Question | Answer |
El Nino | Unusual pattern of winds form over the Western Pacific. |
La Nina | When surface waters in the Eastern Pacific are colder than Normal, a climate event. |
Global Warming | Gradual increase in the tempature of Earths atmosphere. |
Greenhouse Gas | Gases in the atmosphere that trap energy. |
Chlorofluorocarbon | A major cause of ozone depleation is a group of compounds. |
Fuel | A source of energy. A stance that provides energy such as- heat, light, motion, or electricity- as the result of a chemical change |
Energy Transformation | A chamge from one form of energy to another. |
Combustion | Fuels contain stored chemical energy, which can be realeased |
Fossil Fuel | The energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms |
Hydrocarbon | Chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogene atoms |
Petroleum | Another name for oil |
Refinery | A factory in which crude oil is heated and seperated into fuels and other products |
Petrochemical | Compounds that are made from crude oil |
Oil | Thick, black, liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of small animals, algae, and other organisms |
Coal | a solid fossil fuel formed from plant remains |
Natural Gas | Mixture of methane and other gasses |
Greenhouse Gases | Gases in our atmosphere that trap heat energy.Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone |
Ozone | Oxygen 3, special gas that protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation. Although it is a greenhouse gas, it is not directly related Global Warming |
Green house effect | A natural effect that insulates Earth and keeps atmosphere warm. As a result of influx of additional greenhouse gases (whether man-made or natural) global warming is increasing at a faster rate. |