Kaizenator Visual Dictionary By: Justyce Martin Justyce Martin Tracey Sims Tamara Mcgee Victor Kennedy
Potential Energy Energy stored within a physical system as a result of the position or configuration of the different parts of that system
Kinetic Energy The energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the body or of the particles in the system
Joule the SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force: equivalent to 10 ergs and one watt-second.
Wattage The amount of power required to operate an electrical appliance or device
Renewable Energy any naturally occurring, theoretically inexhaustible source of energy, as biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel.
Nonrenewable Energy Energy that comes from the ground and is not replaced in a relatively short amount of time
Weather-stripping a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
Insulation the use of material to resist the flow of electric current and magnetism
Rfactor a numeric measure of a material's ability to insulate against heat or cold. Also used for windows.
Greenhouse Emissoins are gases in an atmosphere that absorb and emit infrared range
Thermostat a device for regulating the temperature of a system so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired set point temperature.
Ambient Tempature non-specific phrase used to describe the outside temperature.
Efficiency desired energy output per energy input
Carbon footprint the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product".
Audit A methodical examination