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Quarter 2 – Module 14:

The Consequences of the
Postulates of Special Relativity
Theory
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 Physical Science
Quarter 2 – Module 14:
The Consequences of the
Postulates of Special Relativity
Theory
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the postulates of Special Relativity Theory.

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 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Who is the famous scientist that proposed the Special Relativity

Theory?
a. Galileo Galilei
b. Albert Einstein
c. Isaac Newton
d. James Maxwell

2. What is the approximate value of the speed of light?

a. 30,000 km/s
b. 4.0 x 104 km/s
c. 3.0 x 105 km/s
d. 400,000 km/s

3. It is a physical happening with respect to an observer’s perspective.

a. An event
b. An observer
c. A reference
d. A constant velocity

4. A special type of reference frame which means that the observer on it

is at rest and not accelerating.
a. momentum reference frame
b. moving reference frame
c. inertial reference frame
d. non-inertial reference frame

5. A postulate of the Special Relativity Theory where it is assumed that

the laws of Physics are the same everywhere.
a. The Relativity Postulate
b. The Special Postulate
c. The Speed of Light Postulate
d. The Inertial Postulate

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6. A postulate of the Special Relativity Theory where it is assumed that
the value of the speed of light is always the same in a vacuum.
a. The Relativity Postulate
b. The Special Postulate
c. The Speed of Light Postulate
d. The Inertial Postulate

7. This is a concept that states that events happening simultaneously

for two different observers cannot happen.
a. Length contraction
b. Time dilation
c. Relativity of simultaneity
d. Mass-energy equivalence

8. Two observers, one from Earth, and another from a spaceship

travelling at constant speed experience time differently. What do you
call this apparent time difference?
a. time dilation
b. time contraction
c. length dilation
d. length contraction

9. Two observers, one from Earth, and another from a spaceship is

travelling at a constant speed to another cosmic body outside our
Solar System. The two observers have a different perception on how
far the distance to the other planet. What do you call this effect?
a. length dilation
b. length contraction
c. length expansion
d. length assimilation

10. Two observers, one on a plane and one on the ground. The observer
on the ground noted that two lightning struck two trees at the same
time, but the observer on a plane noticed that the two lightning did
not struck at the same time. What do you call this effect?

a. relativity of simultaneity
b. length dilation
c. lime contraction
d. cosmic speed limit

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11. Albert Einstein’s formula that says that every mass has an equal
amount of energy.

a. Law of Conservation of Mass

b. Law of Conservation of Energy
c. Planck-Einstein relation
d. Mass-energy equivalence

12. What is the cosmic speed limit equal to?

a. the speed of light

b. Planck’s Constant
c. 9.81 m/s2
d. 3.0 x 104 km/s

13. The distance of a habitable planet from Earth is 10 light-years. How

would that distance look to an astronaut travelling in space at a
constant?

a. greater than 10 light-years

b. equal to 10 light-years
c. less than 10 light-years
d. equal to zero

14. Why the speed of light is can never be attained?

a. fuels will not burn at this speed

b. it would take an infinite amount of energy
c. no amount of material can handle this speed
d. None of the above

15. If a spaceship hypothetically reached the speed of light, what would

happen to time on that travelling ship?

a. greater than normal time

b. equal to normal time
c. lesser than normal time
d. not moving

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Lesson The Consequences of the
1 Postulates of
Special Relativity Theory

The Special Relativity Theory is was developed by

Albert Einstein in 1905. This theory explains how
time and space are connected for objects travelling
at uniform velocity. Objects moving and
approaching the speed of light, which is commonly
denoted as c, and is approximately 300,000 km/s,
is one of the aspects that concerns Special
Relativity Theory.

What’s In

In the previous modules, we have discussed Newton’s Laws and worked with
different speeds that we experience in our everyday life. In this module, we
will be dealing with far greater speeds. And as we go along the module, we
will learn that as an object approaches the speed of light, strange things
start to happen.

Notes to the Teacher

Remind the learners that in this lesson, they are dealing with the
ultimate speed that is known to man – the speed of light. To have
a better understanding of how fast the speed of light really is, tell
them that if the circumference of Earth is 40,000 km, then light
would travel the Earth more than 7 times per second!

