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AP Environmental Science

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1. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.






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






3. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.






4. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.






5. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.






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






7. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.






8. 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.






9. To convert or change into a vapor.






10. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.






11. Devices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants.






12. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.






13. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.






14. When one species feeds on another.






15. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.






16. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.






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






18. 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.






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.






20. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.






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






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






23. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.






24. A layer of soil.






25. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.






26. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.






27. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).






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






29. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.






30. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.






31. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.






32. 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.






33. The development and introduction of new varieties of (mainly) wheat and rice that has increased yields per acre dramatically in countries since the 1960s.






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






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






36. The uppermost horizon of soil. It is primarily made up of organic material - including waste from organisms - the bodies of decomposing organisms - and live organisms.






37. When trees and crops are planted together - creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between them.






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






39. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.






40. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.






41. The second-purest form of coal.






42. The movement of individuals out of a population.






43. 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.






44. Organisms that consume primary consumers.






45. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.






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






47. The water from which a river rises; a source.






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






49. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.






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