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Suppose you have a time-keeping device that always reads precisely 12:00 when the Sun crosses your meridian. What kind of time is this clock keeping?
 
  A) mean solar time
  B) standard time
  C) apparent solar time
  D) universal time

Question 2

Use the appropriate relativity formula given in the text to answer the following: Isabella is moving by you at a speed of 0.8c. While 1 minute passes on your watch, how much time will you see pass on her watch?
 
  A) 36 seconds
  B) 1 minute
  C) 48 seconds
  D) 100 seconds



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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