Additional Questions Question 1 - A trip to a black hole From Mysteries of Deep Space, PBS Online, Public Broadcasting Service America These questions are based on a futuristic exploration of humans to a black hole 10,000 light years away. A great revision for Newton’s Laws of Motion, density, circular motion, laws of universal gravitation, escape velocity and time dilation. Additional Interactive Activities Activity 1 - Michelson-Morley experiment Physics Flashlets, Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Virginia, United States This interactive is a simple simulation of the Michelson-Morley setup. Students can change the aether speed and observe what effect aether wind would hypothetically have on the speed of light. Directions: Click the Play button on the right side to observe the experiment without aether. Increase the aether speed on the bottom left to max and click play again. Adjust the angle of the aether by clicking the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons on the right and click play. Activity 2 - Michelson-Morley interferometer in motion Faculty of Physics and Engineering, Santa Barbara City College, California, United States This interactive compares the positions of the wavefronts of light in a Michelson-Morley interferometer when stationary to when moving at a certain velocity. Activity 3 - A slower speed of light (game) MIT Game Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, United States This a downloadable game built to visualise what occurs when travelling at relativistic speeds. These effects include:
Additional Questions Question 1 - A trip to a black hole From Mysteries of Deep Space, PBS Online, Public Broadcasting Service America These questions are based on a futuristic exploration of humans to a black hole 10,000 light years away. A great revision for Newton’s Laws of Motion, density, circular motion, laws of universal gravitation, escape velocity and time dilation. Additional Interactive Activities Activity 1 - Michelson-Morley experiment Physics Flashlets, Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Virginia, United States This interactive is a simple simulation of the Michelson-Morley setup. Students can change the aether speed and observe what effect aether wind would hypothetically have on the speed of light. Directions: Click the Play button on the right side to observe the experiment without aether. Increase the aether speed on the bottom left to max and click play again. Adjust the angle of the aether by clicking the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons on the right and click play. Activity 2 - Michelson-Morley interferometer in motion Faculty of Physics and Engineering, Santa Barbara City College, California, United States This interactive compares the positions of the wavefronts of light in a Michelson-Morley interferometer when stationary to when moving at a certain velocity. Activity 3 - A slower speed of light (game) MIT Game Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, United States This a downloadable game built to visualise what occurs when travelling at relativistic speeds. These effects include:
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