Multiple Choice
Figure 5-15
Consider the accompanying figure. Due to the curvature of space-time by the sun, light from stars that pass near the edge of the sun will ____.
A) be bent so that the stars appear further from the edge of the sun
B) be bent so that the stars appear closer to the edge of the sun
C) be bent so that the stars are no longer visible
D) be bent so that the stars will appear intermittently
E) not be affected by the curvature of space-time
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