Earth Day

edward A.
Earth Day article on Time for Kids:
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/earth-day/10951
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  1. watt
    a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second
    • Letting a bathroom faucet run for five minutes uses as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb burn for 14 hours.
  2. ice cap
    a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
    Another 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers.
  3. light bulb
    electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
    • Letting a bathroom faucet run for five minutes uses as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb burn for 14 hours.
  4. recycle
    use again after processing
    • Most glass bottles and jars contain at least 25% recycled glass.
  5. aluminum
    a silvery, flexible, metallic element
    • Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to run a television for about three hours.
  6. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
    Another 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers.
Created on Fri Oct 28 15:29:22 EDT 2011 (updated Fri Oct 28 15:34:36 EDT 2011)

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