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acid rain
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Air pollution produced when acid chemicals are incorporated into rain, snow, fog or mist. The "acid" in acid rain comes from sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, products of burning coal and other fuels and from certain industrial processes. The sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides are related to two strong acids: sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released from power plants and other sources, winds blow them far from their source. If the acid chemicals in the air are blown into areas where the weather is wet, the acids can fall to Earth in the rain, snow, fog or mist. In areas where the weather is dry, the acid chemicals may become incorporated into dusts or smokes. Acid rain can damage the environment. human health and property.
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british thermal unit
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The amount of heat needed to raise one pound of water at maximum density through one degree Fahrenheit, equivalent to 1.055 × 103 joules.
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chemical energy
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that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
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efficiency
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1.The state or quality of being efficient: "greater energy efficiency".
2.An action designed to achieve this. |
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electrical energy
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energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"
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embargo
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An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
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energy coservation
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Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources
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energy consumption
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Energy consumption is the consumption of energy or power. It is covered in the following articles and categories: * World energy resources and consumption * Domestic energy consumption * Fuel efficiency in transportation
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energy conversion
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In physics, the term energy describes the amount of work which may potentially be done by forces or velocities (kinetic energies) within a system, without regard to limitations in transformation imposed by entropy
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