Froggy Jumps
Study questions for the full guide
1
What is fertility rate? What is replacement rate?
2
What is the global replacement rate? How does this vary between developed and developing nations?
3
What is the rate of natural increase?
4
How has population increased throughout human history?
5
What are the different types of population pyramids?
6
What is biologically productive land? How much is there in the world?
8
Under what conditions do fossil fuels form?
10
What is a petroleum trap? Two parts?
11
Types of petroleum traps
12
Alternative sources of oil and natural gas
13
What is hydrofracking? How does it work?
14
What is coal? Under what conditions does it form?
16
Environmental impacts of fossil fuels
17
What is nuclear fission?
18
What are radioactive isotopes? Which isotopes are used in nuclear fission?
20
Where do we find uranium?
21
Concerns with nuclear fission
22
What is nuclear fusion?
23
Which isotopes are used? Where does fusion occur naturally?
24
Benefits of nuclear fusion
27
Passive vs. Active solar energy
28
What is a thermal mass? Useful types?
29
What is solar electricity?
30
Limitations of solar power
31
What is geothermal energy?
34
Problems with traditional hydropower
35
Forms of ocean hydropower
37
Issues with wind power
38
Methods to improve wind power
39
What are biofuels? Types?
40
What is ethanol? Most common blend?
41
How is hydrogen gas used to produce energy?
44
What is municipal vs. nonmunicipal solid waste?
45
Methods of municipal waste disposal
46
What is toxic waste? How was it historically disposed?
47
What is biomagnification?
49
What is a septic system?
50
Municipal sewage system phases
51
Radioactive waste disposal methods
53
Point sources + examples
54
Nonpoint sources + examples
55
Difference between aerobic and anaerobic decay
56
What is eutrophication?
57
Agricultural pollution + impacts
58
Toxic metals + examples
61
Methods to remove pollutants from surface water
62
How is groundwater polluted? Why is treatment difficult?
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