APES Exam Review Questions with
Complete Solutions11
Farther away from Earth, density (inreases/decreases)? - ANSWERS-Decreases
Northern and southern lights are visible due to gases from where? - ANSWERS-Thermosphere
What is the percentage of solar energy the Earth reflects? - ANSWERS-Albedo
Four properties of air. - ANSWERS-Density, water vapor capacity, adiabatic heatingn/cooling,
latent heat release.
What is the maximum amount of water vapor in the air at a given time called? - ANSWERS-
Saturation point
Whar are the convection currents that cycle between 30 degrees N and S called? - ANSWERS-
Hadley cells
What area of Earth receives the most intense light? - ANSWERS-ITCZ
What is the defelction of an object's path due to Earth's rotation? - ANSWERS-Coriolis effect
What is an ecosystem? - ANSWERS-a location on earth that includes interacting living (biotic)
and non-living (abiotic) components.
, What percentage of energy is lost as trophic level increases? - ANSWERS-only 10% of energy is
transferred from one trophic level to another.
What is the Tragedy of the Commons? - ANSWERS-The destruction of a natural habitat known
as a common that was overgrazed by sheep
The addition of a limiting nutrient to an ecosystem may lead to an algal bloom. What effect will
this algal bloom have on the oxygen content of the water? - ANSWERS-The algae bloom will
cause the oxygen content of the water to decrease, leading to hypoxic conditions
What has the largest impact on the resilience of an ecosystem? - ANSWERS-The amount of
genetic biodiversity of the ecosystem.
What process of selection can be controlled most directly by humans? - ANSWERS-Artificial
selection
what are the primary air pollutants? - ANSWERS-Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, Lead
What are the effects of acid deposition? - ANSWERS-Lowers PH of water, Decreases species
diversity of aquatic organisms, damages statues and buildings, mobilizing metals that are found
in the water
Why do we have a seasonal fluctuation in carbon dioxide concentration? - ANSWERS-
Photosynthesis
Name the 6 primary pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act - ANSWERS-sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, tropospheric ozone, lead
Complete Solutions11
Farther away from Earth, density (inreases/decreases)? - ANSWERS-Decreases
Northern and southern lights are visible due to gases from where? - ANSWERS-Thermosphere
What is the percentage of solar energy the Earth reflects? - ANSWERS-Albedo
Four properties of air. - ANSWERS-Density, water vapor capacity, adiabatic heatingn/cooling,
latent heat release.
What is the maximum amount of water vapor in the air at a given time called? - ANSWERS-
Saturation point
Whar are the convection currents that cycle between 30 degrees N and S called? - ANSWERS-
Hadley cells
What area of Earth receives the most intense light? - ANSWERS-ITCZ
What is the defelction of an object's path due to Earth's rotation? - ANSWERS-Coriolis effect
What is an ecosystem? - ANSWERS-a location on earth that includes interacting living (biotic)
and non-living (abiotic) components.
, What percentage of energy is lost as trophic level increases? - ANSWERS-only 10% of energy is
transferred from one trophic level to another.
What is the Tragedy of the Commons? - ANSWERS-The destruction of a natural habitat known
as a common that was overgrazed by sheep
The addition of a limiting nutrient to an ecosystem may lead to an algal bloom. What effect will
this algal bloom have on the oxygen content of the water? - ANSWERS-The algae bloom will
cause the oxygen content of the water to decrease, leading to hypoxic conditions
What has the largest impact on the resilience of an ecosystem? - ANSWERS-The amount of
genetic biodiversity of the ecosystem.
What process of selection can be controlled most directly by humans? - ANSWERS-Artificial
selection
what are the primary air pollutants? - ANSWERS-Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur
Dioxide, Lead
What are the effects of acid deposition? - ANSWERS-Lowers PH of water, Decreases species
diversity of aquatic organisms, damages statues and buildings, mobilizing metals that are found
in the water
Why do we have a seasonal fluctuation in carbon dioxide concentration? - ANSWERS-
Photosynthesis
Name the 6 primary pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act - ANSWERS-sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, tropospheric ozone, lead
