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One experiment that informs us that gravity bends lightbeams is
 
  A) the bending of starlight as it nears Earth.
  B) experiments in which laser beams are shined onto the surface of the moon, and their bending is measured.
  C) the observed bending of light from stars as the light passes the sun.
  D) the observed bending of sunlight in Earth's gravitational field.
  E) laboratory experiments in which laser beams pass by massive amounts of iron.

Question 2

In the general theory of relativity, we assume the observer to be
 
  A) moving at a significant fraction of lightspeed.
  B) moving with constant velocity.
  C) moving slowly compared to lightspeed.
  D) at rest.
  E) None of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

E



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