This is a test used by the National Science Foundation to assess the public's knowledge. This will not affect your grade but will show how much you know at the start of the year.
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The center of the Earth is very hot.
True
False
The continents on which we live have been moving their locations for millions of years and will continue to move in the future.
True
False
Does the Earth go around the Sun, or does the Sun go around the Earth?
The Sun revolves around the Earth half of the year and then switches to create seasons
The Earth's orbit is always changing
Earth around Sun
Sun goes around the Earth
All radioactivity is man-made.
True
False
Electrons are smaller than atoms.
False
True
New matter can be made by mixing together chemicals.
False
True
The universe began with a huge explosion.
True
False
In most cases, it is the father's gene that decides whether the baby is a boy or a girl.
True
False
Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria.
False
True
Human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals.