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1
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Plate boundaries
1-convergent boundary
2-divergent boundary
3-transform fault boundary

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1-2 plates pushed together (subduction volcanos)
2-2 plates moving away fro each other (rift volcanos)
3-2 plates slide by each other

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What is subduction

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Heavy ocean plate is pushed below the other plate and melts as it meets magma

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Volcano types
1-rift
2-subduction
3-hot spot

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1- 2 plates move away for each other
2-2 plates collide
3- found in hotspots

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4
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Igneous rocks

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Rock is melted and the resolidifies

Ex- solid lava, basalt

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Sedimentary rocks

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Sediment compressed by heat and pressure

Ex-limestone

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Metamorphic rocks

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Heat and pressure applies

Ex-slate

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Abiotic vs. biotic

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A-non living

B-living

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Particle size

Soil

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Clay- silt- sand

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Weathering

  • physical
  • chemical
  • biological
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Physical- wind and water
Chemical- water and atmospheric gases
Biological- activities of living organism

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Soil levels
O-horizon
A-horizon
E horizon
B
C
R
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O- top (humus) and most organic material

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Monoculture

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Plating one crop in a large area continuously

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12
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Soil and water conservation act of 1977

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Help landowners

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13
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Atmosphere (coolest to earth)

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Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere 
EARTH SURFACE
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Troposphere

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Weather takes place here

-temp down as elevation increases

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15
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Stratosphere

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Ozone layer

-temp goes up with altitude

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16
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Mesosphere

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Meteors burn up here

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17
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Thermosphere

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Spaceships orbit here

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18
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Weather vs climate

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Weather- day to day

Climate- change that is persistent over 30 years

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19
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Earths tilt access

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23.5 degrees

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20
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Trade winds

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Northern hemisphere - from northeast

Southern hemisphere -from southeast

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21
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El niño

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Cold water displaces warm water on surface

Us-warmer winters

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22
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La Nina

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Colder ocean surfaces

-cooler wetter in us

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Littoral zone (freshwater)
Limneric zone (ample light)
Profundal zone (dark)
Benthic zone (low oxygen and low temp)
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Where rooted plants grow

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24
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Ocean zone
Coastal zone -closest to land
Euphoric zone -warmest, most dissolved oxygen
Bathyal zone -middle
Abyssal zone -deepest, darkest, least sun, least oxygen

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Look at front

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25
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Water is desist at ?

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4 degrees Celsius

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26
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Water us percents

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Irrigation- 73%

Industrial -21%

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27
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Biogeochemical cycle

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Movement of nutrients through the environment

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28
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Law of conservation of matter

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Can’t be created or destroyed

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29
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Carbon cycle

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Respiration (animals and plants)
Photosynthesis

Produced by burning fossil fuels and decaying organic matter

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30
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Nitrogen cycle

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Fixation- nitrogen converted to ammonia
Nitrification- soil bacteria converts ammonia into nitrate(plant food)
Assimilation- plants absorb ammonia
Ammonification-decomposes create ammonia
Denitrification- ammonia converted back into nitrates

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31
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Phosphorus cycle

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Animal and fertilizer run off

-eutrophication (algae bloom)

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32
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Autotrophs vs heterotrophs

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Auto- produce own organic compounds

Hetero- consume other organisms for food

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33
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How do tectonic plates move?

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The lithosphere (land) floats atop the asthenosphere (ground)

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34
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How much energy is lost at each step in the pyramid

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90%

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35
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Biomes vs zones

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Biomes- land based ecosystem

Zones- water based ecosystem

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36
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Ecosystems based on rainfall (high to low)

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Tropical rainforest
Deciduous forest 
Scrub forest
Coniferous forest
Grassland 
Tundra + deserts
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37
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Symbiotic relationship

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Probably benefit both parties

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38
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Mutualism relationship

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Both benefit

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39
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Commensalism

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One benefits, other not harmed

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40
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Biotic potential of a population

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Amount population would grow if there was unlimited resources

41
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Carrying capacity

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Max pop size that is supported by available resources

42
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Rule of 70

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Divide 70 by the current growth rate to get doubling time

43
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R vs k selected organisms

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R- produce early and often
little attention given to offsprings

K- fewer offsprings
devote a lot of time to children

44
Q

Current world population

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7.3 billion people

45
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Annual growth rate calculation

A

Birth- death

10

46
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Emigration vs immigration

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Emigration- people out

Immigration. People in

47
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Replacement birth rate

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Children needed to replace parents

2.5 (infant death, not producing women)

48
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Factors that affect total fertility rate

A

Birth control
Education
Child in labor forces
Religion, culture

49
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Industrial revolution

A

Clean water
Sanitation
Food supplies
Healthcare

50
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Growth states 
Pre- industrial
Transitional
Industrial
Postindustrial
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Pre- high birth and death rate
Transitional - high birth, low death. Rapid growth
Industrial- birthdate similar to death rate
Postindustrial- reach zero growth rate

