Suppose One Twin Takes a Ride in a Space Ship

question 13

Multiple Choice

Suppose one twin takes a ride in a space ship traveling at a very high speed to a distant star and back again, while the other twin remains on Earth. The twin that remained on Earth predicts that the astronaut twin is

• A) younger.
• B) the same age.
• C) older.
• D) cannot be determined from the given information

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