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Environmental Science Final Exam
Q4 Study Guide
1. Identify the characteristics of the:
a. Lithosphere
b. Atmosphere
c. Hydrosphere
d. Biosphere
2. Theory of Continental Drift
a. Alfred Wegener
b. Pangaea
c. Supporting Evidence
3. Theory of Plate Tectonics
a. Asthenosphere
b. Convection
c. Sea Floor spreading
4. Tectonic Plate boundaries
a. Convergent
b. Divergent
c. Transform
5. Geologic features/phenomena that result from plate interactions:
a. Volcanoes
- types of volcanoes
- magma
- lava (felsic / mafic)
b. Earthquakes
- seismic waves
- seismograph
- seismogram
- epicenter
- focus
- S-P interval
c. Mid-ocean ridges
d. Trenches
e. Mountain Ranges
f. Subduction Zones
6. Mechanism of plate movement.
7. Analysis of maps to analyze plate movement.
8. Rock Cycle
a. igneous rock
b. metamorphic rock
c. sedimentary rock
9. Layers of the atmosphere:
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. mesosphere
d. thermosphere
e. ionosphere
f. exosphere
10. Atmosphere composition.
11. Distinguishing features of the atmospheric layers.
12. Ozone layer
a. formula
b. function
c. formation
d. ozone holes
e. reason for depletion
f. CFC / chlorofurocarbons
g. Montreal protocol
13. Effects of plants and animals on the atmosphere.
14. Greenhouse effects
a. Environmental importance
15. Global Warming
a. Cause
- burning fossil fuels
- deforestation
b. Effects
c. Greenhouse gases
d. Fossil Fuels
16. Properties of Ocean water
a. salinity
b. density
c. color
d. temperature
e. pressure
17. Water cycle
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. precipitation
d. transpiration
e. runoff
f. ground water
18. Spring tides
19. Neap Tides
20. Tidal Patterns
a. diurnal tides
b. semidiurnal tides
c. mixed semidiurnal tides
21. Levels of ecological study
a. Organism
b. Population
c. Community
d. Ecosystem
e. Biosphere
22. Food Chains vs Food webs
a. levels
b. analysis
23. Trophic level
24. Energy transfer between trophic levels
25. Feeding relationships:
a. Producers
b. Consumers
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
- quarternary
- top level
c. carnivores
d. herbivores
e. omnivores
f. detritovores
g. decomposers
26. Abiotic factors vs. Biotic factors
27. Ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem (sun)
28. Symbiotic relationships
a. Predation
- predator
- prey
b. Parasitism
- endoparasite
- ectoparasite
- host
c. Mutualism
d. Commensalism
e. Competition
- resource partitioning
- character displacement
- competitive exclusion
29. Carbon Cycle
a. Photosynthesis (products / reactants)
b. Cell Respiration (products / reactants)
30. Biomes (aquatic / terrestrial)
a. characterization
b. dominant plant life
c. dominant animal life
31. Biomass
32. Biodiversity
a. keystone species
b. faunal collapse
c. indicator species
d. exotic species
e. succession
f. climax community
33. Endangered Species Act
a. extinct species
b. endangered species
34. Extinction impact
35. Habitat Destruction (causes and effects)
36. Deforestation (causes and effects)
37. Fossil fuels / formation
a. coal
b. oil
c. gas
38. Energy
a. fossil fuels
b. solar
- active
- passive
c. hydroelectric
d. wind
- aerogenerator
e. geothermal
f. nuclear
- fusion
- fission
g. changes in use over time
39. Pollution / environmental impact
a. municipal waste
b. water
c. noise
d. air
e. light
f. thermal
40. Pollution solutions
a. Recycling
b. Landfills
c. Incineration
d. Waste reduction
41. Biomagnification