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Nelson Physics 12 Chapter 11 solutions
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Copyright © 2012 Nelson Education Ltd. Chapter 11: Relativity 11.1-1
Section 11.1: The Special Theory of Relativity
Mini Investigation: Understanding Frames of Reference, page 576
Answers may vary. Sample answers:
A. The speed of the ball is greater when the person tossing the ball walks forward. The
speed appears to be the sum of the speed at which the ball is tossed and the speed of the
person tossing the ball.
B. The speed of the ball was even faster when the student throwing the ball walked
forward more quickly. This supports what we inferred in Question A.
C. When the student throwing the ball walked slowly backward, the speed decreased. The
decrease occurred because the person tossing the ball was moving away from the catcher.
D. Yes, if you know the speed of an object in one inertial reference frame, you can
determine its speed in another inertial reference frame, at least at the slow speeds used in
this investigation. We can determine the speed of the ball if we know the speed in the
catcher’s inertial frame and the speed of the pitcher relative to the catcher. When we
change this relative speed between the two inertial frames, we can determine the speed of
the ball in the new inertial frame.
Section 11.1 Questions, page 579
1. Answers may vary. Sample answers:
(a) The three most natural reference frames to use would be: 1) a frame moving alongside
the skater at the same velocity; 2) a frame fixed on the deck of the boat; and, 3) a frame
fixed on the shoreline.
(b) For reference frame 1 in part (a), the student on skates would not be moving along,
just moving in place. But the boat would be moving at constant speed, as would the
shoreline (unless the skater’s velocity relative to the boat was equal but opposite to the
velocity of the boat relative to the shoreline). For reference frame 2, the skater would be
moving along, the shoreline would be moving past, but the boat would appear fixed in
place. For reference frame 3, the skater would appear to be moving with velocity equal to
the vector sum of the boat’s velocity relative to the shoreline and the skater’s velocity
relative to the boat. In this inertial frame, the boat would appear to be moving past the
shoreline, but the shoreline would appear fixed.
2. (a) An inertial frame of reference moves at constant velocity, whereas a non-inertial
frame accelerates (i.e., its velocity changes).
(b) Answers may vary. Sample answer:
Two examples of an inertial frame of reference being at rest on the ground and being in
an airplane cruising at constant altitude, with a fixed direction and fixed speed.
Two examples of a non-inertial frame of reference are being in a car accelerating from a
traffic light and being on a merry-go-round at a carnival.
3. (a) According to special relativity, the astronaut would measure the speed of light
to be c.
(b) The speed of the light measured by a person on Earth would equal c.
4. (a) Lutaaq would see Gabor’s ball follow a parabolic arc and Gabor moving along
underneath the ball. The ball would be seen to fall directly into Gabor’s hand.
(b) Gabor would see the same thing that Lutaaq had seen, that is, Lutaaq’s ball following
a parabolic arc and Lutaaq moving along underneath the ball, having the ball land in her
hand.
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