APES Vocabulary Review

What is ionizing radiation?

• Enough energy to knock electrons from atoms forming ions

• A type of low quality energy

• Energy that is created and destroyed

• A form of natural radioactive decay

What is high quality energy?

• Disorganized and dispersed energy

• Energy that can perform useful work

• Energy that is neither created nor destroyed

• Energy that is always degraded

What does the first law of thermodynamics state?

• Energy is created and destroyed

• Energy can be converted from one form to another

• Some useful energy is always degraded

• Energy cannot be created

What is the half-life of a radioisotope?

• The time it takes for all the mass to decay

• The time it takes for half the mass to decay

• The time it takes for a radioactive isotope to be safe

• The time it takes for a radioisotope to be created

What is nuclear fission?

• The process of nuclei of isotopes splitting apart

• The fusion of two isotopes of light elements

• The decay of unstable radioisotopes

• The process of energy being converted

What is the best solution to energy shortage?

• Increasing fossil fuel use

• Conservation and increasing efficiency

• Using more nuclear energy

• Decreasing energy consumption

What is humus?

• Organic material remaining after decomposition

• A type of soil

• A mineral found in rocks

• A type of fertilizer

What is leaching?

• The deposit of leached material

• The removal of dissolved materials from soil

• The process of soil formation

• The addition of nutrients to soil

What is an aquifer?

• A layer of soil

• Any water bearing layer in the ground

• A type of water cycle

• A mineral deposit

What is the effect of El Nino?

• Increased Atlantic hurricanes

• Disruption of food chains

• Mild winters in the northern US

• All of the above