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AP Environmental Science

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. The movement of individuals into a population.






4. The capacity to do work.






5. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.






6. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.






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






8. A group of modern windmills.






9. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.






10. 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.






11. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.






12. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.






13. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.






14. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.






15. Organisms that derive energy from consuming nonliving organic matter.






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






17. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.






18. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.






19. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.






20. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.






21. The least pure coal.






22. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.






23. To convert or change into a vapor.






24. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.






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






26. 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






27. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.






28. A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.






29. The accumulation of a substance - such as a toxic chemical - in various tissues of a living organism.






30. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.






31. The low-rainfall region that exists on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range. This rain shadow is the result of the mountain range's causing precipitation on the windward side.






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






33. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.






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






35. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.






36. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.






37. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.






38. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.






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.






40. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.






41. 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.






42. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.






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






44. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.






45. The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem.






46. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.






50. The process of fusing two nuclei.