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AP Environmental Science
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1. The accumulation of a substance - such as a toxic chemical - in various tissues of a living organism.
ecosystem capital
tertiary consumers
bioaccumulation
biomagnifications
2. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
riparian right
sand
water-scarce
salinization
3. 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.
arable
tree farms
C layer
barrier island
4. The least pure coal.
niche
lignite
r-selected
ecological succession
5. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.
deforestation
capture fisheries
terracing
toxin
6. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
assimilation
mantle
tailings
Immigration
7. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
physical (mechanical) weathering
land degradation
physical treatmen
food web
8. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
law of conservation of matter
sludge
green tax
humus
9. 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.
topsoil
rain shadow
biomagnifications
secondary pollutants
10. The second-purest form of coal.
bituminous
fault
crude oil
wind farm
11. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
selective cutting
photochemical smog
non-point source pollution
tropical storm
12. The process of fusing two nuclei.
O layer
nuclear fusion
bioaccumulation
plate boundaries
13. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
vector
riparian right
delta
fission
14. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
transpiration
selective cutting
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
A layer
15. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
subbituminous
R horizon
fault
LD50
16. 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.
primary treatment
deep well injection
combustion
Half-life
17. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
population
noise pollution
no-till
ecosystem capital
18. 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.
pathogens
Immigration
Superfund Program
terracing
19. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
natural resources
long lining
bituminous
market permits
20. 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.
habitat
building-related illness
earthquake
deforestation
21. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
inner core
biological weathering
no-till
estuary
22. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
crude oil
tropospheric ozone
acid
Hadley cell
23. The process of burning.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
combustion
transpiration
omnivores
24. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.
El Nino
R horizon
global warming
kinetic energy
25. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.
barrier island
mutualism
silt
by-catch
26. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.
convection currents
aquifer
barrels
topsoil
27. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
denitrification
community
wind farm
fossil fuel
28. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
denitrification
secondary pollutants
subbituminous
asthenosphere
29. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.
sludge
bioaccumulation
non-point source pollution
sludge processor
30. An organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms. autotrophs use energy from the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones.
autotroph
physical (mechanical) weathering
heat islands
fossil fuel
31. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.
O layer
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
overgrazed
natural selection
32. Says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
silviculture
First Law of Thermodynamics
decomposer
33. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
terracing
hazardous waste
secondary consumers
water-stressed
34. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
Gross Primary Productivity
energy
petroleum
radiant energy
35. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
Uneven-aged management
renewable resources
invasive species
coral reef
36. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
law of conservation of matter
preservation
secondary treatment
Coriolis effect
37. 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).
deforestation
physical (mechanical) weathering
jet stream
agroforestry
38. A plate boundary at which plates are moving away from each other. This causes an upwelling of magma from the mantle to cool and form new crust.
mantle
toxicity
divergent boundary
replacement birth rate
39. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
composting
thermocline
total fertility rate
second growth forests
40. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
food web
potential energy
industrial smog (gray smog)
genetic drift
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.
erosion
long lining
bioaccumulation
underground mining
42. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
ecological footprint
tropospheric ozone
photochemical smog
arable
43. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
mineral deposit
asthenosphere
carrying capacity
active collection
44. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
denitrification
crude oil
O layer
upwelling
45. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
demographic transition model
albedo
overburden
46. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.
Headwaters
jet stream
convection
closed-loop recycling
47. A succession of organisms in an ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and - in turn - is preyed upon by a higher member.
market permits
primary treatment
sludge processor
food chain
48. An area in which a particular mineral is concentrated - mining -the excavation of the Earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals.
mantle
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
mineral deposit
convection
49. An underground layer of porous rock - sand - or other material that allows the movement of water between layers of nonporous rock or clay. Aquifers are frequently tapped for wells.
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
driftnets
biotic potential
aquifer
50. The water from which a river rises; a source.
Headwaters
emigration
global warming
competitive exclusion