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AP Environmental Science
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1. The least pure coal.
lignite
tropical storm
pathogens
biotic
2. A layer in a large body of water - such as a lake - that sharply separates regions differing in temperature - so that the temperature gradient across the layer is abrupt.
atmosphere
thermocline
clay
conservation
3. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.
stationary sources
capture fisheries
wetlands
sludge
4. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
petroleum
watershed
tree farms
noise pollution
5. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
food chain
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
Hadley cell
by-catch
6. Says that the entropy (disorder) of the universe is increasing. One corollary of the Second Law of thermodynamics is the concept that - in most energy transformations - a significant fraction of energy is lost to the universe as heat.
emigration
Second Law of Thermodynamics
high-level radioactive waste
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
7. The practice of alternating the crops grown on a piece of land - for example - corn one year - legumes for two years - and then back to corn.
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
crop rotation
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
old growth forest
8. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
anthracite
wetlands
poison
extinction
9. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.
trophic level
hydroelectric power
malnutrition
slash-and-burn
10. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
habitat fragmentation
physical (mechanical) weathering
wetlands
bioaccumulation
11. The capacity to do work.
energy
species
Hadley cell
high-level radioactive waste
12. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
catalytic converter
scrubbers
biotic potential
predation
13. Sunlight.
radiant energy
bottom trawling
assimilation
conservation
14. 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.
photosynthesis
passive solar energy collection
toxin
potential energy
15. The random fluctuations in the frequency of the appearance of a gene in a small isolated population - presumably owing to chance - rather than natural selection.
prior appropriation
ED50
low-level radioactive waste
genetic drift
16. An organism that must obtain food energy from secondary sources - for example - by eating plant or animal matter.
crude oil
humus
consumer
plate boundaries
17. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
thermocline
by-catch
tailings
denitrification
18. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.
fission
population density
driftnets
habitat fragmentation
19. The observed effect of the Coriolis force - especially the deflection of an object moving above the Earth - rightward in the Northern Hemisphere - and leftward in the Southern Hemisphere.
crude oil
wastewater
estuary
Coriolis effect
20. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
contour farming
primary treatment
silviculture
lignite
21. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.
tropospheric ozone
realized niche
greenhouse effect
emigration
22. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
keystone species
preservation
predation
by-catch
23. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
omnivores
Half-life
sludge
total fertility rate
24. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
earthquake
biological weathering
primary treatment
heat islands
25. A stable - mature community in a successive series that has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.
denitrification
O layer
climax community
ozone holes
26. A group of modern windmills.
leachate
delta
wind farm
silt
27. The development and introduction of new varieties of (mainly) wheat and rice that has increased yields per acre dramatically in countries since the 1960s.
convection
poison
overgrazed
Green Revolution
28. In a sewage treatment plant - the initial filtration that is done to remove debris such as stones - sticks - rags - toys - and other objects that were flushed down the toilet.
petroleum
estuary
community
physical treatmen
29. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.
consumer
composting
toxicity
niche
30. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
stationary sources
extinction
tertiary consumers
acid precipitation
31. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
biotic
no-till
demographic transition model
secondary pollutants
32. An introduced - normative species.
market permits
invasive species
wetlands
carnivore
33. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
coral reef
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
global warming
selective cutting
34. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.
hydroelectric power
silt
biotic
thermocline
35. 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
symbiotic relationships
acid
natural resources
36. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
subduction zone
Half-life
capture fisheries
fishery
37. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
primary succession
heterotrophy
U.S. Noise Control Act
pathogens
38. 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.
Superfund Program
divergent boundary
biotic
stationary sources
39. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.
habitat fragmentation
ecological footprint
biosphere
strip mining
40. 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.
fault
point source pollution
earthquake
closed-loop recycling
41. 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.
humus
underground mining
stationary sources
kinetic energy
42. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.
toxicity
building-related illness
decomposer
lignite
43. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
prior appropriation
threshold dose
edge effect
greenbelt
44. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
realized niche
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
vector
proven reserve
45. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
industrial smog (gray smog)
ED50
clay
fishery
46. 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.
ecological footprint
Gross Primary Productivity
Horizon
water-scarce
47. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
point source pollution
natural resources
assimilation
long lining
48. The low-rainfall region that exists on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range. This rain shadow is the result of the mountain range's causing precipitation on the windward side.
heterotrophy
rain shadow
solid waste
barrels
49. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
consumer
inner core
selective cutting
water-scarce
50. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
risk management
natural resources
thermocline
sick building syndrome
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