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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs in an elevator undergoing constant upwards acceleration?
A)Local gravity appears to increase✓
B)Inertial mass appears to decrease
C)Time slows inside significantly
D)Electromagnetic radiation blueshifts substantially
💡 Explanation
The elevator simulates a gravitational field due to Einstein's equivalence principle. Acceleration creates a fictitious force mimicking gravity, therefore apparent local gravity increases, rather than changes to mass or time dilation that would require relativistic speeds or extreme gravitational fields.
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