We are learning about them in English class(?). Amazing the extents of modern education... Details, please! =)
2007-02-20 11:13:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
They are large gravitational vortexes out in space, that were once giant stars. When the star died it collapses so violently it creates such a powerful gravitational pull that light cant even escape, hence the name “black holes”.
2007-02-20 11:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by the bertis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A black hole is a region of space that has much mass concentrated in it that there is no way for a nearby object to escape it's gravitational pull. The vortex, like whirlpool, is so powerful that it engulfs everything and anything. Stars sucked in can not emit its light out, naming it a black hole. The energy of a dead star creates a "BLACK HOLE".
If you throw a rock into the air the object would eventually come back down. If the same rock was thrown so hard that it left the earth, it would keep going on and on into space.
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2007-02-20 19:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by CHAZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Hole - An area in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from it.
(Black holes are believed to form when stars collapse in on themselves.)
2007-02-20 19:25:43 · answer #3 · answered by beeboroachgoingon197 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an area of space that has gravity so intense that nothing, not even light, can escape its surface and time comes to a stop. It is usually formed from a collapsed super-massive star.
Either that, or it is a gangsta rapper's girlfriend.
2007-02-20 19:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