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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes increased measurement discrepancies when positioning atomic clocks at varying distances from Earth?
A)Gravitational time dilation effects✓
B)Quantum entanglement decoherence rate
C)Atmospheric refraction spectral dispersion
D)Electromagnetic interference from satellites
💡 Explanation
Increased distance from Earth reduces gravitational potential. Therefore, due to gravitational time dilation – a consequence of spacetime curvature – clocks tick at different rates because the clocks experience varied spacetime curvature, rather than atmospheric or quantum effects.
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