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The GPS clock is three minutes slow because there isn't as much gravity around the satellite as there is on the surface, which makes time go by more quickly.

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What happens to time if you travel close to the speed of light according to Einstein's theory of relativity?

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A clock loses ten minutes each hour if the clock is set correctly at 12 o'clock noon what is the correct time when the clock reads 3 pm?

The correct time is 3:35pm when the clock reads 3pm. At 3pm correct time, the clock will have been running slow for 3 hours and be 30 minutes behind, reading 2:30. It will lose an additional 5 minutes to travel the 1/2 hr more, so it would be behind a total of 35 minutes.


How slow is a clock after two years if it loses a minute each day?

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An old clock started to lose one minute each day It was too fragile to fix but too beloved to stop. after one year it was 365 minutes slow. How slow is it after 2 years?

730 minutes slow


What would the 24 hour clock time be if the clocks were 16 minutes slow?

The clocks would read 16 minutes earlier than the actual factual time. Sadly, you haven't told us what time it really is. Incidentally, a clock can be 16 minutes 'behind', but it can't be 16 minutes 'slow'. If a clock is 'slow', then the amount of time it loses depends on how long it's been running since it was set, and would be expressed in units of "minutes per hour", or some other such dimensionless ratio.


A pendulum clock that keeps correct time on earth is taken to moonit will run at 6 times faster?

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What will happen to a clock on moon will it run slow or fast?

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How does the narrator plan to discover the cause of the clock discrepancy?

The narrator plans to observe the clock to see if it consistently runs slow or fast compared to another reliable source of time, such as a phone or computer. By monitoring the clock over a period of time, the narrator can determine if there is a pattern to the discrepancy and identify possible causes.


In general a clock that loses 1 second every hour is more accurate than clock that is 3 seconds slow but keeps consistent time?

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