Which of Statement Below About Black Holes Is Not True

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of statement below about black holes is not true?

• A)Although we are not 100% certain that black holes exist,we have strong observational evidence in favor of their existence.
• B)If you watch someone else fall into a black hole,you will never see him (or her)cross the event horizon;you'll only see him fade from view as the light he emits or reflects becomes more and more redshifted.
• C)A spaceship passing near a 10-solar-mass black hole is much more likely to be destroyed than a spaceship passing at the same distance from the center of a 10-solar-mass main-sequence star.
• D)If you fell into a black hole,you would experience time to be running normally as you plunged rapidly across the event horizon.

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Definitions:

System of Equations

A set of two or more equations with the same set of unknowns, which are solved together to find a common solution.

Method of Substitution

A technique used to solve systems of equations where one equation is solved for one variable, which is then substituted into other equations.

Hyperbola

A type of smooth curve lying in a plane, defined by its geometric properties or by equations that are not necessarily of the second degree. Specifically, it refers to a conic section that is not a circle, ellipse, or parabola.

Center and Vertices

Terms related to conic sections; the center is a central point of the shape, while vertices are points where the curve intersects its principal axis.