The Equivalence Principle - Questions

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Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(A) different inertial frames.
(B) gravity and acceleration.
(C) gravity and free-fall.
(D) inertial and non-inertial frames.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(D) inertial and non-inertial frames.
No. That is what Newton's Law of Inertia is for.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(A) different inertial frames. --- No
The Principle of Relativity states that.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(B) gravity and acceleration. --- Yes.
Gravity is equivalent to being accelerated relative to an inertial reference frame.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that,local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(C) gravity and free-fall. --- No.
Free fall is equivalent to being in an inertial frame.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(A) unaffected.
(B) bent downward.
(C) bent upward.
(D) slowed down.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(A) unaffected. --- No.
Light is affected by gravity.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(B) bent downward. --- Yes.
It falls like everything else.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(C) bent upward. --- No.
Light behaves like everything else --- it falls.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(D) slowed down. --- No.
Light always travels at the same speed.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(A) never been tested by experiment.
(B) been tested mostly in its "weak" form.
(C) been disproven by experiment.
(D) been proven by experiment.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(A) never been tested by experiment.
No. It has been tested by Eotvos, Dicke, and others.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(B) been tested mostly in its "weak" form.
Yes. Dropping things and watching pedulums.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(C) been disproven by experiment.
No. It has passed all the tests so far.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(D) been proven by experiment.
No. Nothing is ever finally proven in science.

The Equivalence Principle - Questions Falling Laboratories Falling Light Experimental Tests

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between, (A) different inertial frames. (B) gravity and acceleration. (C) gravity and free-fall. (D) inertial and non-inertial frames.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between, (D) inertial and non-inertial frames. No. That is what Newton's Law of Inertia is for.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between, (A) different inertial frames. --- No The Principle of Relativity states that.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between, (B) gravity and acceleration. --- Yes. Gravity is equivalent to being accelerated relative to an inertial reference frame.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that,local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between, (C) gravity and free-fall. --- No. Free fall is equivalent to being in an inertial frame.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be (A) unaffected. (B) bent downward. (C) bent upward. (D) slowed down.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be (A) unaffected. --- No. Light is affected by gravity.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be (B) bent downward. --- Yes. It falls like everything else.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be (C) bent upward. --- No. Light behaves like everything else --- it falls.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be (D) slowed down. --- No. Light always travels at the same speed.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has (A) never been tested by experiment. (B) been tested mostly in its "weak" form. (C) been disproven by experiment. (D) been proven by experiment.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has (A) never been tested by experiment. No. It has been tested by Eotvos, Dicke, and others.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has (B) been tested mostly in its "weak" form. Yes. Dropping things and watching pedulums.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has (C) been disproven by experiment. No. It has passed all the tests so far.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has (D) been proven by experiment. No. Nothing is ever finally proven in science.

The Equivalence Principle - Questions

Falling Laboratories
Falling Light
Experimental Tests

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(A) different inertial frames.
(B) gravity and acceleration.
(C) gravity and free-fall.
(D) inertial and non-inertial frames.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(D) inertial and non-inertial frames.
No. That is what Newton's Law of Inertia is for.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(A) different inertial frames. --- No
The Principle of Relativity states that.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that, local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(B) gravity and acceleration. --- Yes.
Gravity is equivalent to being accelerated relative to an inertial reference frame.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle states that,local experiments carried out in a sufficiently small laboratory cannot tell the difference between,
(C) gravity and free-fall. --- No.
Free fall is equivalent to being in an inertial frame.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(A) unaffected.
(B) bent downward.
(C) bent upward.
(D) slowed down.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(A) unaffected. --- No.
Light is affected by gravity.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(B) bent downward. --- Yes.
It falls like everything else.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(C) bent upward. --- No.
Light behaves like everything else --- it falls.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle predicts that light traveling in a gravitational field will be
(D) slowed down. --- No.
Light always travels at the same speed.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(A) never been tested by experiment.
(B) been tested mostly in its "weak" form.
(C) been disproven by experiment.
(D) been proven by experiment.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(A) never been tested by experiment.
No. It has been tested by Eotvos, Dicke, and others.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(B) been tested mostly in its "weak" form.
Yes. Dropping things and watching pedulums.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(C) been disproven by experiment.
No. It has passed all the tests so far.

Einstein's Equivalence Principle has
(D) been proven by experiment.
No. Nothing is ever finally proven in science.