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AP Environmental Science
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1. The third purest form of coal.
emigration
agroforestry
subbituminous
bioaccumulation
2. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
thermocline
subduction zone
heterotrophy
realized niche
3. The process of burning.
natural selection
combustion
conservation
gray smog (industrial smog)
4. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
Horizon
global warming
proven reserve
age-structure pyramids
5. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.
food chain
bottom trawling
fossil fuel
high-level radioactive waste
6. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
clear-cutting
primary pollutants
k-selected
slash-and-burn
7. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.
silviculture
earthquake
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
convection
8. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
natural selection
age-structure pyramids
overburden
Horizon
9. The use of devices - such as solar panels - to collect - focus - transport - or store solar energy.
consumer
plate boundaries
active collection
no-till
10. 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.
chemical weathering
deforestation
total fertility rate
biological weathering
11. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
industrial smog (gray smog)
biological weathering
death rate (crude death rate)
land degradation
12. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
carnivore
edge effect
Coriolis effect
habitat fragmentation
13. 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
crop rotation
A layer
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
14. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
composting
driftnets
tertiary consumers
habitat
15. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.
fly ash
biotic
non-point source pollution
Half-life
16. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
land degradation
tropical storm
fault
petroleum
17. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
LD50
threshold dose
long lining
primary consumers
18. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.
red tide
biosphere
malnutrition
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
19. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
transpiration
market permits
loamy
mutualism
20. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.
gray smog (industrial smog)
preservation
physical (mechanical) weathering
strip mining
21. A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus - especially a heavy nucleus such as an isotope of uranium - splits into fragments - usually two fragments of comparable mass - releasing from 100 million to several hundred million electron volts of ener
fission
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
tropospheric ozone
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
22. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
poison
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
carrying capacity
building-related illness
23. A high-speed - meandering wind current - generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 km (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 15 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles).
bituminous
jet stream
heat islands
transpiration
24. The result of chemical interaction with the bedrock that is typical of the action of both water and atmospheric gases.
chemical weathering
vector
sand
total fertility rate
25. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.
potential energy
El Nino
barrels
k-selected
26. This category includes organisms that consume producers (plants and algae).
primary consumers
coral reef
keystone species
birth rate (crude birth rate)
27. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
preservation
law of conservation of matter
terracing
Uneven-aged management
28. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
nitrification
acute effect
invasive species
29. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
prior appropriation
carnivore
heterotrophy
natural resources
30. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
disease
asthenosphere
renewable resources
weathering
31. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
First Law of Thermodynamics
mantle
acid
arable
32. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
overburden
keystone species
Green Revolution
primary succession
33. 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.
logistic population growth
detritivore
primary treatment
petroleum
34. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
A layer
arable
industrial smog (gray smog)
parasitism
35. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.
energy pyramid
earthquake
terracing
slash-and-burn
36. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
poison
subbituminous
atmosphere
weather
37. Organisms that consume secondary consumers or other tertiary consumers.
salinization
scrubbers
convergent boundary
tertiary consumers
38. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
silt
market permits
birth rate (crude birth rate)
community
39. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.
deforestation
volcanoes
high-level radioactive waste
composting
40. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
leachate
terracing
population
total fertility rate
41. A long - relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.
k-selected
barrier island
sand
mantle
42. A bloom of dinoflagellates that causes reddish discoloration of coastal ocean waters. Certain dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyamfox produce toxins that kill fish and contaminate shellfish.
fly ash
red tide
crude oil
alkaline
43. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.
malnutrition
humus
sick building syndrome
delta
44. The place where two plates abut each other.
old growth forest
fault
clear-cutting
acid
45. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
watershed
albedo
niche
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
46. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
Green Revolution
transform boundary
dose-response analysis
k-selected
47. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.
sludge
second growth forests
dose-response analysis
threshold dose
48. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
edge effect
shelter-wood cutting
topsoil
water-scarce
49. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.
dose-response curve
evaporation
point source pollution
physical treatmen
50. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
wetlands
water-stressed
doldrums
leachate