SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does gravity work according to the theory of general relativity?
A
All objects in the universe exert a uniform force on each other
B
Massive objects and smaller objects warp space time the same way
C
The collisions of small objects in space create gravity
D
Massive objects warp space-time around them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is here that Einstein connected the dots to suggest that gravity is the warping of space and time. Gravity is the curvature of the universe, caused by massive bodies, which determines the path that objects travel. That curvature is dynamical, moving as those objects move.

Detailed explanation-2: -Large objects such as the Sun and planets aren’t the only masses that warp the fabric of space-time. Anything with mass-including your body-bends this four-dimensional cosmic grid. The warp, in turn, creates the effect of gravity, redirecting the path of objects that travel into it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Einstein did. He theorized that a mass can prod space plenty. It can warp it, bend it, push it, or pull it. Gravity was just a natural outcome of a mass’s existence in space (Einstein had, with his 1905 Special Theory of Relativity, added time as a fourth dimension to space, calling the result space-time.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to general relativity, the curvature of space-time is determined by the distribution of masses, while the motion of masses is determined by the curvature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Albert Einstein taught us that space and time could warp and bend like a piece of fabric. This warping of the space-time continuum is what we experience as gravity. But Einstein’s theory is mainly concerned with the largest scales of nature, the scale of stars, galaxies and the whole universe.

Detailed explanation-6: -Einstein described gravity in a new way. He said that objects in space are so massive, they actually cause space (and time) to curve around them. How much they curve space-time is linked to the mass of the object, and its energy. This is know as the theory of General Relativity.

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