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Energy
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Term | Definition |
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Appliances | machines that are used in homes |
Car Pool | driving together to get somewhere |
Conservation | act of using a resource wisely |
Energy-Efficient | using less energy |
Insulation | a material that keeps heat from being lost |
Thermostat | a device used to control the temperature |
Universe | everything that exists in space |
Weather stripping | strips fastened along the edges of windows and doors to reduce drafts and heat loss |
Atoms | the basic unit of matter |
Biomass | plant materials and animal waste used as fuel |
Bonds | how atoms attach |
Combustion | the act of burning something |
Conservation | act of using a resource wisely |
Electricity | the flow of electrical power or charge |
Energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
Geothermal | related to the heat of the Earth's interior |
Heat | a type of energy that is hot |
Hydropower | energy that comes from the force of moving water |
Light Energy | energy from sources of light |
Non-Renewable | not able to be made again quickly by nature or people |
Nucleus | the center of an atom |
Power | the rate of doing work |
Renewable | able to be created again |
Sound | energy that we hear |
Work | the use of force to move an objerct |