The principle of relativity is
A. momentum is conserved in all reference frames.
B. the Earth is a noninertial reference frame.
C. the speed of light is constant.
D. the laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames.
E. Newton's second law does not hold at high speeds.
D. the laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames.
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