Science Wise, Are You Smarter Than You Look?

[Skwim]

A SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

How much do you know about science topics?
Test your knowledge of science facts and applications of scientific principles by taking our short 12-question quiz. Then see how you did in comparison with a nationally representative group of 3,278 randomly selected U.S. adults surveyed online and by mail between Aug. 11 and Sept. 3, 2014 as members of the Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel.

When you finish, you will be able to compare your scores with the average American and compare responses across demographic groups. The analysis of the findings from the poll can be found in the full report, “A Look At What the Public Does and Does Not Know About Science.”​

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Spoiler: My score

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[beenherebeforeagain]

Science Knowledge Quiz Results
You answered 11 of 12 questions correctly.

You scored better than 82% of the public, below 6% and the same as 12%.

screwed up the optics one, again...

 

[Daemon Sophic]

12 out of 12.
I was doubting myself about the refraction of light through a biconvex lens......but I got it.

 

[sun rise]

12 out of 12.
I was doubting myself about the refraction of light through a biconvex lens......but I got it.

That's the only one I got wrong.

 

[Polymath257]

12/12 easy

 

[Terese]

9/12

 

[Father Heathen]

12/12

 

[Subduction Zone]

Twelve out of twelve.

How is question number 12 even considered a "science question"?

ETA: And I have to be smarter than I look, I am breathing aren't I?

 

[Jesster]

12/12

I know I don't look very smart. People have told me so. Maybe I should get some glasses like the pair in my avatar.

 

[YmirGF]

Stupid mistake on moon's gravity. *sigh*
I knew it was wrong but picked rotation anyways....
11/12
And yes, there were pretty easy, overall.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Stupid mistake on moon's gravity. *sigh*
I knew it was wrong but picked rotation anyways....
11/12
And yes, there were pretty easy, overall.

I was tempted on that one since the tides do rely on the Earth's rotation. But if the Earth did not rotate and the Moon still was there it would still cause a tide, but it would be a twice monthly tide instead of a twice daily one. But if there was no Moon we would only have the much weaker tide from the Sun. I eliminated rotation because of that.

 

[Skwim]

Twelve out of twelve.

How is question number 12 even considered a "science question"?

It's a matter of physics. From Wikipedia:

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A liquid at high pressure has a higher boiling point than when that liquid is at
atmospheric pressure. For a given pressure, different liquids boil at different
temperatures. For example, water boils at 100 °C (212 °F) at sea level, but at
93.4 °C (200.1 °F) at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.​

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[Subduction Zone]

It's a matter of physics. From Wikipedia:

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A liquid at high pressure has a higher boiling point than when that liquid is at
atmospheric pressure. For a given pressure, different liquids boil at different
temperatures. For example, water boils at 100 °C (212 °F) at sea level, but at
93.4 °C (200.1 °F) at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.​

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That is not the question I saw for number 12. My number twelve question was this:

"Which of these terms is defined as the study of how the positions of stars and planets can influence human behavior"


I forgot which one asked about the temperature of boiling water in Denver. Perhaps different addresses get a different order of questions or even different questions.

 

[Hockeycowboy]

Got 11 right. Missed the 'water-boil-elevation' one.

 

[Mock Turtle]

12/12, but I would have expected that, being an ex-engineer and having been interested in science for most of my life. Would have been mortified if I got any of those wrong.

 

[exchemist]

12, but I agree with mock turtle. This is a quiz for testing very basic general awareness of science.

 

[Skwim]

That is not the question I saw for number 12. My number twelve question was this:

"Which of these terms is defined as the study of how the positions of stars and planets can influence human behavior"


I forgot which one asked about the temperature of boiling water in Denver. Perhaps different addresses get a different order of questions or even different questions.

This is interesting because I remember that question being somewhat higher on the list. In any case, I can see it being marginally a science question.

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[Subduction Zone]

This is interesting because I remember that question being somewhat higher on the list. In any case, I can see it being marginally a science question.

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From what I have seen as all got the same questions. But the order is not the same.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

From what I have seen as all got the same questions. But the order is not the same.

That's a typical survey technique, helps to prevent certain kinds of issues in survey design...

 

[Thief]

I ran through it and missed one....

careless error ......ooooops