Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/science-knowledge/ ^

[shove_it]

Do you know more about science and technology than the average American?

Take our 13-question quiz to test your knowledge of scientific concepts. Then see how you did in comparison with the 1,006 randomly sampled adults asked the same questions in a national poll conducted by the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine.

[proxy_user]

The pool of test-takers had the most trouble with the nitrogen question. But none of them were very difficult.

They should have a next level for high scorers.

[shove_it]

I’m surprised so many of y’all hang out in the chit chat room.

[UCANSEE2]

The point is women don’t know as much as men.

I have found that it depends on what man, what woman, and the subject.

[Varmint Al]

13/13, but question 12 was a climate scam believer question. The correct answer is water vapor, but it was not offered as an answer.

I balked at #12 also. Any informed person knows it is water vapor.

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

[dasboot]

Chemical reaction: oxygen combines with iron and produces iron oxide.
Sugar dissolves in water...but no ‘reaction’ occurs: evaporate the water, and sugar re- crystallizes. No new compound is created. Why is ‘sugar dissolving’ the correct answer to’ which is a chemical reaction’?
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[LowOiL]

12/13 missed sunscreen question.

[W.]

11/13.

Nitrogen burn, also. Damn you, Star Trek!

And an atom is a physical particle, while an electron is not. Oops, I think...

[Autonomous User]

“All 13, but one question was a ringer: “What gas do MOST scientists believe causes temperatures in the atmosphere to rise”

Except that it’s not even close to “MOST” scientists.”

Never “over think” these tests. Just think like a liberal and go with your gut. I am always rimded of the Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror” when Kirk, Scotty & Uhura are transported to an alternative universe which is barbaric. Upon their return, Spock said something like this to explain how he new the Crew had be replaced with the “Evil”doppelgaengers...”it is easier for a logical man to appear to be a barbarian then for a barbarian to appear to be a civilized.”

As such it is always easier for a Conservative to act like a Liberal than it is for a Liberal to act civilized.

[alancarp]

13/13... and I likewise was annoyed at #12.

[navyguy]

LOL!

13/13

[UCANSEE2]

I quit when it started asking for my demographics.

Of all the posters who took the test, you have the highest score.

[UCANSEE2]

Is this to make everybody who takes it feel like a genius?

That's what I'm saying.

[aquila48]

13/13

Amazing how few people know that nitrogen is the most common gas in the atmosphere.

[PA Engineer]

13/13

Very simple test, however the "most" scientists is not science knowledge. That was a religion question.

[Safetgiver]

The point is women don’t know as much as men.....I could have told you that back on wife #2. They Can’t Understand Normal Thinking.

[Conan the Librarian]

13/13

The Carbon Dioxide question was wrong though. Most scientist don’t believe that CO2 is a problem. Just the ones that study climate, and I still don’t believe that most believe it.

[IYAS9YAS]

I flunked the whole test because I used a #2 pencil.

Smart. At least you can erase your answers. I gotta scrape the dang white-out off of my screen now.

[reg45]

An electron is a particle. However, it’s mass is quite small (0.000539 AMU).

[IYAS9YAS]

Sugar dissolves in water...but no ‘reaction’ occurs: evaporate the water, and sugar re- crystallizes. No new compound is created. Why is ‘sugar dissolving’ the correct answer to’ which is a chemical reaction’?

It's not the right answer. I got 13/13 and picked the rusty nails one.

[CaptainK]

12/13

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