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

question 25

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 would be straight if they were moving slowly enough.
• B) Their paths would curve more the closer they come to the massive object.
• C) Their paths would curve by the same amount no matter how close they come to the mass.
• D) Their paths would curve towards the mass if they passed close, but bend away from the mass if they passed far from the mass.
• E) Their paths would curve less the closer they come to the massive object.

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