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← ScienceWhich consequence results regarding the Global Positioning System (GPS) when gravitational potential changes?
A)Timing errors increase measurably✓
B)Signal strength is virtually unchanged
C)Satellite orbits spontaneously decay
D)Doppler shift compensation becomes irrelevant
💡 Explanation
Gravitational time dilation affects satellite clocks due to spacetime curvature from Earth's mass; therefore, timing errors occur through general relativity, rather than purely Newtonian mechanics, because GPS relies on extremely precise time measurements.
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