As a Spaceship Moving Toward You at Half the Speed

question 27

Multiple Choice

As a spaceship moving toward you at half the speed of light fires a probe toward you, relative to itself at 0.7 the speed of light, you see the probe approaching at about

• A)0.70c.
• B)0.87c.
• C)0.89c.
• D)0.92c.
• E)0.96c.

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Definitions:

Glucose

An elementary sugar critical for energy in living organisms and a key element of many carbohydrate compounds.

Principle Sugar

The primary type of sugar that is prevalent or most important within a particular context, such as glucose in human blood.

Nucleotides

Organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or building blocks, of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, composed of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups.

Sugars

Sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, essential for energy source in living organisms, and come in various forms including glucose, fructose, and sucrose, commonly found in fruits, vegetables, and honey.