Glossary
This glossary provides a collection of eco-friendly or green related terminology. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the glossary below.
Note: Terms beginning with the letter A are listed first.
3 Glossary Terms Found
Absorption
Acid Rain
Albedo
Process by which a substance or particle is drawn into the structure of another.
Acid Rain
The precipitation of dilute solutions of strong mineral acids, formed by the mixing in the atmosphere of various industrial pollutants (primarily sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) with naturally occurring oxygen and water vapor.
Albedo
The fraction of solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected from the earth’s surface back into space. When you look at the globe, you see that the clouds are mostly white but the ocean is a dark blue. The clouds have a higher albedo than the surface of the ocean.
