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Question 5 • Crowley Credit Recovery Physics B

Which describes time dilation?

Answer
A
The faster an object moves, the more stretched time becomes.
B
The more slowly an object moves, the more stretched time becomes.
C
The faster an object moves, the more time it takes for light to travel a given distance.
D
The faster an object moves, the less time it takes for light to travel a given distance.

Explanation

Time dilation means that time passes more slowly for an object moving at high speed relative to an observer; equivalently, its time is stretched compared with the observer’s. Therefore, the faster the object moves, the more stretched time becomes. Choices C and D describe light travel time over a distance, not time dilation.

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