A) 299,792 kilometers per second. B) 100 kilometers per second. C) 1,000 kilometers per second. D) 500,000 kilometers per second.
A) A region of spacetime where gravity is weak. B) A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. C) A region of spacetime where matter is compressed into a small volume. D) A region of spacetime where time flows backwards.
A) A black hole surrounded by a disk of hot, glowing gas. B) A cloud of gas and dust in space. C) A distant galaxy with an active nucleus. D) A highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation.
A) The refraction of light through a prism. B) The bending of light due to the distortion of spacetime by a massive object. C) The reflection of light off a mirror. D) The scattering of light by air molecules.
A) A small moon of a gas giant planet. B) A type of star in the Milky Way. C) An extremely bright and distant active galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole. D) A type of asteroid in our solar system.
A) The point in time when the black hole formed. B) The center of the black hole. C) The boundary beyond which nothing can escape from the black hole's gravitational pull. D) The edge of the black hole where light can still escape.
A) A type of black hole. B) A type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field. C) An imaginary type of star. D) A type of red giant star.
A) A hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space and accelerates the expansion of the universe. B) A type of invisible radiation. C) A type of dark matter. D) Energy that is dark in color.
A) An ordinary black hole found throughout the universe. B) A black hole created in a laboratory. C) A black hole with a mass similar to that of Earth. D) A black hole with a mass millions to billions of times that of the sun, typically found at the center of galaxies.
A) An ordinary star like the sun. B) A compact star primarily composed of neutrons that result from the gravitational collapse of a massive star. C) A star composed mostly of protons. D) A type of black hole.
A) Waves that can be used to ride through space. B) Ripples in spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects. C) Waves of gravity emitted by stars. D) Wave-like fluctuations in the strength of gravity.
A) A type of red giant star. B) A hypothetical type of compact star composed of quarks. C) A star made of dark matter. D) An ordinary star like the sun.
A) A region in spacetime where time stops. B) A region in spacetime where gravitational forces cause matter to be infinitely compressed. C) A region in spacetime where gravity disappears. D) A region in spacetime where matter ceases to exist.
A) The distance from Earth to the moon. B) The distance at which light bends around a massive object. C) The radius of the event horizon of a non-rotating black hole. D) The distance from the sun at which Earth's orbit ends.
A) The bending of light due to gravity. B) The decrease in wavelength of light from a source moving towards an observer. C) The increase in wavelength of light from a source moving away from an observer. D) The shift in color of stars as they age.
A) An experimental spacecraft engine that uses solar wind. B) A theoretical propulsion system that uses magnetic fields and plasma to generate thrust. C) A type of rocket engine. D) A form of electromagnetic gun.
A) General relativity B) Quantum field theory C) Quantum mechanics D) String theory
A) Straightens it B) Expands it C) Flattens it D) Curves it
A) M-theory B) String theory C) Superstring theory D) Loop quantum gravity
A) Pressure B) Entropy C) Temperature D) Internal energy
A) Event horizon B) Singularity C) Ergosphere D) Photon sphere
A) Pulsar B) Magnetar C) Brown dwarf D) Quasar
A) Photon sphere B) Singularity C) Ergosphere D) Event horizon
A) Isaac Newton B) Stephen Hawking C) Galileo Galilei D) Albert Einstein
A) Photon B) Muon C) Neutrino D) Graviton
A) Quantum mechanics B) Special relativity C) String theory D) General relativity
A) Nuclear fusion B) Nuclear fission C) Electron capture D) Neutron activation
A) Spiral B) Elliptical C) Irregular D) Dwarf
A) Ultraviolet B) Visible light C) X-ray D) Infrared
A) 4.5 billion years B) 13.8 billion years C) 10 million years D) 1 trillion years
A) Quantum entanglement B) Time dilation C) Length contraction D) Lorentz transformation
A) 49% B) 15% C) 27% D) 5%
A) Quasar merger B) Nova C) Kilonova D) White dwarf collision
A) Red giant B) Supernova C) Black hole D) White dwarf
A) Spaghettification B) Levitation C) Time reversal D) Teleportation
A) Oxygen B) Hydrogen C) Carbon D) Iron |