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The Heat is On
Twig, Volume 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biofuel | a fuel made from living material and animal waste |
| biogas | a fuel formed from the breakdown of dead plants and animals |
| biomass | total amount of living matter in a given habitat, a plant or animal material used to create fuel |
| by-product | a substance other than the primary substance left over as a result of an industrial or biological process |
| carbon dioxide | a gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory system, has on carbon atom and two oxygen atoms, acts as a green house gas |
| carbon footprint | the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc. |
| carbon-neutral | having a balance between carbon dioxide emissions and absorption |
| causation | a relationship where one directly affects another |
| climate change | a significant difference in the Earth's climate, including warmer temperatures and their related effects |
| constraint | limitation or restriction |
| correlation | a relationship that exists between two variables |
| criteria | a means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged |
| deforestation | the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves |
| eco-city | a settlement for human use designed to have a low environmental impact |
| emission | the amount of polluting susbstance that is produced and released into the air |
| fossil fuel | coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals |
| glacier | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles |
| global warming | a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants |
| greenhouse effect | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere |
| greenhouse gas | gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect |
| ground water | water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock. |
| habitat | a natural environment for a plant or an animal to live and grow |
| heat wave | a period of very hot weather |
| infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise |
| monitoring | the act of observing something in order to collect data and identify patterns |
| monsoon | a season characterized by very heavy rainfall that affects climates of most South and Asian countries |
| natural disaster | a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life |
| permeable | penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| pollution | release of harmful materials into the environment |
| renewable | a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed |
| resource | a usuable stock or supply |
| solar irradiance | the energy output of the sun |
| thermal expansion | an increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased |
| trade off | the act of giving up one benefit in order to gain another, greater benefit |
| urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city |
| urbanization | the process in which rural areas are developed for human settlement |
| waste water | water that has been used and contaminated |
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aplumley
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