Matter in an Accretion Disk Is in Orbit Around a Black

question 105

Multiple Choice

Matter in an accretion disk is in orbit around a black hole, but friction within the disk causes the matter to gradually spiral into the black hole. What will change in terms of the observable properties of the black hole as this process continues?

• A) Only the mass will increase.
• B) The mass, the angular momentum, and the rate of evaporation of the black hole will increase.
• C) Nothing will change.
• D) Both the mass and the angular momentum of the black hole will increase.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, occurring in neuron signaling.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, which is the basic building block of the nervous system.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the brain and nervous system that facilitate communication between nerve cells.

Terminal Buttons

The small knobs at the end of an axon that release chemical signals from the neuron into the synapse.