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

lol.

I didn't know what fracking was until I looked at the answers. Only one could be the answer.

13/13 Most people seriously dont know this stuff. That's kinda scary.

I sorta wanted there to be an 'all of the above' for the chemical reaction question.

13/13 thankfully!

There's a news report at the moment that 25% of Americans don't know the Earth revolves around the sun (but neither do 34% of Europeans). Particularly worrying I think. ( http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/16/1-in-4-americans-thinks-sun-orbits-earth/ )

You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly.

Guess I'm not as stupid as most people think I am.

13 for 13, but I'll admit to guessing the Nitrogen one...

12 of 13 because I was thinking of the Ozone(O₃) layer instead of the overall atmospheric gases (I must be really tired today). I was hovering between Oxygen and Nitrogen for a couple of seconds.

12

Nitrogen...duh.

You scored better than 75% of the public, below 15% and the same as 10%.




All radioactivity is man-made. Is this statement...

You correctly answered "False"


Electrons are smaller than atoms. Is this statement...

You correctly answered "True"


Lasers work by focusing sound waves. Is this statement...

You correctly answered "False"


The continents on which we live have been moving their location for millions of years and will continue to move in the future. Is this statement...

You correctly answered "True"


Which one of the following types of solar radiation does sunscreen protect the skin from?

You correctly answered "Ultraviolet"


Does nanotechnology deal with things that are extremely...

You correctly answered "Small"


Which gas makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere?

You answered "Oxygen"

The correct answer is "Nitrogen"
My hand hovered over Nitrogen for a whole minute, but I doubted myself on this answer.

What is the main function of red blood cells?

You correctly answered "Carry oxygen to all parts of the body"


Which of these is a major concern about the overuse of antibiotics?

You correctly answered "It can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria"


Which is an example of a chemical reaction?

You correctly answered "Nails rusting"


Which is the better way to determine whether a new drug is effective in treating a disease? If a scientist has a group of 1,000 volunteers with the disease to study, should she...

You correctly answered "Give the drug to half of them but not to the other half, and compare how many in each group get better"


What gas do most scientists believe causes temperatures in the atmosphere to rise?

You correctly answered "Carbon dioxide"


Which natural resource is extracted in a process known as “fracking”?

You answered "Coal"

The correct answer is "Natural gas"
Never heard of fracking before.

13 / 13

You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%. :dry: