Imagine you're on a train moving really fast. To someone standing still, your clock seems to tick slower than theirs, that's how time can change depending on how fast you move. Time isn't just something we count like minutes and hours; it can stretch or shrink based on motion and gravity.
Examples
- A child on a spinning merry-go-round feels like they're moving faster than someone standing still.
- Clocks on airplanes run slightly slower than clocks on Earth because of their speed and altitude.
- Time moves more slowly near a black hole, if you were close to one, years could pass for you while centuries passed on Earth.
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See also
- How Does ‘Time’ Really Work in Space?
- How Do ‘Black Holes’ Affect Space and Time?
- How Does Gravity Affect Time in Space?
- How Does Gravity Affect Light?
- How Does Time Travel Work in Movies and Real Life?
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