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AP Environmental Science
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1. 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.
atmosphere
crude oil
tropical storm
wetlands
2. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
R horizon
mineral deposit
carrying capacity
asthenosphere
3. When trees and crops are planted together - creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between them.
physical treatmen
inner core
heterotrophy
agroforestry
4. 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.
toxicity
ecological succession
catalytic converter
Infection
5. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.
logistic population growth
omnivores
terracing
volcanoes
6. 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).
barrier island
jet stream
abiotic
active collection
7. A long - relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.
Southern Oscillation
producer
coral reef
barrier island
8. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
coral reef
anthracite
First Law of Thermodynamics
prior appropriation
9. The energy of motion.
kinetic energy
traditional subsistence agriculture
water-stressed
denitrification
10. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
industrial smog (gray smog)
LD50
clay
tailings
11. Involves the sinking of shafts to reach underground deposits. In this type of mining - networks of tunnels are dug or blasted and humans enter these tunnels in order to manually retrieve the coal.
underground mining
physical (mechanical) weathering
alkaline
surface fires
12. 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.
wind farm
k-selected
earthquake
deep well injection
13. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
Hadley cell
habitat
proven reserve
poison
14. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.
ozone holes
no-till
parasitism
tailings
15. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.
pioneer species
abiotic
sand
population
16. Organisms that derive energy from consuming nonliving organic matter.
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
Green Revolution
detritivore
land degradation
17. 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.
reservoir
wastewater
clear-cutting
food chain
18. Sunlight.
secondary pollutants
radiant energy
threshold dose
genetic drift
19. One that has never been cut; these forests have not been seriously disturbed for several hundred years.
old growth forest
primary treatment
Immigration
earthquake
20. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.
primary pollutants
volcanoes
alkaline
nitrogen fixation
21. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
biological weathering
pioneer species
monoculture
fault
22. An introduced - normative species.
ED50
biotic
invasive species
primary succession
23. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
ecological succession
secondary treatment
respiration
thermosphere
24. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
ED50
fault
slash-and-burn
coral reef
25. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.
driftnets
food chain
barrels
trade winds
26. When materials - such as plastic or aluminum - are used to rebuild the same product. An example of this is the use of the aluminum from aluminum cans to produce more aluminum cans.
anthracite
closed-loop recycling
keystone species
omnivores
27. Air currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
Immigration
convection currents
O layer
nuclear fusion
28. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.
photochemical smog
Immigration
primary treatment
C layer
29. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
preservation
photochemical smog
barrels
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
30. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
poison
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
point source pollution
population
31. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
A layer
nitrogen fixation
reservoir
ecological footprint
32. A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
doldrums
community
wastewater
food web
33. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
Southern Oscillation
sick building syndrome
natural resources
terracing
34. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
tree farms
overburden
scrubbers
35. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
primary consumers
upwelling
shelter-wood cutting
pioneer species
36. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
denitrification
biosphere
species
invasive species
37. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
physical (mechanical) weathering
scrubbers
silviculture
hazardous waste
38. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
pioneer species
evolution
carrying capacity
A layer
39. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.
acute effect
point source pollution
First Law of Thermodynamics
B layer
40. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.
ecological footprint
vector
non-point source pollution
sludge
41. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
vector
global warming
A layer
fly ash
42. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
omnivores
invasive species
arable
tertiary consumers
43. 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.
pioneer species
albedo
inner core
ecological succession
44. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
k-selected
age-structure pyramids
albedo
La Nina
45. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
estuary
water-stressed
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
stationary sources
46. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.
heterotrophy
Southern Oscillation
nitrification
predation
47. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
toxicity
convergent boundary
death rate (crude death rate)
abiotic
48. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.
risk management
climax community
ecological footprint
fossil fuel
49. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
silviculture
strip mining
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
bottom trawling
50. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.
assimilation
weathering
coral reef
mantle