What is a black hole
Discovery
Characteristics
Classifications
Bonus Question
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What are black holes?
Regions of space time!
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What theory did they use to discover the first black hole?
The theory of relativity!
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In which way do black holes affect matter?
The suck it in!
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What are the three types of black holes?
Miniature, Stellar, and Super-massive
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What is a white hole?
A hole that pushes stuff out (nothing can enter)
200
What are black holes capable of doing?
They suck in stuff and let nothing escape!
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What star system did astronomers use to determine the mass of an object?
The binary star system!
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What will often be surounding a black hole?
A black hole will often have a accretion disc surrounding it!
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What is a miniature black hole?
It is a small black hole (smaller than the others)
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How many times the mass of the sun does a star have to be to become a black hole?
It must be 20 times!
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When were black holes discovered?
Early 1970's!
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What is a Stellar black hole?
It is a black hole that is formed by the collapse of a massive star!
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What is the surface of a black hole called?
Perfect black!
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What is the theory of relativity?
Nothing can travel faster than light!
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Black holes have critical mass. What is that?
The minimum amount of fissile material needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction!
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What is a Super-massive black hole?
It is a giant black hole capable of growing from sucking in mass!
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