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The answer (according to the answer scheme) was: Time on clock P will appear to move faster or Time on clock Q will appear to move slower (1 mark for either) Time passes more slowly at the rear of an accelerating object or Time between pulses from clock Q would take longer to reach the...

Okay, thank you very much for your help. Despite not being part of the homework question, I feel a lot more confident about frames of reference from your post. Thank you for all of your help!

So, looking back at the question, Clock Q would be observed to show time moving faster as it has a weaker gravitational potential (because it is further from the source of gravitation). Is that right? Or am I missing something?

I don't think the question is asking about gravitational time dilation - it does not mention anything about a gravitating mass that would cause there to be a gravitational potential, so I'm assuming that it is just time dilation. Though it is accelerating through space, so I don't know if I am...

Thank you for helping, I understand where I went wrong with my logic. Thank you for your help, I'll keep this in mind for next time. I have recently been taught the equivalence principle and the relativistic Doppler effect, though my knowledge of the latter is limited.

Homework Statement A rocket ship is accelerating through space. Clocks P and Q are at opposite ends of the ship. An astronaut inside the rocket ship is beside clock P and can also observe clock Q. What does the astronaut observe about the passage of time for these clocks? Justify your answer...