Choose the BEST answer to the following: What Einstein discovered about space and time is that they (a) are separate entities. (b) are parts of one whole. (c) follow an inverse-square law. (d) are special to space travelers.

Choose the BEST answer to the following: What Einstein discovered about space and time is that they (a) are separate entities. (b) are parts of one whole. (c) follow an inverse-square law. (d) are special to space travelers.

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(d) are special to space travelers.

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