Define event $1$ to be "firecracker A explodes" and event $2$ to be "firecracker B explodes." Does event $1$ occur before, after, or at the same time as event $2?$ Explain.

Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right.

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after

at the same time as

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the flash of event $2$ has to travel a longer distance and requires more time to be detected

no object is traveling and the relativity effects cannot be detected

you see them simultaneously and so they occur at the same instant of time

Event $1$ occurs Blank event $2$ because Blank.target $1$ of $2$target $2$ of $2$