In the rubber-sheet analogy for spacetime, what would you expect for objects (such as golf balls) rolling around in the presence of a massive object that is stretching the rubber sheet?
A) Their paths would be straight if they were moving slowly enough.
B) Their paths would curve more the closer they come to the massive object.
C) Their paths would curve by the same amount no matter how close they come to the mass.
D) Their paths would curve towards the mass if they passed close, but bend away from the mass if they passed far from the mass.
E) Their paths would curve less the closer they come to the massive object.

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In the rubber-sheet analogy, massive objects cause a curvature of spacetime. This means that objects like golf balls rolling around on the sheet would follow curved paths. The closer they come to the massive object, the more their path would curve. This is similar to how planets orbit the sun in our own solar system.

In the Rubber-Sheet Analogy for Spacetime, What Would You Expect