Gravitational Lensing Occurs When

question 103

Multiple Choice

Gravitational lensing occurs when

• A)massive objects bend light beams that are passing nearby.
• B)massive objects cause more distant objects to appear much larger than they should and we can observe the distant objects with better resolution.
• C)dark matter builds up in a particular region of space,leading to a very dense region and an extremely high mass-to-light ratio.
• D)telescope lenses are distorted by gravity.

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