Dark Matter and Dark Energy in Dwarf Galaxies and Ultra-Faint Galaxies

This quiz will test your knowledge about dark matter and dark energy in dwarf galaxies and ultra-faint galaxies.

16 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary component of dark matter?

  1. Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs)
  2. Axions
  3. Sterile neutrinos
  4. Primordial black holes
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary component of dark energy?

  1. A cosmological constant
  2. A scalar field (quintessence)
  3. Modified gravity
  4. A combination of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the mass-to-light ratio of a dwarf galaxy?

  1. Less than 1
  2. 1 to 10
  3. 10 to 100
  4. Greater than 100
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the mass-to-light ratio of an ultra-faint galaxy?

  1. Less than 1
  2. 1 to 10
  3. 10 to 100
  4. Greater than 100
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical size of a dwarf galaxy?

  1. 100 parsecs
  2. 1 kiloparsec
  3. 10 kiloparsecs
  4. 100 kiloparsecs
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical size of an ultra-faint galaxy?

  1. 10 parsecs
  2. 100 parsecs
  3. 1 kiloparsec
  4. 10 kiloparsecs
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical luminosity of a dwarf galaxy?

  1. 10^6 solar luminosities
  2. 10^7 solar luminosities
  3. 10^8 solar luminosities
  4. 10^9 solar luminosities
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical luminosity of an ultra-faint galaxy?

  1. 10^3 solar luminosities
  2. 10^4 solar luminosities
  3. 10^5 solar luminosities
  4. 10^6 solar luminosities
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical number of stars in a dwarf galaxy?

  1. 10^6 stars
  2. 10^7 stars
  3. 10^8 stars
  4. 10^9 stars
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical number of stars in an ultra-faint galaxy?

  1. 10^3 stars
  2. 10^4 stars
  3. 10^5 stars
  4. 10^6 stars
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical distance between dwarf galaxies?

  1. 100 kiloparsecs
  2. 1 megaparsec
  3. 10 megaparsecs
  4. 100 megaparsecs
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical distance between ultra-faint galaxies?

  1. 10 kiloparsecs
  2. 100 kiloparsecs
  3. 1 megaparsec
  4. 10 megaparsecs
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical velocity of a dwarf galaxy?

  1. 10 km/s
  2. 100 km/s
  3. 1 km/s
  4. 1000 km/s
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the typical velocity of an ultra-faint galaxy?

  1. 1 km/s
  2. 10 km/s
  3. 100 km/s
  4. 1000 km/s
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the fate of a dwarf galaxy?

  1. It will merge with a larger galaxy.
  2. It will be tidally disrupted by a larger galaxy.
  3. It will remain a dwarf galaxy forever.
  4. It will be destroyed by a supernova.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the fate of an ultra-faint galaxy?

  1. It will merge with a larger galaxy.
  2. It will be tidally disrupted by a larger galaxy.
  3. It will remain an ultra-faint galaxy forever.
  4. It will be destroyed by a supernova.