Ap environmental science Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Freshwater accounts for how much of the earths water - ANSWER 3 percent where is the majority of the earths freshwater - ANSWER 3/4 of the earths freshwater is above ground in ice and glaciers A method has been implemented to reduce water use i dry climates to - ANSWER alternate days for households to water their lawn or wash their cars gray water is suitable for - ANSWER watering plants, washing cars gray water comes from - ANSWER baths, showers, sinks, and washing machines. volc...

abiotic - Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. acid - Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. A horizon - a soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock, with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil. alkaline - a basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in refer...

Freshwater accounts for how much of the earths water - ANSWER 3 percent where is the majority of the earths freshwater - ANSWER 3/4 of the earths freshwater is above ground in ice and glaciers A method has been implemented to reduce water use i dry climates to - ANSWER alternate days for households to water their lawn or wash their cars gray water is suitable for - ANSWER watering plants, washing cars gray water comes from - ANSWER baths, showers, sinks, and washing machines. volc...

AP Environmental Science, Unit 4 verified already pass(2024/2025) Layers of the Earth - correct answer crust, mantle, outer core, inner core The three types of plate boundaries - correct answer Divergent plate (sea floor spreading), convergent plate (two plates colliding generating pressure), and transform fault (plates moving sideways past each other, causing seismic activity) Forming of volcanoes - correct answer When plates move over hotspots and heat from the rising mantle plume me...

AP Environmental Science uniFreshwater accounts for how much of the earths water - ANSWER 3 percent where is the majority of the earths freshwater - ANSWER 3/4 of the earths freshwater is above ground in ice and glaciers A method has been implemented to reduce water use i dry climates to - ANSWER alternate days for households to water their lawn or wash their cars gray water is suitable for - ANSWER watering plants, washing cars gray water comes from - ANSWER baths, showers, sinks, a...

AP Environmental Science Energy Chapters

Cap and trade - Provides a market for companies to buy and sell allowances that permit them to emit only a certain amount; gives companies a strong incentive to save moeny by cutting emissions debt for nature swap - A portion of developing nation's foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local environmental conservation measures Full cost pricing - Includes all of the environmental costs to society, such as climate change, loss off biodiversity, and air/water pollution, that are not tradi...

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