What Do Astrophysicists Call the Poorly Understood Repulsive Force That

question 16

Multiple Choice

What do astrophysicists call the poorly understood repulsive force that causes the expansion of the Universe to accelerate?

• A) dark energy
• B) dark mass
• C) the quasar force
• D) entropy

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