10 Words & Meanings for Assignment 3

Electricity:	A fundamental form of kinetic or potential energy created by the free or controlled movement of charged particles such as electrons, positrons, and ions
Carbon Footprint:	The amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to the the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc
Nuclear Meltdown:	Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
Greenhouse Gases:	A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g.. carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons
Generations:	All of the people who were born at approximately the same time, considered as a group, and especially when considered as having shared interests and attitudes
Global Warming:	A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants
Nuclear Radiation:	Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear radiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; X rays, for example, are included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since they do not originate from atomic nuclei.
Ignorant:	Caused by a lack of knowledge, understanding, or experience
Consequences:	Something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions
Deformity:	The condition of being disfigured or badly formed