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 What’s New

Activity 1.1 The Twin Paradox

Read the story and write a 3 to 5 sentence reaction about it. Write your
answer in a separate piece of paper.

The Twin Paradox

John and Paul are identical twin brothers. Growing up, they have the same
sets of everything. They even have the same clock that ticks at the same
time. John grew up to be an astronaut and Paul grew up to be a scientist.
John became an exceptional astronaut and participated in a space mission
that searched for signals of other habitable planets outside the solar system.
John’s space shuttle reached the edges of the solar system, which is about
4.3 light-years away from Earth in 5 years and then travelled back to Earth
in another 5 years, flying non-stop at constant velocity. Meanwhile, Paul
turned out to be a great physicist back on Earth.

After 10 years of in space, and about 8.6 light-years in distance travelled,

John’s shuttle finally landed on Earth. The twin’s parents were shocked to
find out that their identical twin is not identical anymore! Paul looked like
he aged more when compared to John. To add to their parent’s disbelief,
John and Paul laughed it off, as if they expected what happened.

Speculate what happened to the identical twins. Is this scenario possible?

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 What is It

Key Concepts

Relativity of
simultaneity

Cosmic speed
limit Time dilation

Special Relativity
Theory

Mass-energy Length contraction

equivalence

The Special Relativity Theory

Special Relativity Theory is a theory which predicts how events are

measured with various observers who are in motion with respect to an
event. An “event” is just a physical happening, e.g., exploding firecrackers,
a passing rocket, or a flash of light.

What’s so “special” about the Special Relativity Theory? It is because each

observers’ reference frame, or perspective, is a special type of reference
frame called inertial reference frame. This means that the observer is at
rest and not accelerating from the observers’ perspective.

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For example:

 Observer A is sitting on a train station. Observer A’s position is an

inertial reference frame because he/she is at rest or does not move
from his/her perspective.
 Observer B is sitting on a train approaching the train station with
constant velocity. Observer B’s position is still an inertial reference
frame because although the train is moving, it is not accelerating, or
not gaining or losing speed.
But are they not truly moving? In this case, the answer is yes, because in
Special Relativity Theory, the effect of gravity, the Earth’s rotation, and its
revolution around the sun is neglected.

The Special Relativity Theory has two postulates or assumptions:

1. The Relativity Postulate, where it is assumed that the laws of
physics are the same in all inertial reference.
2. The Speed of Light Postulate, where it is assumed that the speed of
light in a vacuum is always the same.

Consequences of The Postulates of Special Relativity Theory

1. Relativity of Simultaneity
The relativity of simultaneity is a concept in Special Relativity Theory which
says that if two events are separated in space or position, it is absolutely
impossible for the two events to occur simultaneously for two observers. Two
lightning may strike the front and back end of a moving train at the same
time from an observer inside the trains’ perspective, but for an observer
outside the train, the lightning strike may not occur at the same time. This
concept can be illustrated using one of Albert Einstein’s famous thought
experiment. Imagine a moving train with lightbulb in the exact middle of its
roof. There are two observers observing this event. Observer A inside the
train, and Observer B outside the train.

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As the Observer A switches on the light, the time it takes for the light from
the bulb to reach both the front and the backdoor is the same, since the
speed of light, c, is constant. If we denote that the light reaching the
backdoor as Event 1, and the light reaching the front door as Event 2, it can
be concluded that the amount of time it took for light to reach Event 1 and 2
is the same, relative to Observer A inside the train.

But as Observer B outside watches the train move from left to right, the
backdoor of the train is moving towards the light source, and the front door
is moving away from the light source. Therefore, it can be concluded that the
time it will take for the light to reach Event 2 will be shorter than the time it
will take to reach Event 2, relative to Observer B outside the train.

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For both observers, there is only a single event happening. For Observer A,
Event 1 and 2 are simultaneous, but for Observer B, they are not. This is
the principle of the Relativity of Simultaneity. An event is only simultaneous
for an observer, but not necessarily simultaneous for another observer.

2. Time Dilation
Time dilation is the apparent difference in the time interval between two
events as measured by two clocks. Albert Einstein concluded that the faster
you move through space, the slower one moves through time. This concept
is best demonstrated through another thought experiment.

