Indicate whether the following statements regarding black holes are true or fals
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Question
Indicate whether the following statements regarding black holes are true or false.
True False The distance from the black hole where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape is called the event horizon or the Schwarzschild radius.
True False If you looked directly at a black hole, it would appear perfectly black.
True False Most black holes are about the same radius as the Sun.
True False If the Sun suddenly became a black hole, the Earth would be immediately sucked into it.
True False Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a mass that is a billion times that of our Sun.
Explanation / Answer
TRUE The distance from the black hole where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape is called the event horizon or the Schwarzschild radius
FALSE If you looked directly at a black hole, it would appear perfectly black.
FALSE Most black holes are about the same radius as the Sun.
FALSE If the Sun suddenly became a black hole, the Earth would be immediately sucked into it.
TRUE Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a mass that is a billion times that of our Sun.