Out of the Burning Darkness Vocab

soot

• a chemical change in matter

• a black powdery or flaky substance produced by the process of burning

• a fire

• how large an item is

inferno

• to be better that

• a black powder

• fuel that drives a car

• a large fire that is out of control

billow

• air that rises up and spreads out

• to let someone use something for a period of time

• to boil

• to pay a bill

toxins

• a bad friend that puts you down

• a cream that is applied on skin

• natural chemicals that are dangerous to humans

• things that can be consumed

toil

• a natural mineral found underground

• small pieces of rock that are crushed

• the end of a selection

• to work very hard

amounts of a substance that has built up in the ground over time

• deposits

• fossil fuel

• oxygen

• soot

a source of power formed from the fossils, or remains, of dead plants and animals from millions of years ago

• deposits

• fossil fuel

• oxygen

• soot

shared knowledge or told about an experience in court

• ventilation

• toiled

• testified

• toxins

a way of letting in fresh air

• ventilation

• toiled

• testified

• toxins

Why did children work in coal mines?

• It was an easy and boring job.

• They liked to lead the mules that pulled cars.

• They were small enough to enter narrow tunnels.

• Their families needed the money to survive.