Quiz on Dark Matter and Dark Energy

What is cosmology?

• The study of animals

• The study of stars

• The study of planets

• The study of the universe

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Who discovered that galaxies are receding away from us?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Edwin Hubble

• Galileo Galilei

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What does dark matter not interact with?

• Water

• Light

• Air

• Sound

What percentage of the universe is dark energy?

• 70%

• 60%

• 50%

• 80%

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

• 20 billion years

• 15 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

• 10 billion years

What is the main goal of modern cosmology?

• To measure the properties of stars

• To measure the properties of planets

• To measure the properties of dark matter and dark energy

• To measure the properties of galaxies

What did the PANTHEON+ survey measure?

• The positions of stars

• The positions of galaxies

• The positions of planets

• The positions of supernovae

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What is the big bang theory?

• A theory about the creation of stars

• A theory about the universe being infinite

• A theory about the universe being smaller, hotter, and denser in the past

• A theory about the end of the universe

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What is dark energy responsible for?

• Stopping the universe

• Accelerating the expansion of the universe

• Slowing down the universe

• Shrinking the universe

What is the main challenge in understanding dark matter and dark energy?

• We know what they are but not how they behave

• We know how they behave but not what they are

• We know neither what they are nor how they behave

• We know both what they are and how they behave