1 in 4 Americans Apparently Unaware the Earth Orbits the Sun
They must have been sick the day this was taught in school.
By Samantha Grossman @sam_grossmanFeb. 16, 2014698 Comments
Does the Earth go around the sun, or does the sun go around the Earth?
真的? 1/4的美國人不知到地球繞太陽走? 美國科學學會作個調查, 問2000人9個科學生物問題, 平均分數是6.5 (不知滿分是10還是9).
這個問題不是常識嗎? 別50步笑百步, 不知道問台灣人是否就可以淂滿分?
When asked that question, 1 in 4 Americans surveyed answered incorrectly. Yes, 1 in 4. In other words, a quarter of Americans do not understand one of the most fundamental principles of basic science. So that’s where we are as a society right now.
The survey, conducted by the National Science Foundation, included more than 2,200 participants in the U.S., AFP reports. It featured a nine-question quiz about physical and biological science and the average score was a 6.5.
And the fact that only 74 percent of participants knew that the Earth revolved around the sun is perhaps less alarming than the fact that only 48 percent knew that humans evolved from earlier species of animals.
Here’s the thing, though: Americans actually fared better than Europeans who
Read more: 1 in 4 Americans Think Sun Revolves Around Earth: Study | TIME.com http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/16/1-in-4-americans-thinks-sun-orbits-earth/#ixzz2u71CjhFy
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