Black Holes: Sizes and Mysteries

Black Holes: Sizes and Mysteries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two main size categories of black holes mentioned in the video?

Tiny and enormous

Small and large

Microscopic and gigantic

Stellar mass and supermassive

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do stellar mass black holes typically form?

Through the explosion of a supernova

When a large star runs out of fuel and collapses

From the collision of two stars

By merging with other black holes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the challenges in understanding supermassive black holes?

Their rapid formation after the Big Bang

Their ability to emit light

Their small size compared to other black holes

Their lack of gravitational pull

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a proposed theory for the formation of supermassive black holes?

They form from large seed black holes

They are remnants of exploded stars

They are created by merging galaxies

They are formed by cosmic rays

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are stupendously large black holes, according to the video?

Black holes larger than a trillion solar masses

Black holes that exist in another dimension

Black holes that emit no radiation

Black holes smaller than microscopic ones