What is the constant speed of light in a vacuum?
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299,792,458 m/s
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Who developed the theory of relativity?
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Albert Einstein
What is the name of the transformation that preserves Newton's laws between inertial frames?
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Galilean transformation
How many books does Newton's Principia contain?
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three
What is the gravitational constant G to four significant figures?
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6.674×10⁻¹¹ N·m²/kg²
What is the name of the thought experiment Newton used to explain satellite orbits?
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Newton's cannonball
What physical quantity is defined as mass times velocity?
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momentum
What type of collision conserves both momentum and kinetic energy?
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elastic collision
What fictitious force appears outward in a rotating reference frame?
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centrifugal force
What is the SI unit of moment of inertia?
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kg·m²