Quiz on Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Edwin Hubble

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

• Anti-Matter

• Normal Matter

• Dark Energy

• Dark Matter

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

• The expansion is accelerating

• The expansion is constant

• The expansion is slowing down

• The expansion is reversing

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

• 33.8%

• 50%

• 66.2%

• 75%

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

• Astronomy

• Cosmology

• Astrology

• Geology

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

• String Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Big Crunch Theory

• Steady State Theory

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

• 10 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

• 20 billion years

• 5 billion years

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

• PANTHEON+

• Cosmic Explorer

• Stellar Surveyor

• Supernova Tracker

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

• Quantum Entanglement

• Dark Energy

• Cosmic Inflation

• Dark Matter Effect

What is the name of the first lunar probe launched by South Korea to study moon carters, magnetic fields, and surface weathering?

• Celestial Voyager

• Moon Explorer

• Danuri

• Luna 1