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. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
Uneven-aged management
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
thermocline
competitive exclusion
2. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of about 1 -000 -2 -000 m3 per person.
transform boundary
Hadley cell
First Law of Thermodynamics
water-stressed
3. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
vector
silviculture
proven reserve
transpiration
4. 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.
primary treatment
tree farms
Horizon
rain shadow
5. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
Green Revolution
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
poison
6. 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.
O layer
clear-cutting
earthquake
potential energy
7. A stable - mature community in a successive series that has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.
nitrogen fixation
weathering
climax community
energy pyramid
8. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
estuary
alkaline
by-catch
land degradation
9. When companies are allowed to buy permits that allow them a certain amount of discharge of substances into certain environmental outlets. If they can reduce their amount of discharge - they are allowed to sell the remaining portion of their permit to
clear-cutting
genetic drift
fault
market permits
10. When one species feeds on another.
predation
high-level radioactive waste
deforestation
upwelling
11. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
composting
species
crop rotation
clear-cutting
12. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
natural selection
leachate
doldrums
water-scarce
13. An influential theory that concerns the long-term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.
fission
asthenosphere
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
clear-cutting
14. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
weathering
consumer
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
photosynthesis
15. 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.
kinetic energy
leachate
decomposer
ecological succession
16. The water from which a river rises; a source.
thermocline
proven reserve
Headwaters
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
17. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
subbituminous
symbiotic relationships
Gross Primary Productivity
long lining
18. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
albedo
k-selected
death rate (crude death rate)
food chain
19. The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to disappear.
Half-life
plate boundaries
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
20. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
delta
acid
ED50
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
21. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
biomagnifications
logistic population growth
habitat fragmentation
niche
22. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev
logistic population growth
invasive species
edge effect
biological weathering
23. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
barrels
competitive exclusion
disease
acid precipitation
24. An underground layer of porous rock - sand - or other material that allows the movement of water between layers of nonporous rock or clay. Aquifers are frequently tapped for wells.
Green Revolution
sludge processor
alkaline
aquifer
25. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
primary pollutants
shelter-wood cutting
conservation
terracing
26. The movement of individuals out of a population.
indigenous species
emigration
strip mining
green tax
27. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
Uneven-aged management
logistic population growth
combustion
solid waste
28. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
nonrenewable resources
physical treatmen
r-selected
29. A process in which an organism is exposed to a toxin at different concentrations - and the dosage that causes the death of the organism is recorded.
deep well injection
dose-response analysis
biological weathering
keystone species
30. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
pathogens
deep well injection
poison
Headwaters
31. Also known as transform faults - boundaries at which plates are moving past each other - sideways.
A layer
coral reef
birth rate (crude birth rate)
transform boundary
32. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
Hadley cell
sludge
Uneven-aged management
birth rate (crude birth rate)
33. Bacteria or fungi that absorb nutrients from nonliving organic matter like plant material - the wastes of living organisms - and corpses. They convert these materials into inorganic forms.
salinization
decomposer
noise pollution
Coriolis effect
34. Radioactive wastes that produce high levels of ionizing radiation.
r-selected
high-level radioactive waste
riparian right
slash-and-burn
35. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
loamy
potential energy
extinction
A layer
36. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
food chain
secondary treatment
tropical storm
second growth forests
37. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
barrels
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
consumption
38. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
convergent boundary
A layer
volcanoes
sludge processor
39. 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.
biological weathering
Coriolis effect
anthracite
contour farming
40. The use of building materials - building placement - and design to passively collect solar energy that can be used to keep a building warm or cool.
realized niche
building-related illness
passive solar energy collection
earthquake
41. The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in each successive link in the food chain.
biomagnifications
silviculture
alkaline
selective cutting
42. The value of natural resources.
weathering
bituminous
replacement birth rate
ecosystem capital
43. An effect that results from long -term exposure to low levels of toxin.
crude oil
detritivore
pathogens
chronic effect
44. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
drip irrigation
plate boundaries
crop rotation
secondary pollutants
45. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.
LD50
chronic effect
greenbelt
secondary consumers
46. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
weather
sludge processor
biomagnifications
U.S. Noise Control Act
47. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
producer
anthracite
nuclear fusion
second growth forests
48. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
evolution
tailings
humus
long lining
49. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
no-till
primary consumers
O layer
acid
50. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
shelter-wood cutting
salinization
invasive species
water-stressed
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests