Question

why is crude oil known as rock oil??
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Answer 1

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Petroleum, which is Latin for rock oil, is a fossil fuel, meaning it was made naturally from decaying prehistoric plant and animal remains. It is a mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons molecules containing hydrogen and carbon that exist sometimes as a liquid (crude oil) and sometimes as a vapor

Answer 2

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♦ Crude oil is also known as rock oil because over millions of years, the formation oil and gas taking place inside the source rock deep within the Earth moved upward through tiny, connected pore spaces in the rocks.

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