Velma passes Mort at a high speed. Each holds a meter stick, oriented parallel to the direction of relative motion. Mort observes that
A) his meter stick is longer than 1 m, and Velma's meter stick is 1 m long.
B) his meter stick is 1 m long, and Velma's meter stick is longer than 1 m.
C) his meter stick and Velma's meter stick are both shorter than 1 m.
D) his meter stick is 1 m long, and Velma's meter stick is less than 1 m long.
E) his meter stick and Velma's meter stick are both 1 m long.

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According to the theory of relativity, objects in motion relative to an observer appear contracted in the direction of motion. Mort will see Velma's meter stick as shorter than 1 m, while his own meter stick remains 1 m long in his frame of reference.

Velma Passes Mort at a High Speed