BLACK HOLE ENCYCLOPEDIA

YOU WILL BE CREATING AN ENCYCLOPEDIA THAT CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON BLACK HOLES.
USE THE FO LLOW ING W EBSITE TO CO NDUCT YO UR RESEARCH: ht tp:/ /hubbles ite.o rg/ ex plore_as t ronomy /blac k _holes / enc y c lopedia.html

Using the Hubble Site listed to the left, you will research the information for each of the pages listed below. For each question listed, create a page in your encyclopedia.

What is a black hole? Do black holes obey the laws of gravity? How big is a black hole? What types of black holes are there? What does a safe orbit look like? Draw a safe orbit around a black hole (including the gravitational potential and the effective potential). Can black holes bend light rays? What happens when black holes collide? What is inside a black hole?

Explain how time is different in a black hole. Draw a comic strip of at least four panels that describes what it looks like when you approach and enter a black hole. Be sure to describe each panel in detail. Do black holes live forever? Pick 7 different vocabulary words to include in your encyclopedia, for each word include a definition.

CRE A T E A B O O K CREATE A FIELD BOOK TO RECORD ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR YOUR BLACK HOLE ENCYCLOPEDIA. CRE A T E A CO V E R YOUR COVER SHOULD BE ATTRACTIVE AND INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND A TITLE CRE A T E T HE P A GE S EACH PAGE SHOULD HAVE A TITLE, THE IMPORTANT INFO AND A PICTURE OR IMAGE.

RAINSHADOW

EARTH AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

SPRING 2012

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