Tuesday, November 23, 2004

What do Americans Know?

From a 2001 Survey by the NSF

QUESTION Percent Correct Answers (all adults)
Lasers work by focusing sound waves. (False) 45
Electrons are smaller than atoms. (True) 48
Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria. (False) 51
The universe began with a huge explosion. (True) 33
Radioactive milk can be made safe by boiling it. (False) 48
Please tell me in your own words, what is DNA? 45
Please tell me in your own words, what is a molecule? 22



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