The Sun's Mass Would Affect the Spacetime in Its Nearby

question 4

Multiple Choice

The Sun's mass would affect the spacetime in its nearby space and photons from distant stars would follow curved geodesics rather than straight paths when passing close to our star, as in the figure shown below.According to general relativity, an observer on Earth would also expect the "apparent stars" to appear

• A) farther apart.
• B) hotter.
• C) closer together.
• D) brighter.
• E) more massive.

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Rhyolite

A mostly fine-grained, felsic igneous rock, generally of volcanic origin; can contain glass, volcanic ash, pieces of pumice, and variable amounts of visible crystals (phenocrysts).

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Conduction

The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential.

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