Black Hole
Contents
Key Stage 4
An artist's impression of a black hole with matter spiraling in towards it and a jet of plasma sent out the top due to the extremely intense magnetic field.
Meaning
A black hole is the last stage in a high mass star's life in which the core has collapsed into a point so small that the gravity becomes so intense that not even light can escape.
About Black Holes
- Only the most massive stars become black holes.
- Black holes can be very small, only a few kilometers across, but they are extremely massive.
References
AQA
- Black hole, pages 285, 290, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Black holes, page 100, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Black holes, page 252, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Black holes, page 319, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Black holes, pages 234-235, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Edexcel
- Black holes, page 123, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel
- Black holes, page 188, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel