Science and Technology Quiz

**PvtPrivate** · 05-01-13, 01:50 PM

Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz | Pew Research Center
Easy as hell, but lets see how scientifically literate TPG is.

**moving-target** · 05-01-13, 02:31 PM

You answered 11 of 13 questions correctly.
You scored better than 75% of the public, below 15% and the same as 10%.

Electrons are smaller than atoms. Is this statement...
You answered "False"
The correct answer is "True"

Which gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere?
You answered "Hydrogen"
The correct answer is "Nitrogen"

**DuDDy** · 05-01-13, 02:45 PM

13 of 13. Too easy

**AetheLove** · 05-01-13, 02:53 PM

13 - 13

I like that they only show the distribution of the answers from the survey. The web-based results could be skewed.

... now that I think about it, it might be fun to show the web results separately. It'd be a good example for how results shift with a different sample, or a biased sample, or without testing controls.

Some of the question/answer pairs were grammatically difficult. I wonder if that was on purpose.

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**MaFioSo** · 05-01-13, 03:02 PM

You answered 12 of 13 questions correctly.
This quiz is a joint effort between the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine.

See below how your results compare with the 1,006 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology."

You scored better than 85% of the public, below 7% and the same as 8%.

Which natural resource is extracted in a process known as “fracking”?
You answered "Coal"
The correct answer is "Natural gas"

**CivilWars** · 05-01-13, 03:06 PM

Should I be worried if I only got one right?

**Alundil** · 05-01-13, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by DuDDy

13 of 13. Too easy

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**moving-target** · 05-01-13, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Should I be worried if I only got one right?

no science is the devil

**i8pptuakamonstercam** · 05-01-13, 03:56 PM

I got some questions for duddy. Stars twinkle when seen from the Earth. When seen from the moon, stars
A)twinkle more.
B)twinkle less.
C)don't twinkle.
Atmospheric refraction tends to make daytimes
A)longer.
B)shorter.
C)no change in day length
When light is refracted, there is a change in its
A)frequency.
B)wavelength.
C)both of these
D)neither of these