AP Environmental Science Practice Tests

Practice Tests

Topics

• AP Environmental Sciences

  • Introductory Concepts and Earth Science

    • Earth Science

      • Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

      • Natural Disasters

      • Seasons

      • Earth-Sun Relationships

    • Atmosphere

      • Atmospheric Organization

      • Weather

      • Atmospheric Movement and Patterns

      • Atmosphere-Ocean Relationships

      • ENSO

    • Water Resources

      • Freshwater

      • Salt Water

      • Surface Water and Underground Water

      • Ocean Dynamics

      • General Water Usage

      • Water Problems and Solutions

    • Soil and Geology

      • Geological Time Scale

      • Rock Cycle

      • Soil Formation, Composition, and Properties

      • Types of Soil

      • Soil Problems and Solutions

  • Ecosystems and Biology

    • Ecosystem Development and Relationships

      • Populations and Communities

      • Niches

      • Species Relationships and Diversity

      • Biomes

      • Food Webs and Pyramids

    • Ecological Change

      • Change Due to Natural Events

      • Evolution

      • Natural Selection

      • Ecological Succession

      • Human Impact on Ecological Change

    • Energy and Biochemical Cycles

      • Energy Dynamics+3 topics

        • Photosynthesis

        • Cellular Respiration

        • Trophic Levels

      • Biochemical Cycles+5 topics

        • Carbon Cycle

        • Nitrogen Cycle

        • Phosphorus Cycle

        • Sulfur Cycle

        • Water Cycle

    • Population Ecology

      • Carrying Capacity

      • Reproductive Patterns and Principles

      • The Human Population

  • Material Resources

    • Agriculture

    • Forests

    • Rangelands

    • Mining

    • Fishing

    • Other Material Resources

    • Economics and Resources

    • Politics and Resources

  • Energy Production and Usage

    • Introductory Energy Topics

      • Types of Energy

      • Units and Conversions

      • Laws of Thermodynamics

    • Energy Usage

      • Large-Scale Energy Usage

      • Small-Scale Energy Usage

    • Energy Sources and Production

      • Fossil Fuels+5 topics

        • Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

        • Formation, Extraction, and Purification

        • Global Fossil Fuel Supplies and Demands

        • Advantages and Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels

      • Nuclear Energy+5 topics

        • Fission and Fusion

        • Electricity Production and Nuclear Reactors

        • Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

        • Safety and Radiation

      • Hydroelectric Energy+3 topics

        • Dams

        • Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydroelectric Energy

      • Other Energy Sources+7 topics

        • Solar Energy

        • Biomass

        • Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

        • Geothermal Energy

        • Other Energy Sources

    • Energy Conservation

      • Efficiency

      • CAFE Standards

  • Pollution

    • Types of Pollution

    • Ecological Impacts

    • Health Impacts

    • Economic Impacts

  • Global Effects and Dynamics

    • Ozone

      • Ozone Formation

      • Ultraviolet Light and Radiation

      • Causes and Effects of Ozone Loss

      • Politics and Ozone

      • Conservation of Ozone

    • Global Warming

      • Greenhouse Gases

      • Greenhouse Effect

      • Impact of Global Warming

      • Politics and Global Warming

      • Reducing Global Warming

    • Ecological Consequences

      • Habitats and Biomes

      • Biodiversity

      • Other Ecological Consequences