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

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According to the theory of relativity, an observer measures their own meter stick as 1 m long, while the meter stick of an object moving relative to them appears contracted (shorter) due to length contraction.

Velma Passes Mort at a High Speed