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AP Environmental Science

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1. A group of modern windmills.






2. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.






3. 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.






4. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.






5. The removal of all of the trees in an area.






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






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






8. 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






9. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.






10. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.






11. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.






12. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.






13. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.






14. When water rights are given to those who have historically used the water in a certain area.






15. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.






16. When one species feeds on another.






17. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.






18. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.






19. A stable - mature community in a successive series that has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.






20. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value






21. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.






22. 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.






23. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.






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






25. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.






26. The process of burning.






27. To convert or change into a vapor.






28. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.






29. 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.






30. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.






31. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.






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






33. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.






34. 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.






35. The third purest form of coal.






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






37. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.






38. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.






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






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.






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






46. The region draining into river system or other body of water.






47. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.






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






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






50. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.