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28.1 Exercise 2

Avg difficulty 2.5

Which of the following statements describes the Michelson-Morley experiment?

  1. The speed of light is independent of the motion of the source relative to the observer.
  2. The speed of light is different in different frames of reference.
  3. The speed of light changes with changes in the observer.
  4. The speed of light is dependent on the motion of the source.

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