Quiz on Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and More!

What is cosmology the study of?

• The study of the whole universe

• The study of black holes

• The study of planets

• The study of stars only

Who discovered that the universe is expanding?

• Galileo Galilei

• Edwin Hubble

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

What does dark matter not interact with?

• Light

• Gravity

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetism

What percentage of the universe is dark energy according to the PANTHEON+ survey?

• 33.8%

• 50%

• 66.2%

• 70%

What is the main goal of modern cosmology?

• To explore only the Milky Way

• To study black holes only

• To measure properties of dark matter and dark energy

• To find new planets

What did Edwin Hubble discover about galaxies?

• They are shrinking

• They are moving away from us

• They are static

• They are moving towards us

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

• 13.77 billion years

• 10 billion years

• 4.5 billion years

• 13.77 million years

What does dark energy cause in the universe?

• The universe's expansion to accelerate

• The universe's expansion to slow down

• The universe to rotate

• The universe to shrink

What was discovered in the 1970s about dark matter?

• It interacts with light

• It can be seen with telescopes

• It is a new kind of particle

• It is the same as normal matter

What did the James Webb Space Telescope achieve soon after its launch?

• It landed on Mars

• It returned to Earth

• It discovered a new galaxy

• It took its first batch of images