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AP Environmental Science

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






2. The result of chemical interaction with the bedrock that is typical of the action of both water and atmospheric gases.






3. Devices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants.






4. 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.






5. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.






6. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.






7. Species that originate and live - or occur naturally - in an area or environment.






8. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.






9. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.






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






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






12. The development and introduction of new varieties of (mainly) wheat and rice that has increased yields per acre dramatically in countries since the 1960s.






13. Also known as transform faults - boundaries at which plates are moving past each other - sideways.






14. 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.






15. 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).






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






17. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).






18. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.






19. 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).






20. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.






21. The process by which - according to Darwin's theory of evolution - only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations - while those less adap






22. An introduced - normative species.






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






24. A method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.






25. 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.






26. Radioactive wastes that produce high levels of ionizing radiation.






27. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.






28. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.






29. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.






30. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.






31. 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.






32. When one species feeds on another.






33. The condition in which - at ecosystem boundaries - there is greater species diversity and biological density than there is in the heart of ecological communities.






34. Also known as plantations - these are planted and managed tracts of trees of the same age that are harvested for commercial use.






35. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.






36. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.






37. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.






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






39. 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.






40. Calculating risk - or the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen.






41. Living or derived from living things.






42. When ecological succession begins in a virtually lifeless area - such as the area behind a moving glacier.






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






44. Energy at rest - or stored energy.






45. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.






46. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.






47. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.






48. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.






49. The movement of individuals out of a population.






50. One that has never been cut; these forests have not been seriously disturbed for several hundred years.







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