Exploring Black Holes in the Universe

Exploring Black Holes in the Universe

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video explores various black holes, starting with smaller ones like the 100,000-solar-mass black hole in J1601, and moving to larger ones such as the 66 billion-solar-mass black hole in TON 618. It covers black holes in our galaxy and nearby galaxies, including the Milky Way's 4 million-solar-mass black hole and the Andromeda galaxy's black hole. The video also highlights supermassive black holes like those in NGC 7727 and Cygnus A, and concludes with the largest known black holes, including M87 and TON 618.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mass of the black hole in dwarf galaxy J1601?

1 million solar masses

100,000 solar masses

2 million solar masses

4 million solar masses

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which galaxy's central black hole weighs more than 1 million Suns?

Circinus galaxy

NGC 7727

Milky Way galaxy

Andromeda galaxy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How massive is the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

4 million Suns

2 million Suns

6 million Suns

1 million Suns

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mass of the larger black hole in NGC 7727?

2.5 billion solar masses

6 million solar masses

140 million solar masses

150 million solar masses

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which galaxy is home to a black hole weighing 2.5 billion Suns?

M87

TON 618

Cygnus A

Andromeda

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take for light from TON 618 to reach us?

5 billion years

10 billion years

20 billion years

15 billion years