GSS 1972-2024 Cumulative Datafile - Release 3

Scientists should be allowed to do research that causes pain and 
injury to animals like dogs and chimpanzees if it produces new 
information about human health problems. (Do you strongly agree, 
agree, disagree, or strongly disagree?)

It is the mothers gene that decides whether the baby is a boy or a 
girl.

What property of water is most important for living organisms?

Please look at Card I-1. The two objects shown there have the same 
mass, but object B loses heat more quickly

Which of the following is a key factor that enables an airplane to 
lift?

Lightning and thunder happen at the same time, but you see the 
lightning before you hear the thunder. Explain why this is so.

A solution of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in water will turn blue litmus 
paper red. A solution of the base sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in water 
will turn red litmus paper blue. If the acid and base solutions are 
mixed in the right proportion, the resulting solution will cause 
neither red nor blue litmus paper to change color. Explain why the 
litmus paper does not change color in the mixed solution.

Experiment about goldfish and temperature.

Ocean water for vegetables.

Example of Erosion.

Traits are transferred from generation to generation through the

How do most fish get the oxygen they need to survive?

For which reason may people experience shortness of breath more 
quickly at the top of a mountain than along a seashore?

Please look at Card I-3. Day-night rhythms dramatically affect our 
bodies. Probably no body system is more  influenced than the nervous 
system. The figure on Card I-3 illustrates the number of errors made 
by shift workers in different portions of the 24-hour cycle. Based on 
the data illustrated in the figure, during which of these time 
periods did the most errors occur?

As part of a laboratory experiment, five students measured the weight 
of the same leaf four times. They recorded 20 slightly different 
weights. All of the work was done carefully and correctly. Their goal 
was to be as accurate as possible and reduce error in the experiment 
to a minimum. Which of the following is the best method to report the 
weight of the leaf?

Please look at Card I-4. A gardener has an idea that a plant needs 
sand in the soil for healthy growth. In order to test her idea she 
uses two pots of plants. She sets up one pot of plants as shown on 
the top part of the card. Which one of the pictures on the bottom 
part of the card shows what should she use for the second pot?

Please look at Card I-5. What is the scientist trying to find out 
from this experiment?

Why did you choose that answer?

B. (IF NANOWILL=1) Would you say that the balance will be strongly in 
favor of the benefits, or only slightly?

C. (IF NANOWILL=3) Would you say that the balance will be strongly in 
favor of the harmful results, or only slightly?