In the Rubber-Sheet Analogy for Spacetime, What Would You Expect

question 96

Multiple Choice

In the rubber-sheet analogy for spacetime, what would you expect for objects (such as golf balls) rolling around in the presence of a massive object that is stretching the rubber sheet?

• A) Their paths will be straight if they are moving slowly enough.
• B) Their paths will curve more the closer they come to the massive object.
• C) Their paths will curve by the same amount no matter how close they come to the massive object.
• D) Their paths will curve toward the massive object if they pass close but bend away from the massive object if they pass far from it.
• E) Their paths will curve less the closer they come to the massive object.

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