Quiz on Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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

• Edwin Hubble

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

What is the name of the mysterious substance that does not interact with light or normal matter but makes up the vast majority of all mass in the universe?

• Dark Energy

• Normal Matter

• Anti-Matter

• Dark Matter

What did two teams of astronomers discover in the late 1990s about the expansion of the universe?

• The expansion is slowing down

• The expansion is reversing

• The expansion is accelerating

• The expansion is constant

What percentage of all mass energy in the entire cosmos is dark energy according to the PANTHEON+ survey?

• 75.5%

• 33.8%

• 50.0%

• 66.2%

What is the study of the whole entire universe as a single physical object called?

• Astrology

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Cosmology

What theory states that the universe was smaller, hotter, and denser in the past?

• Steady State Theory

• Big Crunch Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• String Theory

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

• 10.5 billion years

• 25.0 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

• 20.2 billion years

What did the PANTHEON+ survey measure the precise positions of to understand dark matter and dark energy?

• Black Holes

• Supernovae

• Comets

• Asteroids

What is the name of the effect that describes the accelerated expansion of the universe?

• Dark Energy Effect

• Cosmic Inflation Effect

• Expansion Acceleration Effect

• Dark Matter Effect

What is the other giant hole in our understanding of the universe besides dark matter?

• Black Holes

• White Holes

• Neutron Stars

• Dark Energy