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Electromagnetic Radiation |
Forms of kinetic energy traveling as electromagnetic waves. |
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Chromosomes |
A grouping of various genes and associated proteins in plant and animal cells that carry certain types of genetic information. |
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Ionizing Radiation |
Fast-moving alpha or beta particles or high-energy radiation emitted by radioiostopes. Have enough energy to dislodge one or more electrons from atoms they hit. |
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Simple Carbohydrates |
Sugar. |
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Sink |
The process of a substance exiting a system and returning to the external environment. |
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Electrons |
Tiny particle moving around outside the nucleus. Has a negative charge. |
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Alpha Particles |
Positive charged matter, consisting of two neutrons and two protons, that is emitted as a form of radioactivity. |
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High Quality Energy |
Organized or concentrated and can perform much useful work. |
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Compounds |
Two or more different elements held together by attractive forces. |
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Molecules |
Combinations of two or more of the same or different elements held together by chemical bonds. |
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Temperature |
Measure of the average speed of motion of the atoms, ions, or molecules in a substance. |
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Hydrocarbons |
Organic compound of hydrogen and carbon atoms. ex. (CH4) |
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Gamma Ray |
A form of ionizing electromagnetic radiation with a high energy content emitted by some radiosotopes. Can penetrate body tissues. |
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Low Quality Matter |
Matter that is disorganized, dilute, or dispersed or contains a low concentration of a useful resource. |
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Proteins |
Long chains of amino acid residues. |
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Chlorinated hydrocarbons |
Organic compound made up of atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine. |
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High Waste/ High Throughput Societies |
Situation in most industrial countries. Increasing economic growth is sustained by maximizing the rate at which matter and energy resources are used. |
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Radiocarbon Dating |
Using the known half life of carbon to give the date of a formation of a material. |
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Entropy |
A measure of the disorder of a system. |
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Reactants |
The chemicals that react in a chemical formula. |
