atmosphere - The mixture of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet, condense - Turn from gas to liquid during cooling , precipitate - A solid formed during a reaction, sediment - A solid that settles to the bottom of a liquid , photosynthesis - A chemical reaction carried out by plants and algae to produce oxygen., plankton - Very small plants and animals that float on the surface of the sea., fossil fuels - Coal, oil and natural gas formed from the burying and compression of dead plankton and plants. , hydrocarbon - A compound made of hydrogen and carbon only., combustion - A burning reaction with oxygen that releases energy., complete combustion - The reaction of a compound or element in a good oxygen supply. Complete combustion of a hydrocarbon produces carbon dioxide and water., incomplete - The combustion of a compound or element in a poor oxygen supply. Complete combustion of a hydrocarbon produces carbon monoxide or carbon., emit - To give out, radiation - Energy in the form waves , greenhouse effect - The build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which absorb and then give out radiation. , global warming - An increase in the Earth’s temperatures due to more greenhouse gases being emitted into the atmosphere., emissions - Substances that are given off, especially in the form of gas., carbon footprint - The total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product, service or event., particulates - Carbon particles that cause a black coating, global dimming - A decrease in the amount of light reaching the Earth due to tiny particles from combustion of fossil fuels., acid rain - Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere form acids which cause acid rain, deforestation - The removal of the trees and rainforest on the Earth.,

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