The Experiments and Missions Designed to Study Dark Energy

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge about the experiments and missions specifically designed to study dark energy.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: indian astronomy dark energy experiments missions
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

Which of the following is a space-based mission designed to study dark energy?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Chandra X-ray Observatory

  3. James Webb Space Telescope

  4. Dark Energy Survey


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The James Webb Space Telescope is a space-based infrared observatory designed to study dark energy, among other things.

What is the name of the ground-based telescope array used to study dark energy?

  1. Sloan Digital Sky Survey

  2. Dark Energy Survey

  3. Subaru Telescope

  4. Keck Telescope


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Dark Energy Survey is a ground-based telescope array designed to study dark energy.

Which of the following is a satellite mission designed to study dark energy?

  1. Planck Surveyor

  2. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

  3. Cosmic Background Explorer

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Planck Surveyor, Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, and Cosmic Background Explorer are all satellite missions designed to study dark energy.

What is the name of the experiment designed to measure the expansion rate of the universe?

  1. Supernova Cosmology Project

  2. High-z Supernova Search Team

  3. Sloan Digital Sky Survey

  4. Dark Energy Survey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Supernova Cosmology Project is an experiment designed to measure the expansion rate of the universe.

Which of the following is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the gravitational lensing of distant galaxies?

  1. Weak Lensing Survey

  2. Strong Lensing Survey

  3. Cosmic Shear Survey

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Weak Lensing Survey, Strong Lensing Survey, and Cosmic Shear Survey are all types of dark energy experiments that measure the gravitational lensing of distant galaxies.

What is the name of the experiment designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation?

  1. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

  2. Planck Surveyor

  3. Cosmic Background Explorer

  4. BICEP2


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

BICEP2 is an experiment designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

Which of the following is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the redshift of distant galaxies?

  1. Redshift Survey

  2. Photometric Redshift Survey

  3. Spectroscopic Redshift Survey

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Redshift Survey, Photometric Redshift Survey, and Spectroscopic Redshift Survey are all types of dark energy experiments that measure the redshift of distant galaxies.

What is the name of the experiment designed to measure the abundance of galaxy clusters?

  1. Galaxy Cluster Survey

  2. X-ray Cluster Survey

  3. Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Survey

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Galaxy Cluster Survey, X-ray Cluster Survey, and Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Survey are all experiments designed to measure the abundance of galaxy clusters.

Which of the following is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the growth of structure in the universe?

  1. Galaxy Clustering Survey

  2. Weak Lensing Survey

  3. Cosmic Shear Survey

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Galaxy Clustering Survey, Weak Lensing Survey, and Cosmic Shear Survey are all types of dark energy experiments that measure the growth of structure in the universe.

What is the name of the experiment designed to measure the gravitational wave background?

  1. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

  2. Virgo Interferometer

  3. KAGRA

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Virgo Interferometer, and KAGRA are all experiments designed to measure the gravitational wave background.

Which of the following is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the properties of dark matter?

  1. Weak Lensing Survey

  2. Strong Lensing Survey

  3. Cosmic Shear Survey

  4. Direct Detection Experiment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Direct Detection Experiment is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the properties of dark matter.

What is the name of the experiment designed to measure the mass of neutrinos?

  1. KATRIN

  2. EXO-200

  3. LUX

  4. XENON1T


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

KATRIN is an experiment designed to measure the mass of neutrinos.

Which of the following is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the cosmic microwave background radiation?

  1. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

  2. Planck Surveyor

  3. Cosmic Background Explorer

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, Planck Surveyor, and Cosmic Background Explorer are all experiments that measure the cosmic microwave background radiation.

What is the name of the experiment designed to measure the Hubble constant?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. Chandra X-ray Observatory

  3. James Webb Space Telescope

  4. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hubble Space Telescope is an experiment designed to measure the Hubble constant.

Which of the following is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the gravitational lensing of quasars?

  1. Weak Lensing Survey

  2. Strong Lensing Survey

  3. Cosmic Shear Survey

  4. Quasar Lensing Survey


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Quasar Lensing Survey is a type of dark energy experiment that measures the gravitational lensing of quasars.

- Hide questions