APES Test

Big Idea 1

ENERGY TRANSFER (ENG)

Big Idea 2

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EARTH SYSTEMS (ERT)

Big Idea 3

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SPECIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT (EIN)

Big Idea 4

SUSTAINABILITY (STB)

What is the definition of the root word for environment?

Surround

An olympic diver standing at the edge of the diving board has what type of energy compared to the surface of the pool.

Potential Energy

If the energy in grass is passed to a cow through consumption, which Big Idea of APES does that represent? 

Big Idea 1

The nucleus of an atom contains

Protons and Neurtons

If the system in question is out of balance due to specific impacts that make it weakened, this is referred to as ____________.

System Collapse

The ability to meet the needs of the current generation without threatening future generations to meet their own need defines what term?

Sustainability

What are the main systems measured by sustainability? 

Environmental systems, Social systems, Economic systems

A variable that is manipulated to generate evidence is known as

Independent Variable

The smallest particle that can contain chemical properties of an element is known as 

Neutron

What is the atomic number of the element hydrogen?

1

Which of the following bonds is described as a physical connection between electrons of two or more elements?

Covalent bond

Which of the following are biological molecules? 

Carbohydrate, proteins, lipids, Ribonucleic acid (RNA)