Home > Flashcards > Environmental Studies > AP Environmental Science

Details Title: AP Environmental Science Description: Mr. Brewster (Buchholz) Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 12/17/2007 14:43:16	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Define Ecology. (1) Definition Study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their non-living environment of matter and energy. Term List the forms of natural capital (2) Definition The planet's air, water, soil, wildlife, forests, rangelands, fisheries, minerals, and natural purification, recycling and pest control process. Term Explain exponential growth. How does it occur? (3) Definition A quantity increases by a fixed percentage of whole in a given time. It starts slowly, but after only a few doublings it grows to enormous numbers. Term What is Tragedy of the Commons? Give an example of this. (4) Definition Depletion or degradation of a potential resource that people can access. Ex: The depletion of commercially desirable fish species in the open ocean beyond areas controlled by coastal countries. Term Who are Henry David Thomas and George Perkins Marsh? (5) Definition HDT and GPM were Conservationists. ****** HDT wrote "Life in the Woods" ****** GPM was a scientist & member of Congress from Vermont. GPM wrote "Man in Nature" GPM was first to question the idea that the country's resources were inexhaustible. GPM used studies to show the rise & fall of past civilizations were linked to the use & misuse of resources. GPM formulated basic conservation principles still used today. Term Who founded the Sierra Club? What is the Sierra Club? (6) Definition John Muir - The protection of areas of wilderness on public lands from human exploitation, except for low-impact recreational activities Term When did the first Earthy Day take place? (7) Definition April 22, 1970 Term What is a synergistic effect? (8) Definition The sum of the effect is larger than the individuals Term N2 and O2 are examples of? (Atoms, molecules, compounds?) (9) Definition Diatomic molecules consisting of 2 atoms of the same element Term What does the atomic number tell you about the sub-atomic makeup of an atom? (10) Definition # of protons in the nucleus Term What does the atomic mass units (AMUs) tell you about the sub-atomic makeup of an atom? (11) Definition # of protons & neutrons Term What are isotopes? Give an example of this. (12) Definition Same element, different number of neutrons Ex: C12 and C14 - Both are Carbon Term How are covalent compounds held together? (13) Definition Electron sharing Term All organic compounds contain the element _____? (14) Definition Carbon (C) Term List the forms of ionizing radiation. (15) Definition Heat waves Radiowaves Infrared light Visible light Ultraviolet light X-rays Gamma rays Term What are the two most common types of particles emitted by radioactive isotopes? (16) Definition Alpha and Beta Term What is the fuel used in a nuclear reactor? (17) Definition Heat Term Which type of radiation is most penetrating? (18) Definition Gamma Term State the first and second laws of thermodynamics. (19) Definition 1st Law - energy cannot be created or destroyed; rather, the amount of energy lost in a steady state process cannot be greater than the amount of energy gained. 2nd Law - Heat cannot spontaneously flow from a material at lower temperature to a material at higher temperature. Term Definition