2.7 WHY IS THE WORLD SO DEPENDENT ON OIL RESOURCES?

Question 1

Fossil fuels

Answer 1

Oil and coal are fossil fuels because they are formed from the fossils of plants and sea creatures

Question 2

Oil refineries

Answer 2

Crude oil : Term used to describe the oil extracted from the ground

Question 3

How are fossil fuels created?

Answer 3

1. First, dead animals and plants sink to the bottom of the sea bed.
2. Then, the plant and animal remains were buried by layers of sediment and rock.
3. Finally, the enormous heat and pressure turned the remains into Crude Oil.