Ms. Khodayari
APES FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAM STUDEY GUIDE 2015-2016
You are required to know the following facts, terms, and information with related example(s) for the
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Pfiesteria?
The area that environmental studies cover.
Examples of direct human manipulation of the natural environment.
Evidence of biodiversity.
Number of specious on Earth?
Frog’s health has been used as an indicator for environmental health because _______
Conversion of square km to meter, square miles to acres, kilometer to mile and vise versa. (must
know all the unit)
What are the factors that cause grain production not be sufficient with worldwide population.
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Factors that cause an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere.
Human population?
Examples of sustainable practices.
Study scientific method steps (hypothesis, null hypothesis, precision, theory)and be able to
identify the IV, DV, CV, within a given research study.
Inductive and deductive reasoning.
Natural experiment.
Natural law.
Environmental justice.
Mono Lake issue p.27
Isotopes
compounds
Ionic bond, covalent bond
Protons, neutrons, electrons
Nitrogen bond
Atmospheric pressure at sea level
Amount of energy needed to change the temperature of water is
Water is good solvent. What phenomenon explains the statement?
Definition of acid and base solution.
pH scale
Law of conservation of matter
Macromolecules within biological molecules.
Carbohydrates, protein, lipids
Unicellular organisms
Unit of energy
Difference between potential and kinetic energy.
35. Conversion of calories to joules, kilocalories to kWh,
36. Calculating energy use and converting units within a given problem. (see units and example on
p.37-38)
37. The second law of thermodynamics
38. Closed system
39. Negative and positive feedback loops and examples of each.
40. Cause of extinctions of species
41. Biotic and abiotic factors with examples.
42. Ecosystem?
43. Correct order of energy flow within an ecosystem.
44. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
45. Food chain and food web
46. GPP and NPP. p. 63
47. What law describes the energy loss within an ecosystem
48. Producer, Primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, decomposer
49. Pyramid of energy
50. Hydrological cycle and its different stages
51. The most important element in living organism is_____________.
52. Fossil fuels and its primary component
53. Carbon cycle and its different stages.
54. The impact of deforestation on carbon cycle
55. Nitrogen cycle
56. Leaching
57. The nutrient that is most limited to aquatic ecosystem is_________
58. Phosphorous cycle and the impact of human activity within that cycle.
59. Watershed?
60. Resistance and resilience with an example of each.
61. Provision, regulating services, support system, cultural services
62. Scavengers, heterotrophs, autotrophs,
63. Core of earth
64. Lithosphere
65. Magma circulates in asthenosphere
66. What happens at a hot spot
67. Richter scale and calculation of its magnification
68. Damage of earthquake is predicated by…
69. Order of rock cycle
70. Correct combination of igneous rock types and condition under which they form.
71. Correct combination of igneous rock type.
72. Formation of sedimentary rock
73. Formation of fossils are in -----------------rock.
74. Difference between chemical and physical wethering.
75. Chemical reaction that are involved in creation of acid rain.
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Erosion and its causes.
E horizon
Order of sediment particles from largest to smallest
Which soil drains rapidly?
Use figure 8.22 on p.224 to identify various soil percentage in a given point.
Soil degradation?
Acid mine drainage …
The legislation that mandates the land should be minimally disturbed during the mining process
and ………….. is called the _________.
Please be aware
NO CELL PHONE ,
NO CALCULATOR,
NO COMPUTER(any sort), or NO other electronic device.
Use of any resources such as, Textbook, notes other resources are not permitted.
Violation to the rules will result a Failing grade for the exam.
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK