Black Holes

1.

1 point

Inference: It is impossible to make a piece of a black hole here on Earth.

Faulty

Correct

2.

1 point

The author uses the first sentence of the article to

inform the reader about our own sun.

compare a star to our own sun.

entertain the reader with amazing facts about black holes.

3.

1 point

No one has actually seen a black hole because no light can escape from one.

Too broad

Too narrow

Main Idea

4.

1 point

Inference: All stars form black holes when they die.

Faulty

Correct

5.

1 point

What does the author imply by saying, " A penny made from black hole matter would rip through your pocket and plunge through the earth with the greatest of ease"?

A black hole would destroy Earth in a matter of seconds.

Earth's gravity exerts a very strong pull on black hole matter.

Even a small amount of black hole matter is so dense and heavy that no human can hold it.

6.

1 point

Some scientists believe that black holes may someday

turn into while holes.

be used as relay stations for space travel.

serve as time machines.

7.

1 point

A trip into a black hole would

take four years to complete.

result in a slow, painful death.

pull a person apart.

8.

1 point

Gravity in a black hole is

so great that even light can't escape.

a hundred times that of Earth.

twice that of Earth.

9.

1 point

Which of the following statements from the article is an opinion rather than a fact?

There are at least five black holes in our section of the universe.

"It is only the great thrust of giant rockets that allows the Space Shuttle to escape the pull of Earths' gravity.

"Since no light can leave black holes, there is no way for us to see them."

10.

1 point

Black hole matter the size of a marble

weighs as much as a mountain.

would sink several feet into the ground.

takes two people to lift.

11.

1 point

A black hole results from the death of a

sun like our own.

blazing comet.

giant star.

12.

1 point

Black holes are strange, extremely dense objects whose existence scientists can only guess about.

Too broad

Main Idea

Too narrow

13.

1 point

Inference: Improved photography will soon allow us to see a black hole.

Faulty

Correct

14.

1 point

How is the author's purpose for writing the article expressed in paragraph 8?

The author uses facts about black holes to create a frightening mood.

The author describes what a trip to a black hole would be like.

The author uses humor, facts, and a quotation to inform the reader about the strange qualities of a black hole.

15.

1 point

Outer space is filled with strange and wonderful phenomena that scientists do not fully understand.

Too Narrow

Too Broad

Main Idea

16.

1 point

From the article, you can predict that if a spaceship suddenly encountered a black hole in outer space,

the passengers would enter the distant future.

the passengers on board the ship would be killed instantly.

the passengers would emerge in the fourth dimension.

17.

1 point

Which of the following statements from the article best describes black holes?

"Black holes are the most bizarre objects in the universe."

"To think about black holes means to throw out all our old ideas about time, space, and travel."

"A black hole is a small area of matter so dense that not even a light beam can escape the pull of its gravity."

18.

1 point

Inference: Light is the last thing to be affected by the pull of gravity.

Correct

Faulty

19.

1 point

Inference: There is no air to breathe in a black hole.

Correct

Faulty