From Kepler's third law, an asteroid with an orbital period of 8 ...

[jerry coleman]

From Kepler's third law, an asteroid with an orbital period of 8 years lies at an average distance from the Sun equal to
 
  A) 16 astronomical units.
  B) 4 astronomical units.
  C) 8 astronomical units.
  D) 2 astronomical units.
  E) It depends on the asteroid's mass.

Question 2

Consider again the civilization described in the previous question. (They live on a planet orbiting 10 AU from a close binary star system that consists of a 15 MSun red giant star and a 10 MSun black hole surrounded by an accretion disk.
 
  ) One foolhardy day, a daring individual in their space force (let's call him Major Tom) decides to become the first of his species to cross the event horizon of the black hole. To add to the drama, he decides to go in wearing only a thin space suit, which offers no shielding against radiation, no cushioning against any forces, and so on. Which of the following is most likely to kill him first (or at least to start the process of killing him first)?
  A) tidal forces due to the black hole
  B) the crush of gravity at the singularity embedded within the black hole
  C) X-rays from the accretion disk
  D) the sucking force from the black hole, which will cause his head to explode

[joechoochoy]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C

[jerry coleman]

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