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AP Environmental Science
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1. To convert or change into a vapor.
ecosystem capital
traditional subsistence agriculture
evaporation
crude oil
2. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.
jet stream
subduction zone
parasitism
lignite
3. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
high-level radioactive waste
global warming
acid precipitation
climax community
4. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
greenhouse effect
O layer
primary succession
thermosphere
5. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
niche
prior appropriation
ecological succession
selective cutting
6. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
law of conservation of matter
selective cutting
Hadley cell
long lining
7. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
overburden
divergent boundary
ecological succession
secondary consumers
8. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
bituminous
deforestation
energy
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
9. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
sick building syndrome
producer
convergent boundary
disease
10. Involves the removal of the Earth's surface all the way down to the level of the mineral seam.
La Nina
green tax
sick building syndrome
strip mining
11. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
photochemical smog
malnutrition
earthquake
sludge
12. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.
long lining
sludge processor
land degradation
loamy
13. This category includes organisms that consume producers (plants and algae).
mutualism
primary consumers
barrier island
U.S. Noise Control Act
14. Using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).
salinization
lignite
risk management
nitrogen fixation
15. The process of burning.
tailings
combustion
greenbelt
ED50
16. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
First Law of Thermodynamics
renewable resources
hazardous waste
decomposer
17. Sunlight.
law of conservation of matter
noise pollution
radiant energy
primary consumers
18. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
vector
barrier island
energy pyramid
weathering
19. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
invasive species
El Nino
proven reserve
symbiotic relationships
20. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
primary pollutants
biotic potential
barrier island
subbituminous
21. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
slash-and-burn
Hadley cell
primary consumers
wetlands
22. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
mutualism
barrels
renewable resources
red tide
23. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
biological weathering
Aquaculture
clay
tertiary consumers
24. Devices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants.
pathogens
scrubbers
thermosphere
radiant energy
25. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
land degradation
Gross Primary Productivity
humus
26. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
energy pyramid
climax community
industrial smog (gray smog)
extinction
27. The edges of tectonic plates.
demographic transition model
plate boundaries
ED50
greenhouse effect
28. 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.
loamy
La Nina
omnivores
land degradation
29. Organisms that consume secondary consumers or other tertiary consumers.
composting
tertiary consumers
doldrums
radiant energy
30. 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
population
nonrenewable resources
logistic population growth
heterotrophy
31. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
bituminous
thermosphere
strip mining
fossil fuel
32. 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. ...
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Horizon
contour farming
death rate (crude death rate)
33. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.
population density
malnutrition
B layer
green tax
34. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
acid
emigration
evolution
mineral deposit
35. Organisms that derive energy from consuming nonliving organic matter.
realized niche
detritivore
upwelling
no-till
36. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
habitat fragmentation
age-structure pyramids
birth rate (crude birth rate)
fishery
37. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
food chain
tropical storm
humus
secondary pollutants
38. The random fluctuations in the frequency of the appearance of a gene in a small isolated population - presumably owing to chance - rather than natural selection.
tertiary consumers
genetic drift
community
combustion
39. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.
overgrazed
weathering
jet stream
acid precipitation
40. Fires that typically burn only the forest's underbrush and do little damage to mature trees. Surface fires actually serve to protect the forest from more harmful fires by removing underbrush and dead materials that would burn quickly and at high temp
extinction
ecosystem capital
no-till
surface fires
41. When physically treated sewage water is passed into a settling tank - where suspended solids settle out as sludge; chemically treated polymers may be added to help the suspended solids separate and settle out.
primary treatment
law of conservation of matter
potential energy
tropospheric ozone
42. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of about 1 -000 -2 -000 m3 per person.
photochemical smog
sand
water-stressed
mutualism
43. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
abiotic
proven reserve
preservation
shelter-wood cutting
44. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
wind farm
U.S. Noise Control Act
aquifer
transpiration
45. The practice of alternating the crops grown on a piece of land - for example - corn one year - legumes for two years - and then back to corn.
monoculture
crop rotation
B layer
nitrogen fixation
46. A group of modern windmills.
selective cutting
wind farm
lignite
coral reef
47. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
convergent boundary
loamy
parasitism
physical treatmen
48. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
market permits
tailings
ozone holes
49. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
niche
First Law of Thermodynamics
Horizon
shelter-wood cutting
50. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.
capture fisheries
LD50
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
alkaline