Suppose You Drop a Clock Toward a Black Hole

question 59

Multiple Choice

Suppose you drop a clock toward a black hole. As you look at the clock from a high orbit, what will you notice?

• A) Time on the clock will run slower as it approaches the black hole, and light from the clock will be increasingly redshifted.
• B) Time on the clock will run faster as it approaches the black hole, and light from the clock will be increasingly blueshifted.
• C) The clock will fall toward the black hole at a steady rate, so that you'll see it plunge through the event horizon within just a few minutes.
• D) The clock will fall faster and faster, reaching the speed of light as it crosses the event horizon.

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