SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Environmental Science
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
science
,
ap
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The result of a pathogen invading a body.
Infection
hazardous waste
photosynthesis
physical (mechanical) weathering
2. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.
weather
biological weathering
abiotic
divergent boundary
3. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
water-scarce
ecological footprint
radiant energy
sand
4. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
transpiration
risk management
greenhouse effect
heat islands
5. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
vector
mineral deposit
preservation
k-selected
6. The least pure coal.
loamy
lignite
k-selected
terracing
7. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
deep well injection
edge effect
physical (mechanical) weathering
threshold dose
8. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.
assimilation
albedo
active collection
convergent boundary
9. The water from which a river rises; a source.
plate boundaries
proven reserve
Horizon
Headwaters
10. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.
predation
sludge
long lining
autotroph
11. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
fishery
combustion
potential energy
heterotrophy
12. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
asthenosphere
ED50
Southern Oscillation
petroleum
13. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.
Headwaters
trade winds
acute effect
prior appropriation
14. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
poison
toxin
population density
biotic potential
15. In a sewage treatment plant - the initial filtration that is done to remove debris such as stones - sticks - rags - toys - and other objects that were flushed down the toilet.
dose-response curve
physical treatmen
conservation
Infection
16. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
poison
heat islands
water-stressed
clay
17. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
tropical storm
traditional subsistence agriculture
secondary pollutants
denitrification
18. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.
alkaline
evaporation
LD50
Aquaculture
19. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
estuary
primary pollutants
physical treatmen
toxicity
20. The place where two plates abut each other.
fault
species
preservation
coral reef
21. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
community
climax community
Gross Primary Productivity
heat islands
22. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.
evolution
First Law of Thermodynamics
stationary sources
point source pollution
23. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
competitive exclusion
carnivore
water-scarce
biosphere
24. Transition in species composition of a biological community - often following ecological disturbance of the community; the establishment of a biological community in any area virtually barren of life.
old growth forest
O layer
sludge processor
ecological succession
25. A species whose very presence contributes to an ecosystem's diversity and whose extinction would consequently lead to the extinction of other forms of life.
sick building syndrome
volcanoes
convection currents
keystone species
26. 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.
autotroph
divergent boundary
climax community
loamy
27. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.
sand
pathogens
industrial smog (gray smog)
dose-response curve
28. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
risk management
nonrenewable resources
catalytic converter
biosphere
29. 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.
omnivores
green tax
mutualism
threshold dose
30. A group of modern windmills.
dose-response analysis
wind farm
Horizon
renewable resources
31. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
arable
heat islands
weathering
Gross Primary Productivity
32. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
tailings
toxin
community
leachate
33. 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.
alkaline
secondary pollutants
global warming
community
34. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
tropical storm
photochemical smog
predation
secondary treatment
35. The process of burning.
mantle
Second Law of Thermodynamics
combustion
mineral deposit
36. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
Uneven-aged management
fission
physical treatmen
kinetic energy
37. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.
omnivores
terracing
upwelling
malnutrition
38. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
wind farm
capture fisheries
abiotic
39. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.
sludge processor
tailings
heat islands
underground mining
40. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
transform boundary
potential energy
decomposer
second growth forests
41. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
thermosphere
primary treatment
reservoir
upwelling
42. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.
respiration
habitat
closed-loop recycling
traditional subsistence agriculture
43. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
bioaccumulation
humus
aquifer
consumption
44. The process of fusing two nuclei.
biotic potential
nuclear fusion
La Nina
volcanoes
45. A layer of soil.
selective cutting
law of conservation of matter
Horizon
gray smog (industrial smog)
46. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.
slash-and-burn
consumer
stationary sources
fly ash
47. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.
A layer
capture fisheries
coral reef
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
48. 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.
weathering
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
primary treatment
transform boundary
49. A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
proven reserve
Southern Oscillation
food web
50. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
habitat
alkaline
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
First Law of Thermodynamics