The principle of equivalence tells us that
A) mass and energy are forms of each other.
B) space and time are forms of each other.
C) electricity and magnetism are forms of each other.
D) observations made in an accelerating reference frame are indistinguishable from those made in a gravitational field.
E) all of the above
Answer: D
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