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AP Environmental Science
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1. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
mantle
Second Law of Thermodynamics
heat islands
total fertility rate
2. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
water-scarce
subduction zone
terracing
convergent boundary
3. A program funded by the federal government and a trust that's funded by taxes on chemicals; identifies pollutants and cleans up hazardous waste sites.
combustion
autotroph
composting
Superfund Program
4. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body - especially the one surrounding the Earth - which is retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
LD50
mutualism
heat islands
atmosphere
5. A group of modern windmills.
disease
tree farms
wind farm
LD50
6. The process of burning.
fossil fuel
combustion
biosphere
by-catch
7. 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.
aquifer
tropospheric ozone
emigration
greenhouse effect
8. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
preservation
biotic
age-structure pyramids
thermosphere
9. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
secondary pollutants
sand
biological weathering
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
10. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
shelter-wood cutting
crude oil
humus
non-point source pollution
11. 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
capture fisheries
Aquaculture
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
12. Devices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants.
scrubbers
building-related illness
producer
secondary consumers
13. The amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis and subtracting from it the amount of energy the plants need for growth maintenance - repair - and reproduction.
Gross Primary Productivity
respiration
sludge
age-structure pyramids
14. A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
combustion
logistic population growth
malnutrition
food web
15. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
natural resources
upwelling
greenbelt
edge effect
16. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
tropospheric ozone
heat islands
acid
gray smog (industrial smog)
17. 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.
C layer
divergent boundary
El Nino
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
18. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
tree farms
keystone species
contour farming
topsoil
19. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
red tide
decomposer
dose-response analysis
disease
20. 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
greenhouse effect
strip mining
weathering
bituminous
21. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
albedo
U.S. Noise Control Act
Gross Primary Productivity
niche
22. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.
silt
alkaline
delta
pathogens
23. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
erosion
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
gray smog (industrial smog)
law of conservation of matter
24. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
coral reef
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
prior appropriation
Hadley cell
25. 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.
primary consumers
composting
evaporation
erosion
26. A region of the ocean near the equator - characterized by calms - light winds - or squalls.
age-structure pyramids
noise pollution
doldrums
O layer
27. Fires that typically burn only the forest's underbrush and do little damage to mature trees. Surface fires actually serve to protect the forest from more harmful fires by removing underbrush and dead materials that would burn quickly and at high temp
clay
surface fires
greenhouse effect
divergent boundary
28. A bloom of dinoflagellates that causes reddish discoloration of coastal ocean waters. Certain dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyamfox produce toxins that kill fish and contaminate shellfish.
population density
silt
red tide
noise pollution
29. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
alkaline
food chain
biological weathering
chemical weathering
30. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
evolution
clear-cutting
habitat
31. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
point source pollution
secondary consumers
mutualism
photosynthesis
32. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
carrying capacity
U.S. Noise Control Act
detritivore
capture fisheries
33. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.
sick building syndrome
second growth forests
red tide
risk assessment
34. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
toxin
climax community
symbiotic relationships
proven reserve
35. A soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock - with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil.
chemical weathering
weathering
A layer
terracing
36. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
clay
producer
kinetic energy
sludge
37. The use of devices - such as solar panels - to collect - focus - transport - or store solar energy.
population density
active collection
primary treatment
silt
38. 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).
estuary
tree farms
Southern Oscillation
jet stream
39. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
water-scarce
alkaline
fault
fossil fuel
40. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
pathogens
greenhouse effect
birth rate (crude birth rate)
trophic level
41. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.
photosynthesis
Horizon
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
reservoir
42. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
anthracite
long lining
competitive exclusion
carnivore
43. The number of individuals of a population that inhabit a certain unit of land or water area.
fossil fuel
slash-and-burn
population density
nuclear fusion
44. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.
land degradation
kinetic energy
convergent boundary
conservation
45. 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.
evolution
detritivore
weather
riparian right
46. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
riparian right
community
land degradation
old growth forest
47. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
nuclear fusion
thermocline
no-till
R horizon
48. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.
prior appropriation
primary pollutants
trophic level
renewable resources
49. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.
Aquaculture
low-level radioactive waste
fission
total fertility rate
50. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.
climax community
denitrification
building-related illness
chemical weathering