There are two observers, A and B. Observer A is inside a spaceship travelling

at a constant speed through space, while Observer B is at rest on Earth.
Observer A has a “light clock,” which is composed of a ball of light bouncing
from a lower mirror to an upper mirror. For Observer A, the ball of light is
moving vertically, and the time it takes for the ball of light to come from the
lower glass to the upper glass and then back to the lower glass can be
referred to as Δt0, or the proper time.

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But from the perspective of Observer B from Earth, since the spaceship is
moving at a constant velocity v, the path travelled by the light is not vertical,
but will have a horizontal component to it. The time interval for the ball of
light to travel from the lower mirror to the upper mirror and back to the
lower mirror from the perspective of Observer B can be denoted as Δt, or the
dilated time.

The relationship between the two time intervals can be computed using the
formula
𝜟𝒕𝟎
Δt = 𝟐
√𝟏−𝒗
𝟐
𝒄

where Δt = dilated time interval/ time interval from Observer B’s perspective
Δt0 = proper time interval/ time interval from Observer A’s perspective
v = the velocity of the moving object, in this case, the spaceship
c = speed of light at 300,000 km/s

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For example, the Observer A’s ship is moving constantly at 80% speed of
light, or 0.8c. We can compute how long is 1 year on that spaceship
compared to one year on Earth. Plugging in the values and computing for Δt,
𝟏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓
Δt = 𝟐
√𝟏−(𝟎.𝟖𝒄)
𝒄𝟐

Δt = 1.67 years

This shows that 1 year on Earth will be an equivalent of 1.67 years on that
spaceship.

3. Length Contraction
Length contraction is the phenomenon in which an observer at rest would
observe a moving object’s length to be shorter than its proper length. In
everyday lives, length contraction, just like time dilation, is negligible.

For this concept, we will use another example. A ship is travelling from
Earth to another planet. We will look at this event again, at the perspective
of Observer A on the ship, and the perspective of Observer B on Earth. The
distance between Earth and the other planet is L0, which we will refer to as
the proper length as observed by Observer B. The Observer B on Earth
observes the ship moving at a constant velocity, v. On the perspective of
Observer A on the ship, distance between Earth and the other planet will be
different, and will be denoted as L, which is the contracted length of the
journey, as observed by Observer A. The relationship between L and L0, is
given by the equation:

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 𝒗 𝟐
L = L0 √ 𝟏 − 𝒄 𝟐

where: L = contracted length/length from the perspective of Observer B

L0 = proper length/length from the perspective of Observer A
v = speed of the ship
c = speed of light, (300,000 km/s)

For example, the proper length of the distance between Earth and the planet
is 10 light-years, as observed from Earth, and a ship is moving at a constant
velocity of 80% speed of light, or 0.8c. The contracted length, or the distance
from Earth to the planet, as observed from the ship, can be computed as

(𝟎.𝟖𝒄) 𝟐
L = 10 light-years √𝟏 − 𝒄𝟐

L = 6 light-years

This shows that for the observer on Earth, the distance between Earth and
the planet is 10 light-years, but it would seem only 6 light-years for the
observers on the ship.

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 4. Mass-energy Equivalence
One of Albert Einstein’s most famous equation, the mass-energy
equivalence, is the principle which concludes that anything that has a mass
also has an equal amount of energy.

E = mc2

where E = energy
m = mass
c = speed of light
Since the value of c is very large, this equation implies that everything that
has mass, even those at rest, have inherent energies (kinetic energy,
chemical energy, mechanical energy, nuclear energy, etc.) in them. These
energies can be harnessed to do work, such as lighting a bulb, or to run an
engine.
This equation also confirms that the speed of light is the absolute and
ultimate speed because this speed can never be attained or surpassed by
any massive object, for reasons that are fundamental to physics.

5. Cosmic Speed Limit

For centuries, scientists thought that speed has no limit. But Albert
Einstein showed that in fact that there is a speed limit, and it is the speed of
light in a vacuum. Based on his calculations, as an object travels faster, the
more massive it needs to be. And as objects become more massive, more
energy will be required for it to move faster. Therefore, it will take an infinite
amount of energy for an object to reach the speed of light.

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 What’s More

Activity 1.2 The Twin Paradox Redux

Re-read the story on Activity 1.1 The Twin Paradox and answer the following
questions in a separate piece of paper.

