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Oil
• State of Matter ~ Liquid
Oil
• Uses ~ Oil is used to make the gasoline we put
in our cars today. It is also used to make
diesel fuel.
• All petroleum based products are made from
what we know as oil too.
• We get our plastics and lubricating oil from
crude oil as well
Oil
• How it is used ~ Oil is refined and purified. At
this point it is made into many different
products.
How it is obtained ~ Oil must be drilled for and
collected. It also needs to be shipped from one
place to another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26AN1LfbUPc
Watch this video to see how it is drilled, shipped
and refined
How it is formed
(both oil and natural gas)
Oil and Natural Gas Formation Oil and natural gas result
from the decay of tiny marine organisms that
accumulated on the bottom of the ocean millions of
years ago. After these remains were buried by
sediments, they were heated until they became
complex energy-rich carbon-based molecules. Over
time, the molecules migrated into the porous rocks
that now contain them. Much of the oil and natural
gas in the United States is located in Alaska, Texas,
California, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil ~ Drilling
Oil ~ Shipping
Oil
• Amount of air pollution ~
The pollution formed is not as bad as coal, but
still is the major cause of pollution in many
cities
• Oil refineries, and cars put large amounts of
pollutants in the air
Oil
• Environmental Impacts
– Drilling for oil ruins the land
– Oil spills can ruin the soil and the water,
depending on where it is spilled
– Burning oil ruins the air quality
Oil
• Other information ~ because we
have a very limited supply (50-75 years) at the
current rate, we may run out soon.
• Also because there is so little left, wars are
being fought over the small amount.