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KAIZENATOR VISUAL DICTIONARY
By Beth knox
1. POTENTIAL ENERGY Noun. Still energy
rather like a raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery has potential energy.
2. KINETIC ENERGY
noun. The energy possessed by a body because of its motion, as a result of its motion.
3. JOULE
The International System unit of electrical, mechanical, and thermal energy . A unit of energy equal to the work done when a force of 1 newton acts through a distance of 1 meter.
4. WATTAGE
noun. An amount of power, especially electric power, expressed in watts or kilowatts . The electric power required by an appliance or device.
5. RENEWABLE ENERGY
energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally
replenished)
6. NONRENEWABLE ENERGY
an energy resource that is
not replaced or is replaced only very slowly by
natural processes. Like fossil fuels--oil, natural gas, and
coal.
7. WEATHER STRIPPING is the process of
sealing openings such as in doors, windows, and trunks from the elements. The goal of weather stripping is to prevent rain and water from entering by blocking it..
8. INSULATION noun. A
material or substance used in insulating: soundproof cork
9. R FACTOR A NUMERIC
MEASURE OF A MATERIALS ABILITY TO INSULATE AGAINST HEAT OR COLD AND FOR WINDOWS.
10. GREENHOUSE EMMISSIONS gases in an
atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range.
11. THERMOSTAT a device for regulating the temperature of
a system so that the system's
temperature is maintained near
a desired set point
temperature
12. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
is the air temperature of any environment where computers and related equipment are kept. Surrounding a power supply or cooling medium.
quality or degree to which someone or something possesses adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
13. Efficiency
14. CARBON FOOTPRINT the total set of
greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product“ a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization, or location at a given time
15. AUDIT an evaluation
of a person, organization, process, project or product to ascertain the validity and reliability of information; also to provide an assessment of a system's internal control.