Astronomy Quiz – Page 3 – Bethea Astrology

Black Holes, Pulsars & Dark Matter!

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#1. What happens when a star gets too close to a black hole? 
        
            
                
                    
                    It creates new planets around the black hole
                
                It creates new planets around the black hole            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    It starts glowing brighter
                
                It starts glowing brighter            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    It gains energy and speeds up
                
                It gains energy and speeds up            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    It gets pulled in and torn apart
                
                It gets pulled in and torn apart            
        
A black hole’s immense gravity can tear a star apart in an event known as “spaghettification,” where the star is stretched and absorbed by the black hole.
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