OK, I'M IN THE UPPER 7%

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

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

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Total number of questions answered correctly

These percentages only reflect the 1,006 adults that took part in the national survey; online quiz results are not included in the sample.

Your responses and demographic breakdowns

Below are the percentages of each group from the nationally representative sample who answered correctly during the telephone survey.

			Gender		Age				Education
		Total	Male	Female	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+	HS or less	Some College	College Grad +
	All radioactivity is man-made. Is this statement... You correctly answered "False"	66	70	63	68	66	71	56	54	69	82
	Electrons are smaller than atoms. Is this statement... You correctly answered "True"	47	54	41	56	50	44	33	34	54	59
	Lasers work by focusing sound waves. Is this statement... You correctly answered "False"	48	57	38	50	53	50	27	35	56	58
	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"	77	83	72	87	77	77	66	68	83	85
	Which one of the following types of solar radiation does sunscreen protect the skin from? You correctly answered "Ultraviolet"	83	85	81	88	86	82	71	72	91	91
	Does nanotechnology deal with things that are extremely... You correctly answered "Small"	65	68	62	76	71	63	37	46	72	84
	Which gas makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere? You correctly answered "Nitrogen"	20	27	14	25	22	18	14	12	22	31
	What is the main function of red blood cells? You correctly answered "Carry oxygen to all parts of the body"	78	79	77	86	75	84	63	66	86	89
	Which of these is a major concern about the overuse of antibiotics? You correctly answered "It can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria"	77	72	81	68	84	80	68	58	85	95
	Which is an example of a chemical reaction? You correctly answered "Nails rusting"	66	67	65	66	66	68	58	54	68	81
	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"	75	72	78	76	75	80	62	67	76	86
	What gas do most scientists believe causes temperatures in the atmosphere to rise? You correctly answered "Carbon dioxide"	58	66	51	59	64	56	48	49	55	76
	Which natural resource is extracted in a process known as “fracking”? You correctly answered "Natural gas"	51	58	45	35	52	61	50	39	53	66