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

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Can light escape a black hole?

• yes
• no

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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

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

• stellar black hole
• cosmic black hole
• super massive black hole
• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Formed when star explodes

• minature black hole

• supernovea

• fusion

• nova

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