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.

Radiation in the center/core of a star pushes outward while ____________
pushes down on a star.

• gravity

• the Earth

• atmosphere

• dark matter

Can light escape a black hole?

• yes

• no

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

Scientists theorize that a _____________________________ is at the center of every galaxy.

• stellar black hole

• cosmic black hole

• super massive black hole

• star

To escape a black hole's gravitational pull, you must travel faster than____________________________.

• the speed of light

• a speeding bullet

• a road runner

• a super sonic jet

Black holes are important to the balance in the universe because their...

• density sucks up dark matter

• a space portal to another dimension

• gravitational pull keeps galaxies in orbit

• they slow time so Mrs. Burns can stay young.

Black holes "die out" by ___________________slowly over billions of years.

• orbiting

• revolving

• rotating

• evaporating

The minimum speed needed to a free object to escape the gravitational influence of a massive body

• escape veolocity

• accrection disk

• gravitation

• whirlpool

Formed when star explodes

• minature black hole

• supernovea

• fusion

• nova