Abhirami Sriganeshan

The movement of carbon around the biosphere. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea

A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide you produce through your lifestyle every day, for example through driving or using electrical appliances and lighting.… Read More »Carbon count

A compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick… Read More »Carbohydrate

A property of water that occurs when adhesion of water molecules to a surface is stronger than cohesion between the molecules. — Source: Environmental Science… Read More »Capillary action

An approach to controlling CO2 emissions, where a cap places an upper limit on the amount of pollutant that can be emitted and trade allows… Read More »Cap-and-trade

The unintentional catch of nontarget species while fishing. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea

Contaminated industrial or commercial sites that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped or expanded. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course… Read More »Brownfields

A pesticide that kills many different types of pest. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick… Read More »Broad-spectrum pesticide

A reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd… Read More »Bottleneck effect

A forest biome made up primarily of coniferous evergreen trees that can tolerate cold winters and short growing seasons. — Source: Environmental Science for the… Read More »Boreal forest

A degraded petroleum that forms when petroleum migrates to the surface of Earth and is modified by bacteria. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP®… Read More »Bitumen

A type of flu caused by the H5N1 virus. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick… Read More »Bird flu

Living. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea

Protected area consisting of zones that vary in the amount of permissible human impact. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd… Read More »Biosphere reserve

The region of our planet where life resides, the combination of all ecosystems on Earth. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition… Read More »Biosphere

Love of life. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea

The total mass of all living matter in a specific area. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew… Read More »Biomass

The increase in chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical moves up the food chain. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd… Read More »Biomagnification

The movements of matter within and between ecosystems. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea

Liquid fuel created from processed or refined biomass. — Source: Environmental Science for the AP® Course 3rd Edition (3rd Edition) by Andrew Friedland, Rick Relyea