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Title: 16-4 ConservingEnergy

Description: Chapter 16 Section 4

Total Flash Cards: 5

Created: 01/27/2009 17:02:05

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What is energy conservation?
 Definition
reducing energy use (car pooling, shutting off lights, insulating your house, recycling aluminum cans)
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What is the percentage of energy from a fuel that is actually used to perform work called?
 Definition
Its efficiencey
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What is insulation
 Definition
a layer of material that helps block the transfer of heat between the air inside and outside a building.
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What is the best material for insulation
 Definition
fiberglass
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Why does recycling aluminum help to save energy?
 Definition
Recycling aluminum cans uses only 5 percent of the energy making a new one uses.