Consider a Planet at Rest and a Spaceship That Whizzes

question 16

Multiple Choice

Consider a planet at rest and a spaceship that whizzes past the planet at high speed.An observer on the planet sees a contracted spaceship,while an observer on the spaceship sees

• A)a contracted planet.
• B)an expanded planet.
• C)a normal planet.
• D)could be contracted or expanded depending on the direction of travel

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