1. Armed with the knowledge that you have gained from the discussion,
explain why John looked younger than Paul when the twin’s parents
saw them after John’s ship landed back to Earth

2. Determine how long 1 year is in John’s ship from Paul’s perspective if

John’s ship is constantly flying at 90% speed of light.

3. Paul knew from his studies that the distance from the Earth to the
outer reaches of the Solar System is 4.3 light-years. What is this
distance from John’s perspective?

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Activity 1.3 Special Relativity Theory Crossword Puzzle

On a separate piece of paper, answer the following crossword puzzle about

Special Relativity Theory.

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Across Down
1. No two events happen at 2. An observer perceives length differently
the same time for two while moving at constant speed due to the
observers is the principle of length _______.
________
3. The scientist who proposed the Special
5. _______ is a special type Relativity Theory
of reference where an
observer does not accelerate 4. Time _____ is the difference in time
experience by an observer moving at a
constant speed.
6. As the mass of an object becomes
massive, the energy needed to move it
becomes ______.
7. _____ is equal to the mass multiplied by
the square of the speed of light
8. The fastest speed known to man is
equal to the speed of _______.

What I Have Learned

1. Albert Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory predicts how events

happen when it is moving at speeds that approach the speed of light.
2. No two events appear simultaneously from the perspective of different
observers.
3. Time moves slowly for objects that are in motion.
4. Distance appears much shorter for moving objects.
5. Every mass has an equivalent energy, no matter how small it is.
6. As objects move faster, they acquire more mass.
7. The speed of light is the absolute speed.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 1.4 The Time Travelling Student

In this module, we have learned that as we approach the speed of light, time
slows down. If we move at exactly the same as the speed of light,
theoretically, time will stop. This will imply that if we move faster than the
speed of light, then time will theoretically move backwards, essentially
moving you backwards in time! In this activity, to will create a short story
with a plot that revolves around time travel. You may also produce a short
video out of the story you created.
The plot of the story is:

1. You are a student who is not happy about what is happening to your
life.
2. These problems occurred because of a decision that you have made in
the past when you were younger.
3. You encountered a machine that moves faster than the speed of light,
which essentially can move you back into the past.
4. You decided to travel back to the time when you made the decision
that caused your problems and unhappiness.

5. After changing the past, you board the ship again and decided to
travel back to the present time.
6. Your video should focus on the unintended consequences of your
decision to change the past.
7. The video must not exceed 5 minutes.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is special about Special Relativity Theory?

a. The reference frames are called inertial reference frames

b. The reference frames are called internal reference frames
c. The reference frames are moving or accelerating
d. The speed of light can be obtained

2. What kind of speeds are we dealing when it comes to Special Relativity

Theory?

a. encountered everyday
b. negligible
c. approaching the speed of light
d. proportional to the mass of an object

3. Why are the effects of Special Relativity Theory not noticeable in the
course of our daily lives?

a. It is just a theory
b. It is only noticeable at speeds that approach the speed of light
c. It contradicts with other laws in Physics
d. It is only noticeable for objects that has an acceleration

4. Which of the following reference frames is NOT an inertial reference

frame?

a. A man on a car speeding up on a freeway

b. A woman on the street not moving
c. A man on a train that is moving at constant velocity
d. A woman in a car that is not accelerating

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5. Jimmy and Timmy are twins, and both have the same height. Jimmy
was sent to a space mission to circumnavigate the Solar system for 10
years, flying at a constant speed. After the mission, what difference
can be observed with the twins?

a. Jimmy will look younger

b. Timmy will look younger
c. Jimmy will be taller
d. Timmy will be taller

6. What would be the logical reason for your answer in number 3?

a. Time contraction
b. Time dilation
c. Length contraction
d. Length dilation

7. At their closest position with one another, Pluto is approximately 4.3

billion kilometers from Earth. What would this distance be at the
perspective of an astronaut travelling towards Pluto at constant 70%
speed of light?

a. 5.07 billion km.

b. 4.30 billion km.
c. 3.07 billion km.
d. 2.30 billion km.

