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← ScienceIn a uniformly accelerating rocket far from any gravitational field, which phenomenon mimics gravity according to Einstein's equivalence principle?
A)Inertial forces acting on masses✓
B)Shapiro delay of light beams
C)Lorentz contraction along rocket's axis
D)Quantum entanglement between particles
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Einstein's equivalence principle equates gravity and acceleration; therefore, inertial forces acting on masses in the accelerating rocket are indistinguishable from gravity because a mass experiences the force of F=ma in both scenarios, rather than effects involving photons or entanglement.
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