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Science Vocab
Global Changes in the atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| El Nino | Warm Water event that causes unusual patterns of wind over the Western Pacific |
| La Nina | When the Eastern Pacific waters get colder and causes Hurricanes |
| Global Warming | The gradual increase of temperature of the Earth's atmosphere |
| Greenhouse Gases | Gases in the atmosphere that trap energy |
| chlorofluorocarbons(CFC) | a group of compounds that caused the ozone's deplection |
| fuel | a substance that provides energy as the result of a chemical change |
| energy transformation | a change of 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 |
| refinery | a factory where crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products |
| petrochemicals | compounds that are made from oil |
| petroleum | oil |