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Energy Kaizenator Vocabulary

BY: Floyd RobinsonSade Washington

MurrayKelly Ranford

Sha’ron Thompson Te’arrah Smith

4BMr. Carter

Potential EnergyThe stored energy that an object has due to its position or chemical composition.

Kinetic EnergyThe energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.

Joule

The International System unit of electrical, mechanical, and thermal energy.

A unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere is passed through a resistance of one ohm for one second.

Wattage

The amount of power, especially electric power, expressed in watts or kilowatts or the electric power.

Renewable EnergyThe natural energy which does not have a limited supply. Renewable energy can be used again and again, and will never run out.

Nonrenewable EnergyAn energy resource that is not replaced or is replaced only very slowly by natural processes.

Weather StrippingA narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold.

Insulation

To surround or separate with non-conducting material in order to prevent the leakage of electricity, heat, cold, sound, radiation, etc.

RFactorAny of the conjugative or non-conjugative plasmids that carry and transmit genes.

Gene’s that can be carry/Transmitted.

Green-House Emissions

A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation.

ThermostatA device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature.

Ambient Temperature

The temperature of the surrounding environment; technically, the temperature of the air surrounding a power supply or cooling medium.

Efficiency

The quality or property of being efficient or the degree to which this quality is exercised.

Carbon FootprintA measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization, or location at a given time.

AuditAn examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy.