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16-4 ConservingEnergy
Chapter 16 Section 4
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Science
6th Grade
01/27/2009

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What is energy conservation?
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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
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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?
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Recycling aluminum cans uses only 5 percent of the energy making a new one uses.

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