2b. Daily Article Answers-Black Hole Police Find Dormant Black Hole- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Answers1.Summarise the key information in the article using 15 words or fewer.Accept any reasonable answer which summarises the key information in 15 words or fewer,e.g.Dormant black hole found outside our galaxy for the first time.2.What do you think Tomer Shenar meant when he said:“We identified a

2、 needle in a haystack.”?(tick one)Finding these types of black holes is so hard as to be nearly impossible.Finding these types of black holes is so easy that more people should be doing it.Finding real needles in real haystacks is something astronomers also do.Needles give off x-rays.3.Which word us

3、ed in the article describes the final,extremely bright explosion of a star?supernova4.Find and copy two of the things mentioned in the article that cant escape the pull of a black hole.Accept any two from:planets,stars or light.5.Tick to show whether the statement is a fact or an opinion.FactOpinion

4、Black holes are the most fascinating objects in space.Learning about things in space is interesting.The new black hole has been named VFTS 243.The team that found it have the nickname the black hole police.6.Do you think VFTS 243 will be debunked by other scientists or confirmed as real?Explain your

5、 answer.Accept any reasonable answer that is explained,e.g.I think other scientists will prove that it exists because the team of scientists are known for proving black holes dont exist so they must be really good at knowing whether a black hole is real or not.Black Hole Police Discover Dormant Black Holevisit