GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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What is dark energy thought to do?
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It causes the universe to expand at an increasing rate
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it causes the universe to heat up
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it causes stars and galaxies to form
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Astronomers theorize that the faster expansion rate is due to a mysterious, dark force that is pulling galaxies apart. One explanation for dark energy is that it is a property of space. Albert Einstein was the first person to realize that empty space is not nothing.
Detailed explanation-2: -If the hypothetical dark energy continues to dominate the Universe’s energy balance, then the current expansion of space will continue to accelerate, exponentially. Structures which are not already gravitationally bound will ultimately fly apart.
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