Ap environmental Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anthropocentric - regarding humans as most significant species; human-centered Tragedy of the Commons - the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest Triple Bottom Line - approach to sustainability that meets environmental, economic, and social goals (business) Inorganic Compounds - compounds that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms Organic Compounds - compounds that contain carbon-based molecules Positive Feedback Loop - when the response to a stimulus increases th...

AP Environmental Science Energy Chapters

AP Environmental Science, Unit 4 verified already pass(2024/2025) Layers of the Earth - correct answer crust, mantle, outer core, inner core The three types of plate boundaries - correct answer Divergent plate (sea floor spreading), convergent plate (two plates colliding generating pressure), and transform fault (plates moving sideways past each other, causing seismic activity) Forming of volcanoes - correct answer When plates move over hotspots and heat from the rising mantle plume me...

abiotic - Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. acid - Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. A horizon - a soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock, with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil. alkaline - a basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in refer...

AP Environmental Science uniFreshwater accounts for how much of the earths water - ANSWER 3 percent where is the majority of the earths freshwater - ANSWER 3/4 of the earths freshwater is above ground in ice and glaciers A method has been implemented to reduce water use i dry climates to - ANSWER alternate days for households to water their lawn or wash their cars gray water is suitable for - ANSWER watering plants, washing cars gray water comes from - ANSWER baths, showers, sinks, a...

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