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How is oil made?
Oil is made from dead plankton and algae that falls at the sea bed
What type of process is oil formed by
Oil is formed by metamorphic process
How many miles in the ocean did the 2010 oil spill spread?
about 13,000 miles
what are permeable rocks.
Rocks that can absorb water
What are hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons are compounds made up of only hydrogen and carbon
Can crude oil be made into different things?
Yes, labs can separate the different hyrdocarbons and make things like plastic, gasoline, diesel, and heating oil.
What are impermeable rocks
Rocks that cannot absorb water.
What is crude oil
unrefined oil taken straight from the ground
Where do industries have their bases to collect oil typically?
At oceans
What are anticlines
Anticlines are folds that arches upward.
What country uses the most oil in a day
America
is Petroleum the same as gasoline
petroleum is the same as crude oil.
what are greenhouse gases?
gases like carbon dioxide and methane that hold heat from the sun
What gases does oil create when burnt
CO2 CH4 N2O
how is oil used
in polyester shirts, in diesel trucks, cars, and in paint ect.