What is an example of crude oil?

Answer 1

crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, and other organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the earth's surface.

Oil and gas are chemicals made from molecules containing just carbon and hydrogen. All living things are made of complex molecules of long strings of carbon atoms. Connected to these carbon atoms are others such as hydrogen and oxygen. A simple molecule, called methane (CH4), is the main component of natural gas. Crude oil (oil obtained from the ground) is a sticky, gooey black stuff. It contains many different molecules, but all are made of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Answer 2

Crude oil, according to Britannica Encyclopedia, is the liquid portion of Petroleum. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons from almost solid to gaseous. These were produced when tiny plants and animals decayed under layers of sand and mud millions of years ago. Crude oil doesn't always look the same - it depends where it comes from. Sometimes it is almost colourless, or it can be thick and black. But crude oil usually looks like thin, brown treacle.

Crude oil has to be changed before it can be used for anything. This happens in an oil refinery.

Answer 3

just go go to energy for kids then go to nonrenewable than you will see oil or petroleum it will talk about crude oil.

Answer 4

The black stuff that comes "up from the ground comes a bubblin' crude, oil that is, black gold, Texas tea..." ;)