Quiz on Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Who hath discovered that galaxies doth exist and art very far away from us?

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Edwin Hubble

• Isaac Newton

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

• Neutrino

• Quark

• Axion

• Muon

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

• 2000s

• 1990s

• 1970s

• 1950s

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

• 75.0%

• 33.8%

• 66.2%

• 50.5%

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

• 10.5 billion years

• 25.5 billion years

• 20.0 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

What did the PANTHEON+ survey measure the precise positions of?

• Supernovae

• Black Holes

• Asteroids

• Comets

What is the main goal in modern cosmology regarding dark matter and dark energy?

• To measure their properties precisely

• To create more of them

• To understand their behavior

• To ignore them

What did Edwin Hubble discover about galaxies?

• They are stationary

• They are shrinking

• They are close to us

• They are receding away from us

What dominates the mass energy in the entire cosmos?

• Neutrinos

• Dark Energy

• Dark Matter

• Normal Matter

What is the big bang theory about?

• The beginning of the universe as smaller, hotter, and denser

• The origins of dark matter

• The expansion of the universe

• The creation of the moon