Match the following terms with the most appropriate description.
frame of reference
General Theory of Relativity
Special Theory of Relativity
Michelson-Morley Experiment
Einstein's First Postulate
Einstein's Second Postulate
time dilation
length contraction
a point in which someone relates the behavior of an object from one perspective
the theory of gravitation and how light behaves in gravitational fields
the theory that describes the behavior and characteristics of objects moving at relativistic speeds
an experiment that proved that Earth did not have an aether wind
The laws of physics are the same in all frames of reference that are moving uniformly.
The speed of light is constant and is independent of the motion of the source or the observer.
the effect of the slowing of time as an object moves with high speeds
the observed effect of length getting shorter as an object moves with high speeds
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