Black Hole Basics
Description: Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of black holes, their properties, and their significance in the realm of astrophysics. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: black holes astrophysics general relativity |
What is the defining characteristic of a black hole?
Who proposed the concept of black holes?
What is the boundary of a black hole called?
What happens to matter as it approaches the singularity of a black hole?
What is the name of the region surrounding a black hole where matter and energy are dragged along with the black hole's rotation?
What is the name of the region surrounding a black hole where light orbits the black hole?
What is the process by which matter and energy fall into a black hole called?
What is the process by which black holes lose mass and energy called?
What is the name of the hypothetical point at the center of a black hole where all matter is compressed?
What is the name of the process by which matter is stretched and torn apart as it approaches a black hole?
What is the name of the hypothetical black hole with zero mass and infinite density?
What is the name of the black hole that is formed by the collapse of a massive star?
What is the name of the black hole that is found at the center of most galaxies?
What is the name of the black hole that is formed in the early universe before the formation of stars and galaxies?
What is the name of the black hole that has a mass between that of a stellar black hole and a supermassive black hole?