Question

Oil comes from _______.​

Answer 1

Answer:

fossil fuel

Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil fuel. Like coal and natural gas, petroleum was formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms, such as plants, algae, and bacteria.

Answer 2

• Dead critters, plenty of pressure, a lot of heat and hundreds of thousands of years in time.
• Oil is a naturally occuring fossil fuel, meaning it comes from the remains of dead organisms. Oil is made up of a mixture of hydrocarbons-hydrogen and carbon atoms.
• It exsists in liquid form in underground reservoirs in the tiny spaces within sedimentary rocks.
• It can be found naer the surface in oil sands , gas and saline water. Crude oil is often interchangeably referred to as petroleum.
• It is non- renewable , once it's gone it's gone and cannot be easily replaced.
• Oil is formed from the remains of dead organisms such as algae, zooplankton( marine environment). These organisms were the dominant forms of life on earth at the time.
• As they lived these organisms absorbed energy from the sun and stored it as carbon dioxide within their bodies.
• Over millions of years, the remains were buried deeper and deeper under more sediment and organic materials.
• According to the most recent data from the IEA, an average of 100 million barrels of oil were produced per day worldwide in 2018.