Question

Suppose one twin takes a ride in a spaceship traveling at a very high speed to a distant star and then back again, while the other twin remains on Earth. Compared to the twin who remained on Earth, the astronaut twin is

a. the same age.
b. older.
c. younger.
d. cannot be determined from the given information

Answer 1

C.Younger

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Albert Eistein theory of relativity and time dilation a special concept in relativity it can be seen that the traveling twin moving clock goes slower in space unlike in earth,so by the time he returns he had spent only a short time in comparison to the other twin on earth that has spent much longer time