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AP Environmental Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.






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






3. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.






4. A region of the ocean near the equator - characterized by calms - light winds - or squalls.






5. The edges of tectonic plates.






6. Involves the removal of the Earth's surface all the way down to the level of the mineral seam.






7. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.






8. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.






9. Can consist of hazardous waste - industrial solid waste - or municipal waste. Many types of solid waste provide a threat to human health and the environment.






10. Energy at rest - or stored energy.






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






12. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.






13. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.






14. This category includes organisms that consume producers (plants and algae).






15. 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.






16. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.






17. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.






18. An animal that only consumes other animals.






19. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.






20. The third purest form of coal.






21. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.






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






23. An introduced - normative species.






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






25. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.






26. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.






27. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.






28. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.






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






30. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.






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






32. The process of burning.






33. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.






34. 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. ...






35. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.






36. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.






37. A basic substance; chemically - a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water - a measure of the base content of the water.






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






39. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.






40. Species that originate and live - or occur naturally - in an area or environment.






41. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.






42. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.






43. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.






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






45. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.






46. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.






47. 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.






48. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.






49. An organism that must obtain food energy from secondary sources - for example - by eating plant or animal matter.






50. Using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).