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ESLPodcast866–UsingRenewableEnergy

GLOSSARY

invention–somethingthatonehascreated,thatnobodyelsehasmadebefore,

usuallytofillsomeneedorwithsomespecialpurpose,especiallywithhopesthat

itcanbesold

*Somebodyneedstocomeupwithaninventionthatwillfoldandputawaythe

laundryautomatically!

energysource–awayofobtainingorgettingtheenergyneededtopoweror

operatemachines

*Somedaywewillrunoutofoil,soweneedtofindalternativeenergysources.

renewableenergy–energythatcomesfromnaturalresourcesthatcannotbe

depleted(cannotrunout),likesun,wind,andwater

*Manypeoplesaytheycareabouttheenvironment,buthowmanyofthemare

willingtopaymoreforrenewableenergy?

torecycle–totakeauseditemandbreakitintoitscomponents(partsor

pieces)sothattheycanbeusedtomakeanewitemagain

*Inmostcities,peoplecanrecyclesticcontainers,butnotthelids.

fuel–somethingthatisburnedtoproduceenergytopowermachines

*Dothosetrainsrunondieselorsomeotherkindoffuel?

thewaveofthefuture–somethingthatwillbecomeverypopularand

commonceornormalinthefuture

*Workingfromhomeandconnectingtotheofficeonlineisthewaveofthe

future.

efficient–doingsomethingwellwithasmallamountoftime,money,orother

resources

*Wecouldmakeourfactorymoreefficientifwefoundawaytousetheheatthat

themachinesgeneratetokeepthebuildingswarminthewintertime.

windpower–awaytocreateenergybyusingthenaturalwindtomovelarge

piecesofmetalinacircletoproduceenergy

*Windpowerisgreatfortheenvironment,butmanypeoplecom