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ScienceVocab 135-161
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| El Nino | The warm water event on the Pacific Ocean |
| La Nina | The cold water event on the Pacific Ocean |
| Global Warming | The gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere |
| CFCs | Cleaners for electronics that are the major cause of ozone depletion |
| Energy Transformation | A change from one form of energy to another |
| combustion | burning |
| Fossil Fuels | energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms |
| Hydrocarbons | chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms |
| Coal | solid fossil fuel formed from plant remains |
| Oil | Thick, black, liquid fossil fuel |
| Petroleum | another name for oil, comes from Latin word Petra(rock) and Oleum(oil) |
| Refinery | A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products |
| Petrochemicals | compounds that are made from oil |