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← ScienceWhich effect influences a GPS satellite when gravitational field strength increases?
A)Atomic clock rate decreases✓
B)Orbital radius exponentially expands
C)Doppler shift becomes immeasurable
D)Transmitter power consumption sharply climbs
💡 Explanation
Spacetime curvature near Earth influences GPS satellites timing because gravitational time dilation causes clocks to tick slower in stronger gravitational fields. Therefore, atomic clocks slow down, rather than orbital changes, because orbital mechanics dominate over other effects.
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