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AP Environmental Science
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy at rest - or stored energy.
noise pollution
carnivore
potential energy
biological weathering
2. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
weather
acute effect
subduction zone
strip mining
3. 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.
shelter-wood cutting
by-catch
alkaline
climax community
4. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
global warming
crop rotation
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
pioneer species
5. The process of fusing two nuclei.
nuclear fusion
nonrenewable resources
genetic drift
Coriolis effect
6. The observed effect of the Coriolis force - especially the deflection of an object moving above the Earth - rightward in the Northern Hemisphere - and leftward in the Southern Hemisphere.
Coriolis effect
proven reserve
evolution
ozone holes
7. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
fossil fuel
potential energy
disease
humus
8. The number of individuals of a population that inhabit a certain unit of land or water area.
age-structure pyramids
population density
water-scarce
estuary
9. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
risk assessment
Immigration
k-selected
dose-response analysis
10. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
fishery
inner core
delta
lithosphere
11. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
low-level radioactive waste
loamy
humus
Half-life
12. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
no-till
terracing
physical (mechanical) weathering
industrial smog (gray smog)
13. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.
evolution
surface fires
non-point source pollution
ecosystem capital
14. The process of soil particles being carried away by wind or water. Erosion moves the smaller particles first and hence degrades the soil to a coarser - sandier - stonier texture.
low-level radioactive waste
global warming
omnivores
erosion
15. The result of chemical interaction with the bedrock that is typical of the action of both water and atmospheric gases.
chemical weathering
birth rate (crude birth rate)
age-structure pyramids
renewable resources
16. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
coral reef
ED50
tropospheric ozone
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
17. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.
tailings
symbiotic relationships
selective cutting
R horizon
18. A succession of organisms in an ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and - in turn - is preyed upon by a higher member.
no-till
food chain
energy pyramid
lignite
19. A group of modern windmills.
wind farm
delta
primary consumers
omnivores
20. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
albedo
market permits
second growth forests
volcanoes
21. Organisms that derive energy from consuming nonliving organic matter.
A layer
hazardous waste
detritivore
secondary treatment
22. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
carrying capacity
competitive exclusion
silt
community
23. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
wastewater
pioneer species
active collection
transpiration
24. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.
symbiotic relationships
R horizon
invasive species
slash-and-burn
25. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.
driftnets
deep well injection
competitive exclusion
primary treatment
26. 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.
symbiotic relationships
noise pollution
Second Law of Thermodynamics
traditional subsistence agriculture
27. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.
First Law of Thermodynamics
renewable resources
acid precipitation
old growth forest
28. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
second growth forests
greenbelt
driftnets
pathogens
29. A plate boundary at which plates are moving away from each other. This causes an upwelling of magma from the mantle to cool and form new crust.
divergent boundary
high-level radioactive waste
arable
Half-life
30. The movement of individuals into a population.
building-related illness
demographic transition model
Immigration
chemical weathering
31. The use of devices - such as solar panels - to collect - focus - transport - or store solar energy.
fishery
active collection
Southern Oscillation
Second Law of Thermodynamics
32. Any water that has been used by humans. This includes human sewage - water drained from showers - tubs - sinks - dishwashers - washing machines - water from industrial processes - and storm water runoff.
primary succession
wastewater
petroleum
atmosphere
33. The second-purest form of coal.
bituminous
birth rate (crude birth rate)
bioaccumulation
climax community
34. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.
global warming
replacement birth rate
El Nino
lithosphere
35. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
preservation
composting
arable
threshold dose
36. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
thermosphere
water-scarce
convergent boundary
Immigration
37. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.
Superfund Program
population density
demographic transition model
Aquaculture
38. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
LD50
nitrification
Headwaters
mutualism
39. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.
closed-loop recycling
respiration
kinetic energy
nitrogen fixation
40. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
bituminous
R horizon
secondary treatment
silt
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.
passive solar energy collection
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
primary pollutants
primary treatment
42. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.
biosphere
water-stressed
greenbelt
atmosphere
43. An effect that results from long -term exposure to low levels of toxin.
chronic effect
food web
symbiotic relationships
Hadley cell
44. 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.
competitive exclusion
catalytic converter
doldrums
barrier island
45. 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.
parasitism
primary consumers
ecological succession
underground mining
46. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
hazardous waste
industrial smog (gray smog)
secondary treatment
tree farms
47. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.
energy
habitat
photochemical smog
lithosphere
48. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
subduction zone
primary consumers
toxin
evaporation
49. Power generated using water.
risk management
edge effect
hydroelectric power
conservation
50. 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).
petroleum
risk management
biosphere
biotic potential