APES Flashcards

6693918214	replacement level fertality	the number of children a couple must have to replace themselves (2.1 in developed countries)	0
6693993602	Hadley cell	a system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.	1
6694055693	Resrvoir	an artificial or lobe where water is connected as a water supply	2
6694062691	Ammonification	decomposers convert organic waste into ammonia	3
6694076157	Net Primary Productivity	the rate at which biomass accumulates in an ecosystem Gross primary productivity minus the energy used by the primary producers for respiration	4
6694083950	Gross primary productivity	the amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis and subtracting from it the amount of energy the plants need for growth maintenance, repair, and reproduction.	5
6694089545	deciduous forest	A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.	6
6694095696	Coniferous forest	Forest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees; mostly found in northern latitudes taiga	7
6694113785	Radon	A gas that arises from the earth where radioactive materials are present.	8
6694124494	Kinetic Energy	Energy of motion	9
6694147994	Alkaline	a basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water, a measure of the base content of the water.	10
6694155797	Renewable Energy	A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans.	11
6706918886	Chlorofluorocarbons	group of chemical compounds used in refrigerators, air conditioners, foam packaging, and aerosol sprays that may enter the atmosphere and destroy ozone	12
6706948194	Montreal Protocol	meeting in 1987 where a group of nations met in Canada and agreed to take steps to fight against Ozone Depletion-CFC's banned	13
6712604098	Grey smog	also known as industrial smog. Smog resulting from industries burning fossil fuels, especially coal.	14
6712678675	Uranium rods	This is the process happening inside of a nuclear power plant in which atoms split and heat is generated from	15
6712680363	Chain reaction	A series of repeated fission reactions caused by the release of additional neutrons in every fission	16
6712703762	Passive solar systems	Solar energy used directly as a heat source to reduce energy consumption	17
6712745115	Active solar systems	A mechanical system that actively collects, concentrates, and stores solar energy.	18
6713075472	Hyrdroelectric Power	energy source by use of trapping water with a dam and then letting it flow through a turbine, creating electric power. does not produce any greenhouse gas or pollutant emissions	19
6713256838	Siltation		20