Quiz on Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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

• Edwin Hubble

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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?

• Clear Matter

• Bright Matter

• Light Matter

• Dark Matter

What was discovered in the late 1990s by two teams of astronomers regarding the expansion of the universe?

• Neutron Stars

• Black Holes

• Dark Matter

• Dark Energy

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

• 50.5%

• 66.2%

• 75.9%

• 33.8%

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

• Astronomy

• Astrophysics

• Geology

• Cosmology

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

• Steady State Theory

• Big Crunch Theory

• Multiverse Theory

• Big Bang Theory

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

• 10.5 billion years

• 13.77 billion years

• 20.2 billion years

• 25.9 billion years

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

• PANTHEON+

• Galactica

• Supernova Tracker

• Cosmic Explorer