Question 1

Star system like the Milky Way; most large ones host a supermassive black hole (6 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Star system like the Milky Way; most large ones host a supermassive black hole” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 6 letters and starts with G: GALAXY.

Question 2

Extremely bright galactic core powered by gas falling into a giant black hole (6 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Extremely bright galactic core powered by gas falling into a giant black hole” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 6 letters and starts with Q: QUASAR.

Question 3

Beam of plasma shot from a black hole's poles at near light speed (3 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Beam of plasma shot from a black hole's poles at near light speed” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 3 letters and starts with J: JET.

Question 4

Gravitational ___ of a massive star at life's end can form a stellar black hole (8 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Gravitational ___ of a massive star at life's end can form a stellar black hole” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 8 letters and starts with C: COLLAPSE.

Question 5

Gravitational ___: massive object in front bends the light of a distant source (7 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Gravitational ___: massive object in front bends the light of a distant source” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 7 letters and starts with L: LENSING.

Question 6

Four-dimensional fabric curved by mass and energy (9 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Four-dimensional fabric curved by mass and energy” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 9 letters and starts with S: SPACETIME.

Question 7

Gravitational ___: ripple from accelerating masses, e.g. two merging black holes (4 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Gravitational ___: ripple from accelerating masses, e.g. two merging black holes” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 4 letters and starts with W: WAVE.

Question 8

Centre of a black hole where density is infinite and known physics fails (11 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Centre of a black hole where density is infinite and known physics fails” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 11 letters and starts with S: SINGULARITY.

Question 9

Physicist behind the 1915 theory of general relativity (8 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Physicist behind the 1915 theory of general relativity” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 8 letters and starts with E: EINSTEIN.

Question 10

Effect Einstein described as curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy (7 letters)

Accepted Answer

The answer for “Effect Einstein described as curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy” in the crossword “Black Holes: Basic Terms” has 7 letters and starts with G: GRAVITY.

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