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AP Environmental Science
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1. A platinum - coated device that oxidizes most of the VOCs and some of the CO that would otherwise be emitted in exhaust - converting them to CO2.
mineral deposit
trophic level
catalytic converter
erosion
2. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
realized niche
high-level radioactive waste
volcanoes
ED50
3. Can consist of hazardous waste - industrial solid waste - or municipal waste. Many types of solid waste provide a threat to human health and the environment.
abiotic
fishery
solid waste
ED50
4. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
erosion
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
thermosphere
transpiration
5. Says that the entropy (disorder) of the universe is increasing. One corollary of the Second Law of thermodynamics is the concept that - in most energy transformations - a significant fraction of energy is lost to the universe as heat.
biological weathering
mantle
Second Law of Thermodynamics
mutualism
6. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
closed-loop recycling
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
age-structure pyramids
coral reef
7. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
sand
divergent boundary
carrying capacity
Green Revolution
8. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
bioaccumulation
fission
driftnets
law of conservation of matter
9. Involves the sinking of shafts to reach underground deposits. In this type of mining - networks of tunnels are dug or blasted and humans enter these tunnels in order to manually retrieve the coal.
dose-response curve
thermocline
Superfund Program
underground mining
10. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
community
replacement birth rate
combustion
trophic level
11. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
Headwaters
weather
mutualism
tropical storm
12. The movement of individuals out of a population.
emigration
agroforestry
greenbelt
niche
13. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
fishery
reservoir
scrubbers
14. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
global warming
greenhouse effect
heterotrophy
stationary sources
15. A basic substance; chemically - a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water - a measure of the base content of the water.
autotroph
alkaline
green tax
energy
16. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
silt
water-scarce
albedo
petroleum
17. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
toxicity
green tax
chronic effect
community
18. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
Uneven-aged management
reservoir
clay
point source pollution
19. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
habitat
physical treatmen
bituminous
extinction
20. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
total fertility rate
long lining
risk assessment
transpiration
21. 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.
fission
anthracite
crop rotation
arable
22. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
point source pollution
loamy
extinction
biotic potential
23. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.
photosynthesis
prior appropriation
disease
natural resources
24. The phenomenon whereby the Earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation - caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide - water vapor - and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through - but absorb heat radiated back fr
food web
assimilation
biotic
greenhouse effect
25. When companies are allowed to buy permits that allow them a certain amount of discharge of substances into certain environmental outlets. If they can reduce their amount of discharge - they are allowed to sell the remaining portion of their permit to
ozone holes
total fertility rate
jet stream
market permits
26. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
death rate (crude death rate)
Uneven-aged management
total fertility rate
nitrogen fixation
27. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.
strip mining
deforestation
renewable resources
gray smog (industrial smog)
28. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
Half-life
habitat
combustion
overburden
29. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
arable
extinction
jet stream
poison
30. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
clay
closed-loop recycling
U.S. Noise Control Act
green tax
31. Says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed.
proven reserve
First Law of Thermodynamics
O layer
greenhouse effect
32. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
carrying capacity
death rate (crude death rate)
sand
heterotrophy
33. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
nitrogen fixation
population density
replacement birth rate
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
34. The value of natural resources.
divergent boundary
ecosystem capital
preservation
Aquaculture
35. The process in which soil becomes saltier and saltier until - finally - the salt prevents the growth of plants. Salinization is caused by irrigation because salts brought in with the water remain in the soil as water evaporates.
nitrification
composting
salinization
contour farming
36. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.
plate boundaries
malnutrition
strip mining
green tax
37. A high-speed - meandering wind current - generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 km (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 15 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles).
energy
Infection
jet stream
potential energy
38. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
fossil fuel
ozone holes
nitrogen fixation
shelter-wood cutting
39. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.
consumption
Immigration
convection
salinization
40. Sunlight.
radiant energy
topsoil
A layer
building-related illness
41. A soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock - with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil.
tertiary consumers
radiant energy
humus
A layer
42. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
ED50
replacement birth rate
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
long lining
43. An introduced - normative species.
thermosphere
potential energy
invasive species
petroleum
44. A method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
hydroelectric power
drip irrigation
tropical storm
mutualism
45. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.
surface fires
traditional subsistence agriculture
gray smog (industrial smog)
water-stressed
46. The energy of motion.
age-structure pyramids
kinetic energy
by-catch
fly ash
47. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
clay
convection
plate boundaries
overgrazed
48. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
food chain
logistic population growth
sick building syndrome
disease
49. The number of children an average woman will bear during her lifetime; this information is based on an analysis of data from preceding years in the population in question.
underground mining
active collection
watershed
total fertility rate
50. The use of devices - such as solar panels - to collect - focus - transport - or store solar energy.
replacement birth rate
evaporation
active collection
producer