AP Environmental Practice Exam

Which selection below names the six course themes in APES?

• (1) Science is a process, (2) energy conversions underlie all ecological processes, (3) the Earth itself is one interconnected system, (4) humans alter natural systems, (5) environmental problems have a cultural and social context, and, (6) human survival depends on developing practices that will achieve sustainable systems.

• (1) Ecosystem Structure, (2) Energy Flow, (3) Ecosystem Diversity, (4) Natural Biogeochemical Cycles, (5) Climate Change, and (6) Human Populations

• (1) Physiological Techniques, (2) Neuroanatomy Functional Organization of Nervous System, (3) Neural Transmission, (4) Neuroplasticity, (5) Endocrine System, and (6) Statistical anamolies

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The following are some of the course topics in APES.

• Earth Systems and Resources, Populations, Pollution

• Water and Land Use

• Energy Resources and Consumption

• Global Change and the Living World

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What should you expect to do regularly in APES?

• Design and carry out experiements

• Learn how to concisely answer FRQ questions

• Read the book cover to cover and answer guided reading questions to prepare myself for concepts I will be tested on

• Engage in critical thinking and discussion in class

• Passively do some of the expected work and still pass the AP exam

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Environmental Science for AP* provides us with AP-style multiple choice, FRQ, and math questions to practice in each chapter.

• True

• False

What is the evidence that solar radiation is less important to global warming than the increase in greenhouse gases?

• temperatures have increased more in the summer than in winter

• temperatures have increased more in the winter than in summer

• temperature increases have been uneven across the globe

• there is a historic correlation of CO₂ and temperature

• There is a lack of temperature change in some areas

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Methane (CH₄)

• Carbon Dioxide CO₂ and Methane (CH₄)

• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Carbon Dioxide CO₂

• Water Vapor (H₂O) and Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

• Ozone

• Water Vapor

• Methane

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide

What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?

• Sunlight

• Ultraviolet

• Microwaves

• Infrared

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Fluorinated Gases

• Nitrous Oxide

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases").

• Fluorinated Gases

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Water Vapor

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5