Ap Environmental Science Exam Review Flashcards | 100 Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

Ecological Footprint {Ans: a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on the earth}Salinization {Ans: the buildup of salts in surface soil layers}Bioaccumulation {Ans: the build up of a substance as it passes through a food chain}Ethanol {Ans: a soure of energy that can be processed from plant material}Inorganic Fertilizer {Ans: an agricultural product applied to the soil (mined or synthetically manufactured material)}Clean Air Act {Ans: emission standards for cars/limits for release of air pollutants}Demography {Ans: the scientific study of population characteristics}Indicator Species {Ans: species that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is being damaged}Transform Plates {Ans: plates that slide past each other}Bottom Ash {Ans: the unburned and unburnable matter left after waste has gone through combustion}Organic Fertilizer {Ans: a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter}Asthenosphere {Ans: the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats}Tragedy of the Commons {Ans: the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest}Overshoot {Ans: when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity for an environment}Ozone {Ans: a colorless gas; separated by "good ozone" and