Question 1

From a general relativistic point of view,a person on the ground floor of a skyscraper ages

Accepted Answer

A) faster than a person on the top floor. 
B) slower than a person on the top floor. 
C) at the same speed as a person on the top floor. 
A) faster than a person on the top floor. 
B) slower than a person on the top floor. 
C) at the same speed as a person on the top floor.

Question 2

At the top of very tall skyscraper,a sensitive watch will appear to run

Accepted Answer

A) slow. 
B) fast. 
C) the same as at 1 g. 
A) slow. 
B) fast. 
C) the same as at 1 g.

Question 3

A clock on the surface of a shrinking star will run progressively

Accepted Answer

A) slower. 
B) faster. 
C) no difference 
A) slower. 
B) faster. 
C) no difference

Question 4

Compared to special relativity,general relativity is more concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) acceleration. 
B) gravitation. 
C) space-time geometry. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) acceleration. 
B) gravitation. 
C) space-time geometry. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 5

If the orbit of Mercury were perfectly circular,its rate of precession would be

Accepted Answer

A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same. 
D) zero. 
A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same. 
D) zero.

Question 6

Compared to a watch at the Earth's poles,a watch at the Earth's equator should run

Accepted Answer

A) a tiny bit slower. 
B) a tiny bit faster. 
C) at the same speed. 
A) a tiny bit slower. 
B) a tiny bit faster. 
C) at the same speed.

Question 7

According to the principle of equivalence,observations made in a Newtonian gravitational field are indistinguishable from observations made in

Accepted Answer

A) any other gravitational field. 
B) an Einsteinian gravitational field. 
C) any uniformly moving reference frame. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) any other gravitational field. 
B) an Einsteinian gravitational field. 
C) any uniformly moving reference frame. 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 8

Einstein's theory of gravitation obeys the correspondence principle because it

Accepted Answer

A) corresponds to truer description of events in very large gravitational fields. 
B) agrees with proven results of Newton's theory. 
C) has been proven in repeated experiments. 
D) is a special case of Newton's theory. 
E) none of these 
A) corresponds to truer description of events in very large gravitational fields. 
B) agrees with proven results of Newton's theory. 
C) has been proven in repeated experiments. 
D) is a special case of Newton's theory. 
E) none of these

Question 9

If the elliptical orbit of Mercury were more eccentric,its precession rate would be

Accepted Answer

A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same. 
D) nonexistent. 
A) larger. 
B) smaller. 
C) the same. 
D) nonexistent.

Exam 36: General Theory of Relativity

From a general relativistic point of view,a person on the ground floor of a skyscraper ages

At the top of very tall skyscraper,a sensitive watch will appear to run

A clock on the surface of a shrinking star will run progressively

Compared to special relativity,general relativity is more concerned with

If the orbit of Mercury were perfectly circular,its rate of precession would be

Compared to a watch at the Earth's poles,a watch at the Earth's equator should run

According to the principle of equivalence,observations made in a Newtonian gravitational field are indistinguishable from observations made in

Einstein's theory of gravitation obeys the correspondence principle because it

If the elliptical orbit of Mercury were more eccentric,its precession rate would be

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