Creating and Understanding Black Holes

Creating and Understanding Black Holes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the fictional method suggested for creating a black hole?

Using a rogue planet and a terraformer

Accelerating protons to high speeds

Collapsing a supermassive star

Using a collection of rubidium atoms

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Schwarzschild radius?

The temperature at which atoms become a fluid

The speed at which sound travels in a vacuum

The radius at which an object becomes a black hole

The distance at which a planet orbits a star

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Jeff Steinhauer's experiment mimic a black hole?

By using rubidium atoms to create a fluid that traps sound waves

By accelerating protons to create a miniature black hole

By using a terraformer to manipulate gravity

By compressing a planet to a small radius

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one potential use for black holes mentioned in the video?

Time travel

Creating new planets

Generating huge amounts of energy

Teleportation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What humorous product is mentioned at the end of the video?

Insta Black Hole

Black Hole Generator

Portable Event Horizon

Quantum Collapse Device