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ap environmental science - q&a: energy, cycles & exam prep

originally streamed in 2020 with Schuyler FishmanTeacher
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Get your AP Environmental Science questions answered live. This Q&A review session helps you prepare for the AP Enviro exam by clarifying tricky APES concepts, explaining key environmental science principles, and walking through student questions on ...more

curriculum note

This video describes a modified exam format with no multiple choice and only two FRQs (15 min + 25 min), which reflects the 2020 COVID exam structure — not the current AP Environmental Science exam format. The current exam includes both multiple choice and free response sections.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 1 – The Living World: EcosystemsUnit 4 – Earth Systems & ResourcesUnit 6 – Energy Resources & ConsumptionUnit 5 – Land & Water UseUnit 7 – Atmospheric Pollution
topics
1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule1.9 Trophic Levels1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs1.4 The Carbon Cycle1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle1.6 The Phosphorous Cycle1.7 The Hydrologic Cycle1.2 Terrestrial Biomes1.3 Aquatic Biomes2.1 Introduction to Biodiversity4.1 Tectonic Plates4.4 Earth's Atmosphere4.5 Global Wind Patterns4.8 Earth's Geography and Climate5.14 Integrated Pest Management5.7 Meat Production Methods6.5 Fossil Fuels6.2 Global Energy Consumption6.1 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources7.7 Acid Rain8.5 Eutrophication

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Q&A Session

  • 2:09

    Big Idea: Energy Transfer

  • 3:40

    Deforestation Impacts

  • 4:55

    Chemosynthesis Explanation

  • 7:29

    Energy Efficiency Equation

  • 8:31

    Vegetarian Diet Efficiency

  • 10:45

    Thermodynamics in FRQs

  • 12:18

    Earth Systems Energy

  • 14:55

    Plate Boundary Example

  • 15:57

    Global Wind Patterns

  • 17:05

    Hadley Cell Explanation

  • 19:39

    Unit 6 Energy Efficiency

  • 21:45

    Pollutants from Energy

  • 24:27

    Cross-Unit Knowledge

  • 26:32

    EROI Concept

  • 29:43

    Experimental Design Practice

  • 31:18

    Design Checklist

  • 33:28

    Phosphorus Cycle

  • 36:07

    Big Idea: Earth's Systems

  • 39:46

    Big Idea: Sustainability

  • 40:50

    Sample FRQ Analysis

  • 44:07

    Biodiversity and Thermodynamics

  • 47:18

    Measuring Biodiversity

  • 48:49

    IPM Overview

  • 52:23

    Measuring Air Pollutants

  • 54:00

    FRQ Tips

  • 59:16

    Biomes Limiting Factors

  • 1:02:28

    Math in Exam

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    Final Questions

  • 1:05:12

    Closing Advice

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