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How many of you can ace this basic science quiz??

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TheoryNumber3 8 Jan 7
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Yep 11 out of 11. Though I would think that the site members will do very well as a whole.

Me too. Very basic. I could go a couple steps up. Fun, though. Thanks #3!

@LovinLarge I suspect a large part of the general public would fail that test miserably

@TheoryNumber3 According to the graph, 43% of the population gets only 6 out of eleven (54% = F).

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I got an 11.

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I knew you guys would nail it!! I got 11 also.

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I scored below 0% of the public.

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11 but did take a bit of thinking.

There were a couple I wasn't sure of early on.

@LovinLarge Same here. Most of the time the answer did not follow the question but sounded right.

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Wow I got all 11. I guess I am more surprised that most people that took the quiz did not answer most of them correctly. I actually took an interest in learning about science, math and world history when I was in school, and I actually researched other topics on my own in the library before the age of the internet. I spent my free time reading in the library, and checking out books instead of hanging out with friends.

Me too.

@Beowulfsfriend Quit nerding up the place, you guys, lol.

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Betty Level 8 Jan 8, 2023
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11 here. So much ignorance, so little time. Sigh.

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I got 9 correct.

There were 2-3 fairly tough questions.

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I wonder what Trajan would score, lol.

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11 out of 11 here too.

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I got all but the math problem. lol

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11

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I got all ten right.
edit. I got all of them right.

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Nine out of eleven

BillF Level 7 Jan 8, 2023
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Missed:
When large areas of forest are removed so land can be converted for other uses, such as farming, which of the following occurs?
You answered:
Decreased carbon dioxide
The correct answer:
Increased erosion

My first thought was erosion, but then I thought that might depend on the specifics of land form and land use.

Conventional farming will deplete the soil and release carbon dioxide. No-till farming will keep carbon trapped. The difference makes a huge impact.

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The carbon dioxide would increase due the lack of oxygen production from the felled trees. Deforestation does lead to more carbon emissions, but that was not one of the choices. Increased erosion was the only one that made sense.

@MyTVC15 Farming was suggested as a forest replacement. Depending what was farmed, Oxygen and/or CO2 could increase or decrease. Since all farming requires a harvest, soil erosion seems the only certain answer.

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I got 11 correct.

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11 of 11, but come on, it's not that hard.

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That was easy, but it better be; I taught science for 20 years.

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OK. I got 8 of them correct but it did not show me ones I missed. Maybe I did not look correctly.

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Not quite as difficult as Ancient Greek.

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Easy 11 out of 11.

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