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Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Context of General Relativity

Description: Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Context of General Relativity
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What is the primary evidence for the existence of dark matter?

  1. The rotation curves of galaxies

  2. The gravitational lensing of light

  3. The cosmic microwave background radiation

  4. The abundance of light elements in the universe

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The rotation curves of galaxies show that the outer regions of galaxies rotate faster than expected based on the visible mass of the galaxy. This suggests that there is a large amount of unseen mass, or dark matter, in the outer regions of galaxies.

What is the primary evidence for the existence of dark energy?

  1. The acceleration of the universe's expansion

  2. The cosmic microwave background radiation

  3. The abundance of light elements in the universe

  4. The gravitational lensing of light

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Observations of distant supernovae have shown that the universe's expansion is accelerating. This suggests that there is a force, or dark energy, that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.

What is the cosmological constant?

  1. A constant term in the Einstein field equations

  2. A measure of the energy density of the vacuum

  3. A measure of the curvature of spacetime

  4. A measure of the mass of the universe

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The cosmological constant is a constant term in the Einstein field equations that is proportional to the energy density of the vacuum. It is thought to be responsible for the acceleration of the universe's expansion.

What is the relationship between dark matter and dark energy?

  1. Dark matter and dark energy are two different forms of the same thing.

  2. Dark matter and dark energy are completely unrelated.

  3. Dark matter is responsible for the acceleration of the universe's expansion, while dark energy is responsible for the rotation curves of galaxies.

  4. Dark energy is responsible for the acceleration of the universe's expansion, while dark matter is responsible for the rotation curves of galaxies.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dark matter and dark energy are two different things. Dark matter is thought to be a type of matter that does not interact with light, while dark energy is thought to be a force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate.

What is the future of the universe?

  1. The universe will continue to expand forever.

  2. The universe will eventually stop expanding and begin to contract.

  3. The universe will eventually reach a state of equilibrium.

  4. The universe will eventually be destroyed by a Big Crunch.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The future of the universe is uncertain, but it is thought that the universe will continue to expand forever. This is because the expansion of the universe is accelerating, and there is no known force that can stop it.

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