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Got this from the Pew Research Center.
Science and Technology Knowledge Quiz
It's very basic stuff but a fun thing to do if you have any interest in science - or not.
How did you score?
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32 (74%) |
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8 (19%) |
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1 (2%) |
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El Supremo
(20,375 posts)Fracing (note my spelling) is used for all petroleum, not just natural gas.
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology
About eight-in-ten Americans (83%) identify ultraviolet as the type of radiation that sunscreen protects against. Nearly as many (77%) know that the main concern about the overuse of antibiotics is that it can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
However, only about half (51%) of the public knows that "fracking" is a process that extracts natural gas, not coal, diamonds or silicon from the earth.
I'd say out of the four possible answers, natural gas is the best. If they had said gas and oil,,,, I think it would have been too much of a gimme. But I do think 51% is low given that fracking has been in the news so much lately.
Looks like du is doing pretty good on the quiz. I expected that would be the case.
on edit: is "fracing" a preferred spelling?
El Supremo
(20,375 posts)And within the industry, hydraulic fracturing or fracing is preferred.
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)They are called hydrocarbons.
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)Natural gas extraction was the only choice that was correct on that list. I had to pause on a couple of questions because I wanted to have a different, better choice to select.
BainsBane
(54,465 posts)Shale oil, for example.
frogmarch
(12,217 posts)but I got them all right! :-O
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Now ask me how to make a washing machine not make the clothes come out different colors.
I can cook, do calculus, operate heavy equipment and make a network run smoothly.
Don't ever ask me to do laundry.
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)I just threw in a load of laundry.
And your right. Very basic science. I am not sure i believe the results on Pew website. Only 7% were getting all the questions right.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Can't believe the percentages.
You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7℅.
rexcat
(3,622 posts)is too many people missed too many of the questions.
On an aside do you own a Devon Rex? I got my user name from the Cornish Rex we own or I should say she owns us and our two Whippets.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)She is the sweetest cat I have ever had. She has to be with us all the time.
rexcat
(3,622 posts)was 18 when we had to put him down (uncontrollable diabetes). Our current Rex is a female calico. When we were looking for another Rex there were only two breeders who had kittens in the country. I ended up flying to Minneapolis, MN to pick her up. Good thing for frequent flyer points!
The Rexes are the sweetest things. When we have people over she will end up in our guest's laps. She gets upset when she is left alone but she has the dogs for company. She snuggles with the dogs but rules them with a iron claw, so to speak.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Ours is the same way. She doesn't hesitate to bat the dog in the nose if he needs it, which he usually does. Yet she snuggles right up the rest of the time. She's getting on up there in years but still very healthy, thank goodness. I wouldn't trade her for the world!
mountain grammy
(27,144 posts)never did learn it.. only one I missed.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)I just thought I would counter all the 13 braggers. n-t
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Notably, even most college graduates could not identify the gas that makes up most of the earths atmosphere. Just 31% correctly say it is nitrogen, while an identical percentage (31%) incorrectly says it is oxygen. Among those with a high school education or less, oxygen is the most frequent response.
Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Got the laser and atmosphere questions wrong. Oh well.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)And I work clothing retail...
Brimley
(139 posts)But the algorithm deducted some points because I didn't go through the U.S. school system. I guess that's fair.
GoneOffShore
(17,572 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I messed up on "Which gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere?"
But in my defense, I have a B.A. not a B.S.!
RGinNJ
(1,027 posts)I think it was rather easy for me even though I am a somewhat older high-school educated ex squid.
Incitatus
(5,317 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Delphinus
(12,098 posts)If it was math (other than the standard four), I wouldn't have gone close to it.
I got 11 of 13 - atmosphere and chemical reaction stumped me.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)My math was so weak, I concentrated on it to the negligence of everything else on the GRE. 'Be damned if I didn't score 10 pts. higher in that category!
Rochester
(838 posts)DiverDave
(4,964 posts)You answered 13 of 13 questions correctly.
You scored better than 93% of the public and the same as 7%.
I was 13 on Friday the 13th, my son was 13 weeks old on my birthday...yep Friday the 13th
If I am in a group that counts off, I'm number 13 more often then not.
If there is a gate, Isle, gas pump, 13 comes up in my life a lot.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)And his Japanese is much better than his English.
Those bath time science talks of mine are doing some good!
MrScorpio
(73,696 posts)Science has always been one of my favorite subjects
JHB
(37,348 posts)From the page about the study, not the questions at the OP link:
http://www.people-press.org/2013/04/22/publics-knowledge-of-science-and-technology/
A plurality of Americans (44%) say that average American 15-year-olds rank at the bottom on standardized tests of science knowledge, when compared with students in other developed nations. That is incorrect: According to the most recent available data from the Program for International Student Assessment, U.S. students rank among the middle of OECD nations.
The survey finds that 35% correctly know that U.S. 15-year-olds are about in the middle when it comes to science knowledge; 7% say incorrectly that American students rank among the top of developed nations.
College graduates are more likely than those with less education to underestimate the performance of U.S. teens on standardized science tests. More than half of college graduates (56%) say that American students rank near the bottom among developed countries. That compares with 46% of those with some college experience who do not have a degree and 36% of those with no more than a high school education.
Of course, there are only campaigns for "solutions" to our "failing schools". There isn't exactly the same promotional budget to advertise that the problems of failing schools is somewhat more limited that interested parties would have you believe.
LostOne4Ever
(9,579 posts)At least my degree is in biology. Still, Im mad at myself for the Fraccing questions. I was going back and forth between Natural Gas and Coal!