 0.70 c is holding a meter stick parallel to the direction of motion.If an observer on Earth could observe the meter stick,what length of the meter stick would he measure?

• A)0.71 m
• B)1.0 m
• C)1.2 m
• D)1.8 m
• E)2.1 m

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