Amy (Gloria's) Physics wordwall by Gloria Rodriguez-Duarte

Climate Change

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-09-03 15:30:43 UTC

Climate change is when the weather gets intense for example how the world is warming up currently to the point that antarctica is melting.

Fossil Fuel

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-09-03 15:33:18 UTC

non-renewable energy sources from the remains of ancient animals and plants that have been dead for over millions of years.

Greenhouse effect

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-09-03 15:35:20 UTC

When gases are trapping heat in the atmosphere keeping the planet warm and increases gases like carbon dioxide and methane.

Albedo Effect

2025-09-10 15:29:07 UTC

The albedo effect shows how sunlight bounces off Earth's surface, places like forests have low albedo.

Phase Change (Freeze, Melt)

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-09-10 15:34:02 UTC

phase change talks about a substance transforming between states of matter, melting is when a solid transforms to a liquid and freezing is the opposite where liquid turns solid.

Reflective

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-09-10 15:34:38 UTC

Reflecting something like a mirror (?)

Renewable Energy

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-01 15:32:09 UTC

Renewable energy is energy that can be reused/recycled, you don't have to get rid of the energy but you can reuse it.

Energy Storage

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-01 15:42:26 UTC

energy produced at the same time and then stored to be used afterwards.

Efficiency

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-01 15:47:33 UTC

Useful energy getting put out to the total energy to a device or process

Urban Heat Island Effect

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 13:56:44 UTC

Large urban areas are warmer than rural areas.

Feedback Loop

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 13:59:44 UTC

The output is returned to the input to modify or reinforce the system

Radiate

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 14:00:50 UTC

Emit rays such as heat or light from a center

Simulation

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 14:03:55 UTC

imitating a process or situation

base load power demand

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 15:25:22 UTC

minimum level of a demand on a electrical grid

peak load power demand

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 15:28:20 UTC

highest level of energy an electrical requires

(non-) intermittent energy

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-08 15:31:41 UTC

a stable and predictable energy source that doesn't rely on the fuel amount or weather.

Ozone (chemical)

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-10-22 15:45:55 UTC

Ozone is a chemical that can be both good and bad depending on it's location. When it's higher at the atmosphere, it forms a protective layer against UV Radiation (sunlight), however when it's at ground level it can be harmful and cause smog.

District Heating

2025-11-05 16:22:14 UTC

District heating is a system that distributes heat generated in a centralized location to multiple buildings through a network of insulated pipes.

Cogeneration

2025-11-05 16:22:14 UTC

Cogeneration, also known as combined heat and power (CHP), is the simultaneous production of two or more forms of useful energy (such as electricity and heat) from a single fuel source.

Circular Economy

2025-11-05 16:22:14 UTC

A circular economy is an alternative to the traditional linear economy (make, use, dispose) in which resources are kept in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them while in use, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of each service life.

Combustion

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-11-19 14:27:32 UTC

Combustion is rapid, high-temperature chemical reaction of a substance with an oxidant that is typically oxygen, to produce heat and light.

Temperature

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-11-19 14:28:40 UTC

The degree or intensity of heat pressure.

Calorie

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-11-19 14:30:04 UTC

A unit of energy equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature.

Hydrogen Economy

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-12-10 15:32:33 UTC

envisions a future energy system where hydrogen replaces fossil fuels as a clean, versatile energy carrier, powering transport, heating, and industry with water as the main byproduct, reducing emissions and enhancing energy security, particularly using "green hydrogen" made from renewables for a truly sustainable shift

Electrolyzer

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-12-10 15:34:50 UTC

use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2025-12-10 15:35:58 UTC

converts hydrogen and oxygen into electricity via an electrochemical process

Aerodynamic Lift

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2026-02-04 16:29:41 UTC

The upward force generated by an airfoil moving through air acting perpendicular to the direction of flight and opposing weight.

Turbine

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2026-02-04 16:31:48 UTC

a rotary machine that extracts energy from a working fluid (steam, gas, water, wind) and converts it into mechanical energy—typically electricity—by spinning blades on a rotor shaft

Photovoltaic

gloriarodriguezduarte — 2026-02-04 16:32:45 UTC

relating to the production of electric current at the junction of two substances exposed to light.