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AP Environmental Science
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1. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
acid precipitation
topsoil
bituminous
R horizon
2. Also known as plantations - these are planted and managed tracts of trees of the same age that are harvested for commercial use.
bioaccumulation
denitrification
tree farms
convection
3. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
acid
subduction zone
industrial smog (gray smog)
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
4. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.
ecological succession
food chain
gray smog (industrial smog)
shelter-wood cutting
5. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
poison
invasive species
Green Revolution
dose-response analysis
6. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
genetic drift
overburden
land degradation
carrying capacity
7. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
risk assessment
thermosphere
erosion
stationary sources
8. Organisms that consume secondary consumers or other tertiary consumers.
upwelling
competitive exclusion
green tax
tertiary consumers
9. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.
traditional subsistence agriculture
climax community
threshold dose
energy
10. An organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms. autotrophs use energy from the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones.
jet stream
replacement birth rate
autotroph
assimilation
11. Air currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
LD50
convection currents
Infection
industrial smog (gray smog)
12. The least pure coal.
lignite
bioaccumulation
malnutrition
fly ash
13. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
fission
primary pollutants
wind farm
sand
14. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.
underground mining
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
competitive exclusion
greenbelt
15. A program funded by the federal government and a trust that's funded by taxes on chemicals; identifies pollutants and cleans up hazardous waste sites.
ecological footprint
potential energy
rain shadow
Superfund Program
16. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.
global warming
parasitism
slash-and-burn
by-catch
17. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
deep well injection
Immigration
nitrogen fixation
fault
18. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).
leachate
ozone holes
silviculture
ED50
19. An influential theory that concerns the long-term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
thermocline
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
noise pollution
20. A long - relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.
barrier island
climax community
bioaccumulation
keystone species
21. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
age-structure pyramids
logistic population growth
second growth forests
species
22. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.
aquifer
kinetic energy
energy
slash-and-burn
23. When trees and crops are planted together - creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between them.
population density
inner core
radiant energy
agroforestry
24. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
atmosphere
convection
estuary
k-selected
25. The process of burning.
overgrazed
rain shadow
combustion
pathogens
26. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev
logistic population growth
ecological footprint
renewable resources
watershed
27. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
nitrogen fixation
predation
birth rate (crude birth rate)
thermosphere
28. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
C layer
primary treatment
niche
preservation
29. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.
chronic effect
malnutrition
tailings
aquifer
30. The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to disappear.
nitrogen fixation
tailings
Half-life
bioaccumulation
31. A process in which rows of crops are plowed across the hillside; this prevents the erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope. ...
contour farming
water-stressed
chronic effect
r-selected
32. Power generated using water.
pioneer species
hydroelectric power
emigration
combustion
33. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
stationary sources
non-point source pollution
coral reef
heterotrophy
34. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
anthracite
nitrogen fixation
fault
prior appropriation
35. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
lignite
loamy
agroforestry
upwelling
36. When materials - such as plastic or aluminum - are used to rebuild the same product. An example of this is the use of the aluminum from aluminum cans to produce more aluminum cans.
land degradation
fault
closed-loop recycling
nuclear fusion
37. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
primary pollutants
greenhouse effect
weather
ecosystem capital
38. A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America - occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns.
community
La Nina
ecological footprint
producer
39. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
catalytic converter
bottom trawling
ecosystem capital
40. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
biological weathering
capture fisheries
biosphere
overburden
41. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
A layer
Uneven-aged management
tropical storm
sludge processor
42. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
weathering
active collection
Green Revolution
B layer
43. A model that's used to predict population trends based on the birth and death rates as well as economic status of a population.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
parasitism
demographic transition model
respiration
44. A fiscal policy that lowers taxes on income - including wages and profit - and raises taxes on consumption - particularly the unsustainable consumption of non-renewable resources.
demographic transition model
catalytic converter
green tax
secondary pollutants
45. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
ecosystem capital
competitive exclusion
water-scarce
transpiration
46. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
global warming
thermocline
hazardous waste
silt
47. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
producer
acid precipitation
toxicity
Headwaters
48. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
consumption
proven reserve
food chain
agroforestry
49. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
Coriolis effect
building-related illness
heat islands
acute effect
50. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
Hadley cell
subbituminous
delta
second growth forests