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CP Environmental Science Final Exam Study Guide
The Final Exam includes 75 multiple choice problems and 5 discussion questions.
Key Vocabulary Words – you need to be familiar with all of them!
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pollution
natural resource
biodiversity
sustainability
hypothesis
experiment
independent
variable
dependent variable
control
mean
scientific theory
scientific law
renewable resource
ecosystem
biotic factor
abiotic factor
organism
species
population
community
habitat
natural selection
evolution
adaptation
artificial selection
photosynthesis
producer
primary consumer
secondary
consumer
tertiary consumer
decomposer
scavenger
predator
prey
carnivore
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nonrenewable
resource
geosphere
crust
mantle
core
tectonic plate
divergent plate
movement
convergent plate
movement
slipping plate
movement
pangaea
erosion
omnivore
herbivore
energy pyramid
ecological
succession
primary succession
secondary
succession
pioneer species
climax community
biome
temperate
deciduous forest
tropical rainforest
taiga
ocean biome
freshwater biome
savanna
prairie
desert
tundra
surface water
groundwater
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atmosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
ozone layer
conduction
convection
radiation
greenhouse effect
hydrosphere
biosphere
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watershed
osmosis
conservation
aquifer
dam
reservoir
pathogen
biomagnification
urban
rural
urbanization
infrastructure
urban sprawl
overgrazing
farmland
rangeland
forest land
deforestation
wilderness
air pollution
primary pollutant
secondary pollutant
smog
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asthma
asbestos
indoor air pollution
noise pollution
light pollution
acid rain
pH
climate
latitude
orographic effect
elevation
global warming
climate change
carbon footprint
emissions
energy
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Law of
Conservation of
Energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
fossil fuels
electric generator
petroleum
nuclear energy
fission
uranium
solar panel
turbine
geothermal energy
hydroelectric
energy
gene
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keystone species
flagship species
indicator species
ecotourism
mass extinction
endangered species
threatened species
exotic species
poaching
endemic species
biodiversity
hotspots
Endangered
Species Act
habitat
conservation plan
Key Concepts – You Should Be Able To:
Analyze the design and results of a scientific experiment, using appropriate vocabulary
Describe the composition and structure of the Earth
Describe the adaptation of species, including natural and artificial selection
Explain how climate change can occur as a result of air pollution
Predict the climate of an area based on its geographic location
Develop and Evaluate plans for water and/or energy conservation
Compare and Contrast competing alternative energy solutions
Explain why it is so important to preserve biodiversity on Earth