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According to the principle of equivalence, observations made of falling objects at Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa are indistinguishable from observations made in
 
  A) a spaceship orbiting in a gravitational field.
  B) a spaceship accelerating at g in deep space.
  C) any uniformly moving reference frame.
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above

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The principle of equivalence tells us that
 
  A) mass and energy are forms of each other.
  B) space and time are forms of each other.
  C) electricity and magnetism are forms of each other.
  D) observations made in an accelerating reference frame are indistinguishable from those made in a gravitational field.
  E) all of the above


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 29, 2018
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