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How is gravitational lensing related to dark matter?(1 point)
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Dark matter uses gravitational lensing to create dark energy.
Dark matter uses gravitational lensing to create dark energy.
The gravity of dark matter absorbs light from distant sources.
The gravity of dark matter absorbs light from distant sources.
The gravity of dark matter distorts light from distant sources.
The gravity of dark matter distorts light from distant sources.
Dark matter emits lens-shaped rings of light.
Dark matter emits lens-shaped rings of light.
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The gravity of dark matter distorts light from distant sources.
Gravitational lensing occurs when the gravitational field of a massive object, such as dark matter, bends the light coming from objects that are behind it from our point of view.
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