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Which outcome relating to satellite navigation occurs because gravitational potential alters near Earth?

A)Atomic clock frequency shifts slightly
B)Orbital decay accelerates significantly over time
C)Doppler shift effects get amplified
D)Signal latency increases during solar flares

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Gravitational time dilation, a consequence of Einstein's equivalence principle, causes atomic clocks at different gravitational potentials to tick at different rates; therefore, satellite clocks tick faster because the effect introduces time discrepancies rather than those other errors.

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