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AP Environmental Science
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1. 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
arable
non-point source pollution
law of conservation of matter
2. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.
bituminous
Horizon
Southern Oscillation
renewable resources
3. A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - traveling north - northwest - or northeast from its point of origin - and usually involving heavy rains.
Coriolis effect
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
noise pollution
dose-response analysis
4. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
renewable resources
ecosystem capital
O layer
fly ash
5. When physically treated sewage water is passed into a settling tank - where suspended solids settle out as sludge; chemically treated polymers may be added to help the suspended solids separate and settle out.
erosion
hazardous waste
primary treatment
dose-response curve
6. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
kinetic energy
plate boundaries
malnutrition
7. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
convection
capture fisheries
secondary consumers
silviculture
8. The process of burning.
combustion
Southern Oscillation
clay
biological weathering
9. When one species feeds on another.
predation
low-level radioactive waste
competitive exclusion
primary succession
10. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.
thermosphere
underground mining
low-level radioactive waste
Immigration
11. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
denitrification
climax community
heat islands
anthracite
12. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
hazardous waste
physical treatmen
threshold dose
riparian right
13. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
toxicity
humus
nonrenewable resources
secondary treatment
14. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
lithosphere
solid waste
poison
carrying capacity
15. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
replacement birth rate
community
heat islands
red tide
16. The place where two plates abut each other.
fault
natural resources
capture fisheries
parasitism
17. The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem.
pathogens
vector
selective cutting
convection currents
18. An organism that must obtain food energy from secondary sources - for example - by eating plant or animal matter.
parasitism
physical (mechanical) weathering
habitat
consumer
19. The number of children an average woman will bear during her lifetime; this information is based on an analysis of data from preceding years in the population in question.
tropical storm
transform boundary
deep well injection
total fertility rate
20. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
nitrogen fixation
fishery
crop rotation
consumer
21. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
Second Law of Thermodynamics
secondary consumers
ED50
22. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
mutualism
O layer
no-till
tree farms
23. 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.
toxicity
ecological succession
alkaline
convection
24. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
humus
non-point source pollution
energy
niche
25. The process in which soil bacteria convert ammonium (NH4+) to a form that can be used by plants; nitrate - or NO3.
nitrification
natural selection
slash-and-burn
old growth forest
26. The process of fusing two nuclei.
decomposer
nuclear fusion
La Nina
biotic potential
27. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).
ozone holes
toxin
species
indigenous species
28. 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.
aquifer
energy pyramid
O layer
closed-loop recycling
29. The result of chemical interaction with the bedrock that is typical of the action of both water and atmospheric gases.
keystone species
salinization
chemical weathering
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
30. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
emigration
C layer
acute effect
Half-life
31. A process in which rows of crops are plowed across the hillside; this prevents the erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope. ...
terracing
proven reserve
contour farming
solid waste
32. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.
biological weathering
sand
monoculture
habitat fragmentation
33. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
omnivores
nuclear fusion
heat islands
lignite
34. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.
second growth forests
divergent boundary
biosphere
active collection
35. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
crude oil
Gross Primary Productivity
weathering
omnivores
36. The capacity to do work.
by-catch
deep well injection
energy
indigenous species
37. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
mantle
sick building syndrome
drip irrigation
autotroph
38. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
nonrenewable resources
underground mining
combustion
39. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
secondary consumers
overburden
population
secondary treatment
40. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
clear-cutting
selective cutting
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
acid
41. 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.
industrial smog (gray smog)
petroleum
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
mineral deposit
42. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
tailings
market permits
weather
realized niche
43. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
weathering
gray smog (industrial smog)
consumption
tropospheric ozone
44. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
traditional subsistence agriculture
stationary sources
humus
nitrification
45. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.
Southern Oscillation
photochemical smog
hydroelectric power
assimilation
46. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
scrubbers
active collection
leachate
anthracite
47. The energy of motion.
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
producer
old growth forest
kinetic energy
48. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
autotroph
topsoil
nitrogen fixation
coral reef
49. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
deep well injection
biotic potential
law of conservation of matter
primary treatment
50. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
replacement birth rate
barrels
realized niche
niche