51
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Ecological foot print calculation

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Impact= pop size X affluence X technology

52
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Federal insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide act (FIFRA)

A

Requires EPA to approve all pesticides in the us

53
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Contour plowing
Terracing
Non-till
Crop rotation

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Contour- rows plowed on hillside to prevent erosion
Terracing- stairs in hillside
Non- till - plant seeds without plowing first
Crop rotation- change crops

54
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Old growth vs second growth forests

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Old- never been cut and not seriously disturbed for 100s of years

Second- cutting is recent,

55
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What is agroforestry

A

Trees and crops planted together

56
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Threats to trees

A

Forest fires (CROWN FIRES)
Diseases
Pests

57
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Acid mine drainage

A

Sulfur containing compounds that drain from mine

58
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Externalities

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Unwanted or unpredicted consequences of using natural resources

59
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Convection vs conduction

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Convection- transfer of heat by movement of heated material

Conduction- transfer if energy through matter from particles

60
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Energy units

A

Joules (J)
Calorie (cal)
British thermal unit (Btu)
Kilowatt hour (kWh)

61
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Power units

A

Watt (W)

Horsepower (hp)

62
Q

Watt= ________X_________

A

Volts X amperage

63
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First law if thermodynamics

A

Energy is not created or destroyed

-transferred or transformed

64
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Energy production percents

A

Fossil fuels -64
Nuclear- 17
Renewable sources- 19

65
Q

Primary energy resource

used most

A

Oil
Coal
Natural gas

66
Q

Oil- made of
Coal- made of
Natural gas- made of

A

Oil- hydrocarbons
Coal- carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Natural gas- methane gas (CH4)

67
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Coal types 
Anthracite
Bituminous
Subbitumimous
Lignite
A

An- almost pure carbon

Bit- second purest

68
Q

Most abundant fossil fuel

69
Q

Disadvantages to coal burning

A

Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen oxides
Mercury*********
Suffer dioxide

70
Q

Getting pollutants out of coal burned fly ash

A

Scrubbers (liquid)

71
Q

Natural gas

A

Produces only carbon dioxide and water

-may explode

72
Q

Nuclear energy

A

Uranium 238

73
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Nuclear fusion

A

Fusion- fusing 2 nuclei

74
Q

Renewable energy

A

Hydroelectric
Solar
Wind
Geothermal

75
Q

Passive solar collection vs active

A

Passive - building placement, materials

Active- solar panels or other devices collect sun rays

76
Q

Toxin

Toxicity

A

Toxin- damages living organisms when invested in sufficient amounts

Toxicity- degree of harmfulness

77
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Threshold dose
Chronic effect
Acute effects

A

Threshold- where negative effect occurs
Chronic- long exposure to low levels
Acute- short exposure to high levels

78
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Natural are pollution examples

A 
Pollen
Dust
Mold
Spores 
Fires
Volcanic ash
79
Q

Primary vs secondary pollutants

A

Primary- released directly into atmosphere

Secondary-combination of primary pollutants

80
Q

Major pollutants in air

A 
CO
Pb (lead)
O3 (ozone)
NO2
SO2
Particulars
81
Q

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

A

Industrial combustion

Combination of nitrogen and oxygen at high temps

82
Q

Suffer dioxide (so2)

A

Released through combustion of coal, metal smelting, paper pulping, brining fossil fuels
-reduced by scrubbers in coal plants

83
Q

Voc- volatile organic compounds

A

Released by several industrial practices

  • dry cleaning
  • propane
84
Q

Smog

A

Churning coal or oil

-CO or CO2 combine with particulate matter

85
Q

Photochemical smog

A

Hot, sunny days

-NOx and VOCs and ozone combine

86
Q

1987 Montreal protocol

A

Called for the end of CFC productions

87
Q

pH of rain

88
Q

Acid rain pH

A

2.3 as low as

89
Q

Catalytic converter

A

Controls all emissions in the car

90
Q

Indoor air pollutants

A

VOC (furniture, carpet, plastic)
Smoking
Radon
Insects, fungi, bacteria, mold

91
Q

Sick building syndrome

A

Majority of buildings occupants experience symptoms that vary based on time spent in building.

-ventilate those buildings

92
Q

Gases contributing to climate change

A

Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide

93
Q

Water pollution caused mainly by?

A

Runoff of excess nutrients

-eutrophication

94
Q 
Water measure
Hardness
Do
Turbidity
bOD
A

Hardness- calcium levels and magnesium
DO- should be height to support life (warm = less DO)
Turgidity- density of suspended particles
BOD- rate of which bacteria observe O in water

95
Q

Founder of the Sierra club

96
Q

First earth day

A

April 22 1970

97
Q

Rachel Carlson

A

Wrote- silent spring

Got people concerned with environmental issues

98
Q

Green tax

A

Raises taxes on consumption

99
Q

Science labs stuff

A 
Observations
Research
Hypothesis
Prediction
Design experiment
Gather data
Draw conclusion

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