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APES –EVERYTHING. 100% Coverage, rated A+ Environment - ✔✔-the sum of all conditions surrounding us that influence life Environmental Science - ✔✔-The field that looks at interactions am ... ong human systems and those found in nature System - ✔✔-any set of interacting components that influence one another by exchanging energy or materials Ecosystem - ✔✔-particular location on Earth whose interacting components include biotic and abiotic components Environmental Studies - ✔✔-Includes subjects environmental policies, economics, literature, ethics, chemistry, biology, Earth science How long have humans lived on earth? - ✔✔-2.5 mil years Postitive Human Activites - ✔✔-Native Americans on Great Plains used fire to capture animals for food, these fires kept trees from encroaching on plains allowing a window for an entire ecosystem to develop. Technology + Dramatic human population growth =? - ✔✔-increase rate and scale of our global environmental impact How Do Humans Alter Natural Systems? - ✔✔-modern cities - electricity, running water, sewage systems, public transportations. Cities also cover land that was once natural habitat so species living there relocate or go extinct. Ecosystem Services - ✔✔-the processes by which life supporting resources such as clean, timber, fisheries, and agricultural crops are produced. 5 Global Scale Indicators - ✔✔-1. Biological Diversity 2. Food Production 3. Average global surface temp & CO2 in Atmosphere 4. Human Population 5. Resource depletion Genetic Diversity - ✔✔-A measure of genetic variation among individuals in a population. Species Diversity - ✔✔-number of species in a region / particular type of habitat Why are frogs important? - ✔✔-used to study land and water habitats Speciation - ✔✔-evolution of a new species (slow process) 1-3 new species a year world wide. How many species go extinct each year? - ✔✔-10,000+ What does loss in biodiversity tell us? - ✔✔-natural systems are facing strains unlike any in the recent past Food Production - ✔✔-our ability to grow food to nourish human population. What factors influence worldwide grain production - ✔✔-irrigation, human labor/energy, climatic conditions, amount/quality of land. Why has grain production not kept up with population growth? - ✔✔-1. productivity of agricultural ecosystems down bc of soil degradation, crop disease and unfavorable weather conditions. 2. Demand outpaces supply What has lead to the increase in atmospheric CO2? - ✔✔-Anthropogenic activity Examples of finite resources - ✔✔-coal, oil, uranium What happened on Easter Island? - ✔✔--was once covered with trees and grasses -when humans settled hundreds of years ago, they quickly multiplied, cut down tress to build, and overused islands soil and water resources -without trees to hold soil in place, massive erosion occurred and loss of soil caused food production to decrease -civilization did not survive. Sustainable development - ✔✔-development that balances current human well being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations Environmental science presents unique challenges (4) - ✔✔-1. Lack of baseline data (control) 2. Subjectivity 3. Interactions 4. Human well-being Matter - ✔✔-anything that occupies space Mass - ✔✔-a measure of the amount of matter it contains Weight - ✔✔-the force that results from the action of gravity on mass Atom - ✔✔-smallest particle that can contain the chemical properties of an element Element - ✔✔-substance composed of atoms hat cannot be broken down any smaller Molecules - ✔✔-particles containing more than one atom Compounds - ✔✔-molecules that contain more than 1 element Atomic # - ✔✔-number of protons Mass # - ✔✔-total number of protons + neutrons Isotope - ✔✔-atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons Radioactive Decay - ✔✔-the spontaneous release of material from the nucleus Half Life - ✔✔-the time it takes for one-half of the original radioactive parent atoms to decay Covalent Bonds - ✔✔-Elements that do not readily gain or lose electrons from compounds by sharing electrons Ionic Bonds - ✔✔-transfer of electrons from a cation (+ charged ion) and anion (-charged ion) Hydrogen Bonds - ✔✔-weak bond that forms when H atoms that are covalently bonded to one atom are attracted to another atom on another molecule Water is polar - ✔✔-one side is more positive hat the other Water Properties - ✔✔-surface tension, capillary action, high boiling point, and ability to dissolve different substances Acid - ✔✔-substance that contributes H+ ions to solution Bases - ✔✔-substance that contributes OH- ions to solution HNO3 and H2So4 - ✔✔-(Acids) primary constituents of acid deposition. 1 form is acid rain NaOH and (Ca(OH)2) - ✔✔-(Bases) used to neutralize acidic emissions from power plants Conservation of matter - ✔✔-matter cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change form Biological Molecules - ✔✔-Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acid, lipids What does the sun emit? - ✔✔-electro magnetic radiation Joule - ✔✔-amount of energy used when a 1-watt lightbulb is turned on for 1 second measure energy Power - ✔✔-rate at which work is done Energy =? - ✔✔-power x time Power = ? - ✔✔-energy/time Potential Energy - ✔✔-Energy that is stored but has not yet been released Kinetic Energy - ✔✔-energy in motion Chemical Energy - ✔✔-potential energy stored in bonds Temperature - ✔✔-the measure of average kinetic energy 1st Law of Thermodynamics - ✔✔-Energy can neither be created nor destroyed (energy is conserved) 2nd Law of Thermodynamics - ✔✔-When energy is transformed, the quantity of energy remains the same but its ability to do work diminishes Entropy - ✔✔-randomness is always increasing in a system, unless new energy from outside the system is added to create order Open System - ✔✔-exchange matter/energy occur across system boundaries Closed System - ✔✔-matter and energy exchanges across system boundaries do not occur. Steady state - ✔✔-input = output negative feedback - ✔✔-system responds to a change by returning to its original state Market Economies - ✔✔-the cost of a good is determined by supply and demand Equilibrium - ✔✔-the quantity demanded = the quantity supplied Externalities - ✔✔-the cost of impact of a good/service on people and the environment. Raise the price and lower demand Negative externalities - ✔✔-carbon dioxide and waste emitted to environment GDP - ✔✔-value of all products and services produced in a year in a given country 4 types of spending - ✔✔-1. Consumer 2. Investments 3. Government spendings 4. Exports & Imports GPI - ✔✔-Genuine progress indicator; health, education, water, oil & environment (resource depletion) Kuznet's Curve - ✔✔-suggests that as per capita income in a country increases, environmental degradation first increases, then decrease [Show More]

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