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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Green Chemistry | a means to stability |
| Shifting baselines | refers to the idea that what people expect as normal on our planet has changed over time |
| Sustainability | meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. |
| Success of business the three criterias | Profit, healthy communities, and ecosystems-together termed triple bottom line. |
| Cradle to grave | expression associated with mortals(ex. Plastic bags for groceries.) |
| Petroleum | transported and refined into fractions-ethylene-polymerized to form bags- grocery store-kitchen-thrash-decomposed to co2 and water |
| Oxygen | O |
| Hydrogen | H |
| Carbon | C (almost everything uses carbon in some way |
| Nitrogen | N |
| Silicon | Si (electronic based things |
| Calcium | Ca |
| Aluminum | Al |
| Metals | Solids and conductors of heat and electricity |
| Non-metals | Solids, liquids, or gaseous poor conductors of heat and electricity |
| Semi-Metals | Intermediate properties (semi conductors) |
| Sand | SIo2 (Used for glass making , known as quartz and a colerless solid |
| Atmosphere | is between the earths surface and the outer space |
| Air | Composed of gases and suspended particles |
| Atmospheric chemistry | Chemistry of atmosphere in global relation to human activities and life |
| Atmospheric gases | necessary for the sustenance of life |
| Ozone Layer | protects us from harmful UV radiation emitted by sun |
| Greenhouse Gases | Protects from bitter cold from outer space , excessive protection leads to global warming and climate change |