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True/False: We can detect or find black holes by watching how the stars orbit.

True

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True/False: We have a possible Black Hole in our Solar System.

True-It is currently called “planet 9” because scientists don’t know for sure if it is a black hole or another planet.

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True/False: There are about 125 billion galaxies in the observable universe & it is believed most of these have supermassive black holes in the center of them.

True

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What is the area around a singularity called where matter or energy can escape from-The Point of No Return

The Event Horizon

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Why is the gravity so strong at the center (singularity) of a Black Hole?

Because all matter is being pulled in to such a small area so the gravity become super-intense.

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What is the bright ring around the event horizon called which is caused by all the matter swirling around, getting hotter and hotter & turning into light?

Photon Sphere

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How do scientists think an Intermediate black hole is formed?

Two black holes merge together, or collide to form a larger one usually 100 to 1,000 times the mass of the Sun.

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True/False: If you fell into a black hole, you would be stretched out like a piece of spaghetti, and time & space would change for you.

True-This is called Spaghettification

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Which type of black hole is known for being super small & even though it is very heavy, can actually be the size of a hair?

Mini or Macro Black Holes

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What are the different types of black holes dependent on?

Weight or Mass

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True/False: The Relativistic jet is the center of a black hole where matter collapses.

False-They are jets of particles & radiation that blast out near light speed as a star is absorbed by a black hole.

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True/False: Our galaxy, the Milky Way, has about 1,000 black holes.

False-There are between 10 million to 1 billion Black Holes in our Galaxy.

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True/False: We can detect or find black holes if we see a big black area in space.

False-we cannot see the singularity or the event horizon, so we must watch for the matter & how it is reacting to the black hole or how the stars are reacting.

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