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Tier One Tier One: Vocabulary words commonly used in speech, reading, and writing; usually appropriate for early emergent readers (grades K-1).		Tier Two Tier Two: Vocabulary words generally encountered in elementary school curriculum (grades 2-5).		Tier Three Tier Three: Vocabulary words generally encountered in middle and/or senior high school curriculum (grades 6+).
drill verb : to make a hole with a tool well noun : a deep hole that is dug into the ground to get water, gas, or oil		absorb verb : to soak up or take in barrel noun : a large, round container with flat ends blowout noun : an explosion in an oil well caused by pressure boom noun : a long, floating tube used as a barrier to prevent oil from spreading burning noun : a method for cleaning up oil spills in which thick oil is set on fire cleanup noun : the act of making something clean or neat contain verb : to hold; to have as an ingredient containment noun : a method for cleaning up oil spills in which a barrier is placed to prevent oil from spreading contaminant noun : any substance not naturally present that pollutes or poisons crude oil noun : a liquid, also called petroleum, that is found under Earth's surface and is used to make fuels and many other products dispersant noun : a chemical substance used to break up oil ecosystem noun : a community of living things together with their habitat energy noun : the power to do work, make a change, or move objects environmental disaster noun : a sudden event caused by humans that results in great damage or loss of life fuel noun : any material used to make heat or power gallon noun : a standard unit of liquid measurement equal to 4 quarts leak verb : to lose a liquid or gas by accident marine adjective : relating to, found in, or living in the sea natural resource noun : anything found in nature that can be used to produce a product, such as land, water, or coal offshore adjective : located at sea a far distance from shore oil noun : a black, greasy, liquid fossil fuel oil rig noun : a machine that drills for oil oil slick noun : a thin layer of oil floating on water oil spill noun : the accidental release of oil into the environment oil well noun : a hole drilled deep into the ground to get oil pipeline noun : a system of pipes used to transport oil pollutant noun : dirt or debris in the air, water, or ground that causes something to become unclean pollution noun : the act of putting harmful substances into the air, water, or soil power washing noun : the use of powerful sprayers to clean things that are very dirty refinery noun : a factory that purifies raw material relief well noun : an oil well drilled near an out-of-control well to try to get it under control resource noun : a supply of something valuable or very useful shoreline noun : the line where an ocean or other large body of water meets land skimmer noun : a ship that skims oil from spills that is on the surface of the water sorbent noun : a material like a big sponge that is used to absorb oil submarine noun : a type of watercraft that can operate completely underwater surface noun : the outside or top part of a thing; the part of the ocean or land that touches the air above it tanker noun : an air, water, or land vessel that carries large amounts of a liquid, especially oil; a fire truck that carries water toxic adjective : poisonous; dangerous to life wetland noun : an area of land that is marshy or swampy wildlife noun : wild animals that live in their natural environment		microbe noun : a microscopic organism, especially one that transmits disease