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AP Environmental Science
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1. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
asthenosphere
U.S. Noise Control Act
earthquake
overburden
2. The second-purest form of coal.
anthracite
topsoil
bituminous
gray smog (industrial smog)
3. 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.
tree farms
primary treatment
acute effect
species
4. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
loamy
composting
transpiration
biosphere
5. The movement of individuals out of a population.
slash-and-burn
Coriolis effect
emigration
solid waste
6. The least pure coal.
lignite
heterotrophy
biomagnifications
sludge
7. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
El Nino
greenhouse effect
habitat fragmentation
k-selected
8. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
water-stressed
birth rate (crude birth rate)
leachate
mutualism
9. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.
food web
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
tropospheric ozone
chemical weathering
10. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
Southern Oscillation
photosynthesis
inner core
death rate (crude death rate)
11. The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to disappear.
sand
detritivore
Half-life
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
12. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.
B layer
plate boundaries
mantle
wetlands
13. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
arable
radiant energy
biotic potential
pioneer species
14. A platinum - coated device that oxidizes most of the VOCs and some of the CO that would otherwise be emitted in exhaust - converting them to CO2.
Headwaters
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
toxin
catalytic converter
15. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
preservation
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
delta
k-selected
16. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
drip irrigation
slash-and-burn
acute effect
population
17. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.
heterotrophy
watershed
deforestation
scrubbers
18. A species whose very presence contributes to an ecosystem's diversity and whose extinction would consequently lead to the extinction of other forms of life.
keystone species
water-stressed
closed-loop recycling
greenbelt
19. An animal that only consumes other animals.
Coriolis effect
tailings
carnivore
mantle
20. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
O layer
natural resources
acute effect
weathering
21. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
dose-response analysis
community
global warming
prior appropriation
22. The third purest form of coal.
consumption
second growth forests
subbituminous
A layer
23. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
preservation
symbiotic relationships
acid precipitation
threshold dose
24. 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.
riparian right
green tax
genetic drift
deforestation
25. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
proven reserve
greenbelt
capture fisheries
fossil fuel
26. 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.
closed-loop recycling
conservation
asthenosphere
green tax
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.
secondary pollutants
gray smog (industrial smog)
Green Revolution
solid waste
28. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.
thermosphere
mutualism
producer
sludge
29. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
loamy
bioaccumulation
atmosphere
water-scarce
30. Radioactive wastes that produce high levels of ionizing radiation.
high-level radioactive waste
upwelling
fission
thermosphere
31. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
tropical storm
species
hydroelectric power
primary treatment
32. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
subduction zone
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
tailings
sick building syndrome
33. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
clay
greenbelt
high-level radioactive waste
surface fires
34. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
atmosphere
tertiary consumers
global warming
food chain
35. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
aquifer
LD50
doldrums
acid
36. A layer of soil.
contour farming
Horizon
thermosphere
secondary pollutants
37. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
biotic potential
sludge processor
greenbelt
Headwaters
38. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.
prior appropriation
wastewater
niche
crude oil
39. The movement of individuals into a population.
albedo
biological weathering
heterotrophy
Immigration
40. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
riparian right
primary succession
acid
A layer
41. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
Aquaculture
heterotrophy
nonrenewable resources
lithosphere
42. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
competitive exclusion
low-level radioactive waste
building-related illness
43. A stable - mature community in a successive series that has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.
climax community
selective cutting
conservation
parasitism
44. The molten core of the Earth.
O layer
inner core
Coriolis effect
demographic transition model
45. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
watershed
weather
subbituminous
land degradation
46. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
replacement birth rate
Horizon
petroleum
surface fires
47. Sunlight.
denitrification
radiant energy
Horizon
habitat fragmentation
48. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
fault
threshold dose
evolution
long lining
49. 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.
chronic effect
O layer
leachate
stationary sources
50. A process in which an organism is exposed to a toxin at different concentrations - and the dosage that causes the death of the organism is recorded.
second growth forests
sludge
dose-response analysis
clear-cutting