I failed miserably: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-g...

Fayle Loc: Seward, Alaska and Rionegro, Colombia

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere

I got 64%.
2% below average.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

80%, not bad for a history teacher

Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England

55%..not bad for a thickie!!

Erdos2 Loc: Vancouver, WA

Fayle wrote:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere

I got 64%.
2% below average.

Interesting quiz. However, when I got to the end it showed I got 0 out of 50 with all my answers being blank. Since one cannot go onto the next question without answering the current question, I know I clicked on something. Obviously it could not deal with perfection... :-)

Looking at the answers at the end, I think missed somewhere around 13, which would give me a score of 74. Considering I hated biology and chemistry, I did some good guessing.

lone ranger Loc: Port Saint Lucie, Florida

i got a 80% correct as well..

Fayle wrote:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere

I got 64%.
2% below average.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

:shock: Not my field of knowledge obviously.

Nelson.I Loc: Monument, Colorado, USA

I got 80%. An unfortunate and significant number of the questions were not about actual science literacy per se. Instead, they were about mathematical tradition within Physics. All of the questions about what Greek letter means this are examples of this.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

Fayle wrote:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere

I got 64%.
2% below average.

Average (I got 66%, which only means I guessed right one more time than you. Nothing to write home to mother about. :XD: )

I was disappointed that they quit giving the correct answers when I made an error.

Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

I only got 92%; not very good for a science teacher. :-(
But I was tricked on one. ;-)

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Fayle wrote:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-the-air-at-sea-level-what-is-the-most-common-gas-in-the-Earth-s-atmosphere

I got 64%.
2% below average.

96% I suck at DNA stuff.
--Bob

Earworms Loc: Sacramento, California

I took it years ago, didn't get them all correct, I think I missed maybe 3 or 4.