Apes oceans Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

APES OceansWhat does the ocean do along with the atmosphere? - correct answer The oceans regulate global temperatures, shape weather and climate patterns, and cycle elements through the biosphere. What is the order of the ocean's layers, from top to bottom? - correct answer Epipelagic zone (0-200 m), Mesopelagic zone (200-1000 m), Bathypelagic zone ( m), Abyssopelagic zone ( m), Hadal zone ( m, trenches) Where are the majority of the world's trenches located? - correct answer Many of the...

APES Oceans Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024What does the ocean do along with the atmosphere? - correct answer The oceans regulate global temperatures, shape weather and climate patterns, and cycle elements through the biosphere. What is the order of the ocean's layers, from top to bottom? - correct answer Epipelagic zone (0-200 m), Mesopelagic zone (200-1000 m), Bathypelagic zone ( m), Abyssopelagic zone ( m), Hadal zone ( m, trenches) Where are the majority of the world's t...

APES. Unit 4: Ocean in Action correctly answered rated A+Fishery - correct answer The location of industry or occupation devoted to catching, processing, or selling fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals Aquaculture - correct answer The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest Native species - correct answer A species that is found in its originating location and is generally restricted to that geographic area. Non-native species - correct answer Species...

APES Midterm Review Questions with solutions 2024 sustainability -ability of Earth's various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely environmental science -interdisciplinary study that uses information from the physical sciences and social sciences to understand how the earth works, learn how humans interact with the earth, and develop solutions to environmental problems ecology -biological...

APES Tragedy of the Commons Question and answers already passed 2023/2024Tragedy of the Commons - correct answer The tragedy of the commons suggests that individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good, thereby depleting the resources. Tendency of individuals to use shared/public resources in their own self-interest and thus degrading them. Examples include overgrazing, overfishing, air pollution, and overuse of groundwater/aqu...

APES Unit 4 TestAs the altitude increases what happens to the density of gases? - correct answer the density decreases The vast majority of ozone (O3) is found in a thin layer due to a lack of vertical mixing of gases in which of the following atmospheric layers? - correct answer stratosphere thermosphere - correct answer The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases; auroras troposphere - correct answer The lowest layer of Earth's atmo...

APES Unit 1 FRQ Question and answers correctly solved 2023/20244a) (i) Describe a biological process by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and converted to organic molecules. - correct answer Photosynthesis: the process by which plants/autotrophs take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food/glucose/sugar/complex carbohydrates; plants/autotrophs fix carbon into food/glucose/sugar/complex carbohydrates. 4a2) Describe a biological process by which carbon is conver...

APES Unit 1 FRQ4a) (i) Describe a biological process by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and converted to organic molecules. - correct answer Photosynthesis: the process by which plants/autotrophs take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food/glucose/sugar/complex carbohydrates; plants/autotrophs fix carbon into food/glucose/sugar/complex carbohydrates. 4a2) Describe a biological process by which carbon is converted from organic molecules to a gas and returned...

APES unit 4: Earth Systems & resources fully solved 2024Which of the following best describes why understanding a watershed and its boundaries is important in designing housing developments along a river? - correct answer Surface water and stormwater runoff will drain downstream within the watershed boundaries, so it's important to understand the flow of the water through the watershed. Which of the following should be included in a watershed map to best determine the non-point source of a ...

APES Tragedy of the CommonsTragedy of the Commons - correct answer The tragedy of the commons suggests that individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good, thereby depleting the resources. Tendency of individuals to use shared/public resources in their own self-interest and thus degrading them. Examples include overgrazing, overfishing, air pollution, and overuse of groundwater/aquifers Why does the Tragedy of the Commons Oc...