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Yes that is how fossil fuels are made. As plankton and other organisms die they sink to the sea bed. After a long time (millions of years they are covered by sediment and compressed under huge pressure and subjected to lots of heat. This process creates oil which is the basis for all our non renewable fuels
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How does oil spills affect the organisms in the sea?
Oil contaminate and kills the sea. Oil is a toxin, which would kill the sea life in a matter of seconds.
How do you find crude oil?
it is made from tiny body's of sea organisms that once lived in the sea and were trapped under rocks and became oil
Does social behavior have to do with living organisms on earth?
yes,the pollution and oil that gets into sea water can hurt animals. -mayura
How and where petrol came from?
organisms that lived in the sea convert sunlight in to directly stored energy, when they die they fall to the sea floor where sedimentary rock covered them. the rock squeezed the organisms so their energy could not escape under great pressure and heat the carbon turned to oil.
Why does it take millions of years to replace crude oil?
Oil is a nonrenewable resource and was formed actually one of the first sea animals. When the sea animal died, it would slowly turn into a liquid substance because of the earths core and that's why.
Is oil available under the sea bed?
yes oil is available under the sea , theres lots of plates of oil under the sea bed
What is formed from tiny sea organism over millions of year?
Limestone is formed from the skeletal remains of tiny sea organisms, such as corals and plankton, that accumulate on the ocean floor over millions of years. As these organisms die and their shells accumulate, they become compacted and cemented together, eventually forming solid rock.
Is the dead sea actually dead?
no there are micro organisms in the dead sea
In an oil spill why does the oil not mix with the sea water?
Oil does not mix with water, not even salty sea water.
What are three ways that most sea organisms get their food?
well usually most sea organisms get their food from algae in the sea and the bigger their organism the bigger their food. hope i helped
Micro-organisms affected by the oil spill?
Every living thing is affected by the oil spill, including micro-organisms.
What area of sea was covered in oil?
the sea...?