8. A man on a moving train saw two lightnings strike the front and back
of the train simultaneously. The same event was witnessed by a
woman on a train station. The following are the possible situations
that the woman witnessed EXCEPT

a. only one lightning struck the train

b. the front end of the train was struck by lightning first
c. the back end of the train was struck by lightning first
d. both the front and end of the train was struck simultaneously

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9. A spaceship is travelling on space at a constant speed of 75% speed of
light. How long is one year on that spaceship compared to one year on
Earth?

a. 0.13 years
b. 1 year
c. 1.51 years
d. 2.13 years

10. What is the reason for your answer in number 9?

a. time moves faster on the ship

b. time on the ship moves the same as time on Earth
c. time moves slower on the ship
d. none of the above

11. What is the reason why time behaves differently on the ship in
number 9?

a. relativity of simultaneity
b. time dilation
c. mass-energy equivalence
d. length contraction

12. Which of the following is NOT an implication of the mass-energy

equivalence?

a. Even the smallest amount of mass has an equivalent energy

b. Energies in objects that has mass can be harvested to do work
c. The speed of light can be attained by massive objects
d. It confirms that the speed of light is the absolute speed

13. As an object approaches the speed of light, time on that object moves
slower and slower. What would happen if that object would
theoretically reach the speed of light?

a. time will stop

b. time will return to normal equal to the time on Earth
c. time will theoretically start to speed up
d. time will theoretically start to reverse

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 14. And if the ship in number 13 would theoretically surpass the speed of
light what would happen theoretically?

a. time will stop

b. time will return to normal equal to the time on Earth
c. time will theoretically start to speed up
d. time will theoretically start to reverse

15. A ship that travels at speeds that is the same as the speed of light in
a vacuum is impossible to achieve for the following reasons,
EXCEPT

a. The time on that ship would be faster relative to the time on

Earth
b. The size of the ship would be massive
c. Infinite amounts of resources will be needed to build it
d. The total energy coming from our sun is not even enough to
power it

Additional Activities

Activity 1.5 Interstellar Film Review

Create a film review of the film “Interstellar,” a 2014 film starring Matthew
McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain, and directed by
Christopher Nolan. The movie is about a team of astronaut-researchers in
search for a new home. Analyze the film’s plot and premise if it conforms to
Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory. Limit your review up to 300 words only.

If the film is not available, ask your teacher for other movies, videos, or
stories that deals with time-travel instead.

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Rubrics (Story, video presentation, or reaction paper)

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are clearly
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presented
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and ordered
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presented information written in
way that it
and ordered does not random order
brings a full
clearly
picture of
show
the material
Visually
It is visually Visually
pleasing
inviting and inviting and Readable or
Creativity and
easy to read easy to read watchable
readable or
or watch or watch
watchable
All spelling Minor Some Notable
Spelling
and spelling and spelling and spelling and
and
grammar grammar grammar grammar
Grammar
are correct error error error
Submitted
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Punctuality after the
on time on time on time
deadline
TOTAL
Highest possible score: (4 x 4)/4 = 4 components

Sample Score Sheet

Criteria Score Adjectival Rating Grade

Content 4 Rating Range Range
Creativity 3 Excellent 3.4 – 4.0 95 - 100
Spelling and
4 Merit 2.6 – 3.3 88 – 94
Grammar
Punctuality 3
Achieved 1.8 – 2.5 81 – 87
TOTAL 14
Needs
1 – 1.7 75 - 80
14 points / 4 categories = 3.5 Improvement

The learner is within the EXCELLENT

range and the teacher may choose a grade
within this range

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What I Know What's New What’s More
1. B (Activity 1.1) (Activity 1.2)
2. C
3. A Answers may vary. 1. Time moves
4. C Refer to rubrics for slowly on John’s
5. A scoring ship due to the
6. C effect of time
7. C dilation
8. A 2. 2.3 years
9. B 3. 1.9 light-years
10.A
11.D
12.A
13.C
14.B
15.D
What’s More What I Can Do Assessment
(Activity 1.3) (Activity 1.4) 1. A
2. D
Across Answers may vary. 3. B
1. Simultaneity Refer to rubrics for 4. A
5. Inertial scoring. 5. A
6. B
7. C
Down 8. D
2. Contraction 9. C
3. Einstein 10.B
4. Dilation 11.C
6.Infinite 12.A
7. Energy 13.D
8. Light 14.D
15.A
Additional Activities
(Activity 1.5)
Answers may vary. Refer to rubrics for scoring.
Answer Key
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