Black Holes

Black holes are formed when stars lose gas to burn, form a red super giant, cool down, then become so dense...

• the star flattens like a pancake.

• the matter of the star collapses on itself.

• the star turns into a giant ice ball.

• the star explodes.

What is the name of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?

• Scorpio B+

• Pisces A-

• Capricorn C#

• Sagittarius A*

If you happen to get cross the event horizon into a black hole, your body gets stretched out in a process called________________.

• stretch armstrong

• singularification

• string theory

• spaghettification

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All of the matter that enters a black hole can be found at a single point called the ______________________

• point of no return

• singularity

• pinpoint

• the tail

What is the term for a region in space where the pull of gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape?

• Black Hole

• Neutron Star

• Supernova

• White Dwarf

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What's the boundary of a black hole called?

• The outside

• The point of singularity

• The event horizon

• The encasing

If an astronaut explored a black hole for an hour then returned to the spaceship what would have changed

• They would have aged faster than the rest of the crew

• They would have ages slower than the rest of the crew

• They would have aged at the same rate

Supermassive black holes are how many times more massive than our Sun?

• 100

• 1,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

What is the term for the boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape?

• Event Horizon

• Photon Sphere

• Singularity

• Accretion Disk

What is the primary cause of a black hole's strong gravitational pull?

• Its rotation speed

• Its magnetic field

• The amount of dark matter it contains

• Its mass

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