An Isolated Black Hole in Space Would Be Difficult to Detect

question 97

Multiple Choice

An isolated black hole in space would be difficult to detect because

• A)there would be no light source nearby.
• B)it would not be rotating rapidly.
• C)it would be stationary.
• D)very little matter would be falling into it.
• E)there would be very few stars behind it whose light the black hole could block out.

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