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An observer on the ground and another one on a train are observing a plane flying above. The speed of the plane is 5 times the speed of the train. A third observer is sitting on a seat inside the plane. The ground observer notices that two lightning bolts hit the two ends of the plane at the exact same time (simultaneously) for him. Event 1 is the lightening hitting the back of the plane and Event 2 is the lightening hitting the front of the plane. Which statement below is true of the other two observers? (Assume all 3 observers have extremely accurate clocks)

An observer on the ground and another one on a train are observing a plane flying above. The speed of the plane is 5 times the speed of the train. A third observer is sitting on a seat inside the plane. The ground observer notices that two lightning bolts hit the two ends of the plane at the exact same time (simultaneously) for him. Event 1 is the lightening hitting the back of the plane and Event 2 is the lightening hitting the front of the plane. Which statement below is true of the other two observers? (Assume all 3 observers have extremely accurate clocks)

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An observer on the ground and another one on a train are observing a plane flying above. The speed of the plane is 5 times the speed of the train. A third observer is sitting on a seat inside the plane. The ground observer notices that two lightning bolts hit the two ends of the plane at the exact same time (simultaneously) for him. Event 1 is the lightening hitting the back of the plane and Event 2 is the lightening hitting the front of the plane. Which statement below is true of the other two observers? (Assume all 3 observers have extremely accurate clocks) Event 5 Event 2 į... 00000000 0'0000 O The train observer will see event 1 happen first and event 2 happen later and the plane observer will see event 2 happen first and event 1 happpen later The train and plane observers will both see event 2 happen first and event 1 happen later O The plane observer will see both events happen at the same time but the train observer will see event 2 happen first and event 1 happen later The train observer will see both events happen at the same time but the plane observer will see event 2 happen first and event 1 happen later
Transcribed Image Text:An observer on the ground and another one on a train are observing a plane flying above. The speed of the plane is 5 times the speed of the train. A third observer is sitting on a seat inside the plane. The ground observer notices that two lightning bolts hit the two ends of the plane at the exact same time (simultaneously) for him. Event 1 is the lightening hitting the back of the plane and Event 2 is the lightening hitting the front of the plane. Which statement below is true of the other two observers? (Assume all 3 observers have extremely accurate clocks) Event 5 Event 2 į... 00000000 0'0000 O The train observer will see event 1 happen first and event 2 happen later and the plane observer will see event 2 happen first and event 1 happpen later The train and plane observers will both see event 2 happen first and event 1 happen later O The plane observer will see both events happen at the same time but the train observer will see event 2 happen first and event 1 happen later The train observer will see both events happen at the same time but the plane observer will see event 2 happen first and event 1 happen later
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