If You Were in a Spaceship Traveling at a Speed

question 20

Multiple Choice

If you were in a spaceship traveling at a speed close to the speed of light (with respect to Earth) you would notice that

• A)some of your physical dimensions were smaller than normal.
• B)your mass is different than normal.
• C)your pulse rate is different than normal.
• D)None of these effects occur.
• E)More than one of these effects occur.

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Definitions:

Vertebrate Lung

A respiratory organ found in vertebrates that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment.

Fishes

Aquatic, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits, often featuring scales, fins, and diverse forms and life histories.

Amphibians

A class of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, characterized by a life cycle that usually involves a transition from water to land.

Homo Sapiens

Species name of modern humans.