1. Define what is meant by a “model.”
2. Give a specific example of a model used in scientific inquiry.
3. Compare “inductive reasoning” with “deductive reasoning.”
4. Give a specific example of each that is not given in the book.
5. What is meant by “junk science?”
6. How do we go about sniffing out junk science?
7. Compare a “positive feedback loop” with a “negative, or corrective feedback loop.”
8. Give an example of each.
9. What is meant by “time delay?”
10. What is its affect on a complex system?
11. What is meant by “synergy?”
12. Give a specific example of synergistic interaction.
13. Discuss the composition of organic compounds.
14. Give some specific examples of organic compounds.
15. What is meant by “matter quality?”
16. Why is an understanding of matter quality important to us?
17. What is meant by “energy quality?”
18. Why is an understanding of energy quality important to us?
19. Name and discuss the three types of nuclear changes (processes.)
20.Why is it important for us to strive for a Low-Throughput Economy as compared to a High-Throughput Economy?