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Most scientists think that organic mater mainly consisting of plankton (algae, bacteria, viruses) but also perhaps containing larger plants and animals fell to the bottom of the ocean several hundred million years ago if not earlier. New layers of ground came to rest on top of the dead creatures. As the material was pushed deeper it heated up and became crude oil.
Since trees become coal, we can probably assume that oil did not come from trees!
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Does Italy have oil resources?
Yes it has NATURAL GAS and CRUDE OIL RESERVES
What effect did crude oil have on the attack of pearl harbor?
OIL; a prime ingredient for war.
What African country has the most oil?
Nigeria is the African country with the most crude oil
Why did the oil business change after Drake found oil in Pennsylvania?
because it turned crude oil into kerosene an by adding gasoline made oil more valuable
What is is the largest ship afloat?
Jahre Viking, crude oil tanker
How is benzene manufactured from crude oil?
Benzene is a natural part of crude oil along with hundreds of other chemicals. Benzene forms about 1% or less of crude oil. In the oil "cracking process" and related processing at the refinery various parts of chemicals from the crude oil can be recombined to form additional benzene.
Is petroleum the other name for crude oil?
No, not actually. Crude oil is one type of petroleum. Petroleum is a common term for the liquid (crude oil), gaseous (natural gas), and viscous or solid forms (bitumen and asphalt).
Why is crude oil a fossil fuel?
Crude oil, coal and are fossil fuels. They were formed over millions of years. Crude oil and gas were formed from dead marine organisms
What crude oil is another name for?
Commonly, Petroleum is considered a synonym for Crude Oil. However, according to Britannica Encyclopedia, petroleum as a technical term encompasses: the liquid (crude oil), gaseous (natural gas), and viscous or solid forms (bitumen and asphalt).
How does crude oil get on land?
it depends on were the oil was spilled but usally waves was the oil up on to land and it cover the animals that are there
How do you make crude oil?
u dont make crude oil it is a natural process when small animals and planets decayed into sand and mud millions of years ago
Why is there so much carbon in crude oil?
because the dead remains from the animals and plants contained carbon so the crude oil would also be rich in carbon
Why crude oil iscalled fossil fuel?
Crude oil is a fossil fuel because. It was made from the dead bodies of microscope plant and animals that once lived in the sea
Why is gasoline and home heating oils referred to as fossil fuels?
Both are derived from crude oil, which is itself the carbon-rich decomposition of life-forms that died-out millions of years ago. These dead plants and animals built up a thick layer over so many years, and then were covered and compressed by dirt and rock. Crude oil is the reduced version of those plants and animals. The only place we find these plants and animals not squished into oil is when we find them fossilized. Thus, we named crude oil, "Fossil Fuel". Natural Gas is also formed this way, and it is also called a "Fossil Fuel".
What is the original source of crude oil?
Crude oil comes from plants, remnants of animals, and other vegetation that were compressed under the ground and exposed to extreme heat for thousands of years.
Do corn oil and petrol get their energy from the Sun Both corn oil and petrol are sources of energy Petrol comes from crude oil which is formed from the remains of dead organisms Explain?
By the food chain all animals get their energy from eating other animals which eat plants, plants make energy using sunlight therefore the dead animals all got their energy from sunlight, the dead animals became crude oil therefore, crude oil gets its energy from the sun QED
Where does the energy of crude oil and gas come from?
The original source of oil is the dead life forms. The hydrocarbons from the life forms are usually buried so that they do not combine with oxygen. When the hydrocarbons become more saturated with hydrogen, they form oil.
