What transformation is used to change perspectives in spacetime?

Understanding Lorentz Transformations and Relativistic Velocities

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Einstein transformation
Newtonian transformation
Lorentz transformation
Galilean transformation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does light appear to move from any moving perspective?
At twice the speed of light
At half the speed of light
At the speed of light
At a variable speed
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when you add a speed to the speed of light?
It doubles the speed
It becomes zero
It exceeds the speed of light
It remains the speed of light
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the intuitive but incorrect way to add velocities in relativity?
Dividing them
Simply adding them
Multiplying them
Subtracting them
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the maximum speed that can be achieved according to relativity?
Twice the speed of light
The speed of light
Half the speed of light
Any speed
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Lorentz transformation do to worldlines in spacetime?
Flips them over
Compresses them to a point
Rotates them within 45° lines
Stretches them infinitely
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What equation describes the speed of an object from a different perspective?
v = v' * u / c²
v = u - c
v = (v' + u) / (1 + v'u/c²)
v = u + c
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