Final/AP Review
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| 9748906004 | Albedo | The percentage of incoming sunlight reflected from a surface | 0 | |
| 9748906005 | Stratosphere | 12 to 50 km, Ozone held here, absorbs UV radiation | 1 | |
| 9748906006 | Troposphere | Bottom layer in the atmosphere - where we live, breathe . It is also where all the weather occurs | 2 | |
| 9748906007 | Ecosystem Productivity | Total amount of solar energy captured by producers (GPP) minus the amount of energy used for respiration, the NPP | 3 | |
| 9748906008 | Phosphorus Cycle | The movement of phosphorus atoms from rocks through the biosphere and hydrosphere and back to rocks. | 4 | |
| 9748906009 | Photosynthesis | Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars | 5 | |
| 9748906010 | Abiotic Components | Nonliving chemical and physical factors in the environment. | 6 | |
| 9748906011 | Evapotranspiration | The evaporation of water from soil plus the transpiration of water from plants. | 7 | |
| 9748906012 | Percolation | The process by which water moves downward in the soil, toward the water table. | 8 | |
| 9748906013 | ecosystem resistance | A measure of how much a disturbance can affect an ecosystems flow of energy and matter. | 9 | |
| 9748906014 | Watershed | The land area that supplies water to a river system. | 10 | |
| 9748906015 | Macronutrients | A chemical substance that an organism must obtain in relatively large amounts. | 11 | |
| 9748906016 | Trophic Level | Each step in a food chain or food web | 12 | |
| 9748906017 | Nitrogen Cycle | The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use | 13 | |
| 9748906018 | Carbon Cycle | The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again | 14 | |
| 9748906019 | Leaching | Removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards. | 15 | |
| 9748906020 | Climate | The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time | 16 | |
| 9748906021 | Weather | the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. | 17 | |
| 9748906022 | Tilted Axis | causes earth to have seasons | 18 | |
| 9748906023 | Boreal Forest (Taiga) | Forest biome made up primarily of coniferous evergreen trees that can tolerate cold winters and short growing seasons. | 19 | |
| 9748906024 | Tundra | A cold and treeless biome with low-growing vegetation. | 20 | |
| 9748906025 | Permafrost | Permanently frozen soil (impermeable). | 21 | |
| 9748906026 | Temperate Rainforest | A coastal biome typified by moderate temperatures and high precipitation. | 22 | |
| 9748906027 | Temperate Seasonal (Deciduous) Forest | A biome with warm summers and cold winters with over 1 m (39 inches) of precipitation annually. Largely productive and one of the first biomes to be converted to agricultural land. | 23 | |
| 9748906028 | tropical rain forest | Biome near the equator with warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth. Contains two thirds of Earth's terrestrial species. | 24 | |
| 9748906029 | temperate grassland | biome characterized by deep, nutrient-rich soil that supports many grass species | 25 | |
| 9748906030 | Savanna | a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees, and distinct wet and dry seasons. | 26 |
