Which of the following inertial reference frames are proper frames for the two events listed? Choose all that apply. O RED FRAME: A stationary particle decayed in 8 us. Event A was when it came into being (when it was 'born') & event B was when it decayed (when it 'died'). QORANGE FRAME: Event C happened at (8 m, 6 m, -9 m) and event D happened at (8 m, 6 m, -8 m). O YELLOW FRAME: The distance between where event E occurred and where event F occurred was 0 m. O GREEN FRAME: A rocket was traveling at a constant velocity when it passed through a stationary tunnel. Event G was the front of the rocket entering the tunnel and event H was the tail of the rocket entering the tunnel. O BLUE FRAME: A stationary rocket was engulfed by a hollow cylinder that was moving at a constant velocity. Event J was the front of the rocket entering the cylinder and event K was the tail of the rocket entering the cylinder.

Which of the following inertial reference frames are proper frames for the two events listed? Choose all that apply. O RED FRAME: A stationary particle decayed in 8 us. Event A was when it came into being (when it was 'born') & event B was when it decayed (when it 'died'). QORANGE FRAME: Event C happened at (8 m, 6 m, -9 m) and event D happened at (8 m, 6 m, -8 m). O YELLOW FRAME: The distance between where event E occurred and where event F occurred was 0 m. O GREEN FRAME: A rocket was traveling at a constant velocity when it passed through a stationary tunnel. Event G was the front of the rocket entering the tunnel and event H was the tail of the rocket entering the tunnel. O BLUE FRAME: A stationary rocket was engulfed by a hollow cylinder that was moving at a constant velocity. Event J was the front of the rocket entering the cylinder and event K was the tail of the rocket entering the cylinder.

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Chapter9: Relativity

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