Multiple Choice
The first postulate of special relativity states that ____.
A) observers can always detect their uniform motion relative to other objects
B) observers can never detect their uniform motion except relative to other objects
C) the speed of light is constant regardless of location
D) the speed of light in a vacuum is constant
E) energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light, squared
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