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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Greenbuilding Law

Albedo The amount of solar radiation reflected from an object or surface, often expressed as a percentage. Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Alternative Energy Energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g.,

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Finally, physics can be used to calculate the amount of energy produced by the processing and burning of biofuel just as it has for fossil fuels. Closely related to nuclear physics (see above) from which it evolved, particle physics differs in that it is the study of the effects, matter, and radiation, of all particles not just atomic nuclei.