Dark Matter and Dark Energy Quiz

Who discovered that galaxies exist and are very far away from us?

• Isaac Newton

• Edwin Hubble

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

What is the name of the mysterious particle that makes up dark matter?

• Neutrino

• Quark

• Muon

• Axion

When did astronomers discover that the expansion of the universe is accelerating?

• Early 1800s

• Mid 20th century

• Late 1990s

• Early 1900s

What percentage of the mass energy in the entire cosmos is dark energy?

• 33.8%

• 50.5%

• 66.2%

• 75.0%

What is the age of the universe according to modern cosmology?

• 10 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

• 15.5 billion years

• 20 billion years

What is the main evidence for the big bang theory?

• Discovery of dark matter

• Expansion of the universe

• Existence of galaxies

• Formation of stars

What is the primary goal of modern cosmology regarding dark matter and dark energy?

• To understand their behavior

• To measure their properties precisely

• To ignore their existence

• To discover their identity

What did the PANTHEON+ survey measure?

• Positions of supernovae

• Positions of galaxies

• Positions of planets

• Positions of stars

What is the dominant component of the mass energy in the entire cosmos?

• Dark energy

• Neutrinos

• Dark matter

• Normal matter

What is the name of the streaming service that measured the precise positions of about 1,500 supernovae?

• Netflix

• PANTHEON+

• Amazon Prime

• Hulu