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AP Environmental Science

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1. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.






2. 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.






3. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.






4. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.






5. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.






6. Air currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.






7. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.






8. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.






9. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.






10. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.






11. The result of vibrations (often due to plate movements) deep in the Earth that release energy. They often occur as two plates slide past one another at a transform boundary.






12. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.






13. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.






14. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.






15. 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.






16. The structure obtained if we organize the amount of energy contained in producers and consumers in an ecosystem by kilocalories per square meter - from largest to smallest.






17. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.






18. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.






19. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.






20. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.






21. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.






22. Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals and resulting in the development of new species.






23. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.






24. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.






25. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.






26. 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.






27. 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).






28. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.






29. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.






30. The place where two plates abut each other.






31. The uppermost horizon of soil. It is primarily made up of organic material - including waste from organisms - the bodies of decomposing organisms - and live organisms.






32. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.






33. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.






34. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.






35. The removal of all of the trees in an area.






36. Energy at rest - or stored energy.






37. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.






38. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.






39. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.






40. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.






41. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.






42. 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.






43. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.






44. A layer of soil.






45. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.






46. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.






47. 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.






48. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.






49. 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. ...






50. An area in which a particular mineral is concentrated - mining -the excavation of the Earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals.






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