Energy efficient education
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- 4. Unit of power; one is equal to one use of work done per second
- 7. The temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
- 9. The amount of energy exerted when a force of one newton is applied over one meter
- 11. 1,000 watts
- 14. It produces light electronically with a semiconductor that regulates electric current to produce the different colors. a solar panel in reverse.
- 16. Using resources and machines effectively to optimize the amount of energy usedDomestic and Restroom use Largest singe use of water in the schools.
- 17. Unit of electric potential; often referred to as a "push' that causes electric charges to move.
- 18. the property of a machine getting the most it can from limited energy
- 22. a measure of insulation's capacity to resist winter heat loss and summer heat gain
- 23. The measure of brightness from a light source
- 25. Glass that has thin coating that allows most visible light to come through. UV light (which is bad) is rejected
- 26. An electric current passes through a thin filament, heating it until it produces light
- 28. buildings Certification process for buildings showing efficiency and conservation.
- 30. contains a gas that gives off ultraviolet radiation when electricity flows through it; contains Mercury
- 31. The rate at which work is done
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- 1. The amount of matter in an object
- 2. (British Thermal Unit) The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
- 3. A unit of heat equal to 100,000 BTUs
- 5. Measurement of light intensity; the illuminance of one square foot surface from a uniform light source.
- 6. A unit of energy equal to 1 quadrillion BTUs
- 8. A substance that reduces the transfer of thermal energy.
- 10. A force causing the movement of an object
- 12. Standard unit of electric current
- 13. number of air exchanges per hour.
- 15. the amount of electricity used in one hour.
- 16. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
- 19. The temperature scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees
- 20. a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
- 21. Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
- 24. The ability to do work or produce change
- 27. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
- 29. The push or pull of an object that causes it to accelerate