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AP Environmental Science
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1. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
radiant energy
death rate (crude death rate)
aquifer
primary succession
2. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
thermosphere
thermocline
arable
3. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
wetlands
total fertility rate
loamy
mineral deposit
4. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
physical (mechanical) weathering
El Nino
potential energy
fishery
5. A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - traveling north - northwest - or northeast from its point of origin - and usually involving heavy rains.
acute effect
nonrenewable resources
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
high-level radioactive waste
6. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
R horizon
solid waste
secondary treatment
point source pollution
7. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
land degradation
omnivores
coral reef
crop rotation
8. An influential theory that concerns the long-term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.
evaporation
law of conservation of matter
Half-life
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
9. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
carrying capacity
proven reserve
consumption
energy
10. 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
parasitism
weathering
population density
fission
11. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
Immigration
crude oil
primary pollutants
global warming
12. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
underground mining
community
secondary pollutants
driftnets
13. The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem.
selective cutting
transpiration
pathogens
radiant energy
14. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
heterotrophy
energy
barrels
trade winds
15. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
toxin
nuclear fusion
primary pollutants
market permits
16. 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.
secondary consumers
total fertility rate
no-till
Infection
17. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
wetlands
passive solar energy collection
birth rate (crude birth rate)
nitrogen fixation
18. The water from which a river rises; a source.
upwelling
Headwaters
consumer
lithosphere
19. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
physical treatmen
First Law of Thermodynamics
toxin
carrying capacity
20. An organism that must obtain food energy from secondary sources - for example - by eating plant or animal matter.
death rate (crude death rate)
upwelling
acid
consumer
21. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
detritivore
biotic
toxicity
Gross Primary Productivity
22. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.
mutualism
crude oil
driftnets
noise pollution
23. 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.
population density
combustion
wastewater
underground mining
24. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
consumption
long lining
water-scarce
respiration
25. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
subbituminous
wastewater
lithosphere
producer
26. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
parasitism
fly ash
denitrification
natural resources
27. 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.
crop rotation
C layer
monoculture
estuary
28. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.
C layer
tropical storm
emigration
low-level radioactive waste
29. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev
solid waste
anthracite
logistic population growth
tropospheric ozone
30. Energy at rest - or stored energy.
high-level radioactive waste
wetlands
potential energy
second growth forests
31. 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.
deep well injection
divergent boundary
R horizon
red tide
32. Any noise that causes stress or has the potential to damage human health.
natural resources
keystone species
dose-response curve
noise pollution
33. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
conservation
B layer
estuary
long lining
34. One that has never been cut; these forests have not been seriously disturbed for several hundred years.
Green Revolution
old growth forest
threshold dose
B layer
35. 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.
volcanoes
potential energy
thermocline
solid waste
36. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
leachate
ozone holes
Second Law of Thermodynamics
U.S. Noise Control Act
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).
bottom trawling
First Law of Thermodynamics
transform boundary
jet stream
38. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
barrels
proven reserve
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
carrying capacity
39. Power generated using water.
predation
hydroelectric power
subduction zone
global warming
40. A basic substance; chemically - a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water - a measure of the base content of the water.
r-selected
Hadley cell
alkaline
atmosphere
41. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.
atmosphere
physical (mechanical) weathering
R horizon
evaporation
42. 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.
sludge processor
rain shadow
food chain
ecosystem capital
43. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.
demographic transition model
detritivore
tropospheric ozone
thermocline
44. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
subduction zone
thermosphere
water-stressed
convergent boundary
45. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
habitat fragmentation
shelter-wood cutting
symbiotic relationships
upwelling
46. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
thermocline
First Law of Thermodynamics
niche
lithosphere
47. The result of a pathogen invading a body.
point source pollution
evaporation
Infection
tailings
48. 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.
market permits
dose-response analysis
replacement birth rate
heterotrophy
49. To convert or change into a vapor.
evaporation
First Law of Thermodynamics
proven reserve
U.S. Noise Control Act
50. The process of burning.
trade winds
noise pollution
omnivores
combustion