SCIENCE
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Discussion Ideas: Quiz Yourself!

- This picture shows an object in space that has an icy core with a tail of gas and dust that extends millions of miles. What is it?

Illustration courtesy NASA
- Which kind of waves are used to make and receive cell phone calls?

Illustration by Mary Crooks, National Geographic
- This picture shows three layers of the Earth. Which layer is the hottest?

- What is the main way that ocean tides are created?

- What does a light-year measure?

Map by National Geographic
- Denver, Colorado, is at a higher altitude than Los Angeles, California. Does water boil at a higher, lower, or the same temperature in Denver?
- 34% of Americans surveyed knew this answer. Do you? (More people got this answer wrong than any other on the quiz.)

- How does pass through a magnifying glass—straight ahead or at an angle?
- The loudness of a sound is determined by what property of a sound wave?

Graph by FieldScope
- What is the relationship between dissolved oxygen and water temperature in this graph?
- Which elements are needed to make nuclear energy and nuclear weapons?

Photograph by Bates Littlehales, National Geographic
- Who developed the polio vaccine?

Photograph by Christoph Malin, ESO Photo Ambassador
- Which term describes the study of how the positions of stars and planets can influence human behavior?
TEACHERS’ TOOLKIT
Nat Geo: How Much Does The Public Know About Science?
Nat Geo: STEM Education
Pew Research Center: Science Knowledge Quiz
Pew Research Center: A Look at What the Public Knows and Does Not Know About Science