| A | B |
| cause | something that makes something else happen |
| effect | what happens because of an earlier action |
| bayou | a slow-moving body of water |
| petroleum | oil |
| crude oil | petroleum pumped from the ground |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource that cannot be made again by nature or by people |
| refinery | a factory that turns crude oil into useful products such as gasoline or other fuels |
| petrochemical | a chemical made from oil |
| hurricane | a huge storm with heavy rains and high winds |
| cross section | a slice or piece cut straight across something |
| cross section diagram | a drawing that shows what you would see if you could slice through something and then look at the cut surface |
| inlet | a narrow strip of water leading into the land from a larger body of water |