Definitions

//When we talk about global climate change, we hear about greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, global warming, and other terms. But what do they mean? Check here to get up to speed on the vocabulary.//


 * atomosphere --** the gaseous envelope sourronding the earth.


 * Carbon dioxide** - A heavy colourless gas that is produced by burning fossil fuels and is one of many things that are effecting the earths temp.


 * Carbon footprint** -- is the total amount of [|carbon dioxide] (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service


 * Conserve** – To reduce or to save


 * Decompose** --To separate into components or basic elements.


 * emissions** -- A substance discharged into the air, especially by an internal combustion engine.


 * Fluorescent--** the emission of radiation especially in light caused by the absorption of incident radiation.


 * Fluorocarbons** are chemical compounds that contain Carbon fluorine bonds


 * global warming --** an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.


 * greenhouse effect** -- the buildup of heat trapped in the atmosphere. with out the greenhouse effect the earth will not be able to heat itself, but too much can effect or is effecting the temp of the earth


 * greenhouse gases** -- components of the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect.


 * hybrid** -- bred from two distinct races, breeds, varieties species, or genera.


 * litter** -- a disorderly accumalition of objects


 * Methane--** A chemical compound with the molecular formula


 * Mulch**-- woodchips that you place around trees, bushes, ect. that keeps weeds from growing, makes your lawn nicer, and saves the water and keeps it in the roots of the plant.


 * Nitrous Oxide** – A long lived greenhouse gas with emissions created by industrial production


 * Ozone layer** – A thin layer in the atmosphere surrounding the Earth that shields us from most of the sun’s ultraviolet light rays


 * oxygen --** a colorless, oderless, gaseous element constituting about on-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature. it is the supporter of combustion in air and was the standard of atomic, combining, and molecular wieghts untilo 1961, when carbon 12 becomes the new standard.


 * Pollution** - Environmental contamination with man made waste.


 * Reuse--** to use something twice.It is one of the three R's.


 * Recycle--To reuse a product**


 * Renewable energy** able to be made from resources that will not run out.


 * Recycled aluminum** takes only 5% of th energy used when making aluminum from scratch.


 * Solar power**--energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.


 * Water conservation**--the protection, development, and good management of water resources for purposes that help us.


 * Environmentaly Friendly Products** -- are items and products that do not harm the land, water, and air. They do not ad to global warming.


 * waste water**- any wayer that has ben used by human activites.


 * water**- common chemical substance.


 * recycled paper** - A paper product consisting of 100% recovered fiber. Recovered fiber includes pre- or post-consumer sources or both.

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 * tree-** a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing


 * recycling plant**- a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials.


 * wood fiber-** The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber.