Crude Oil And Its Uses

Question 0

How is crude oil formed?

Answer 0

Over millions of years from the remains from marine organisms by fossilisation

Question 1

What is crude oil a mixture of?

Answer 1

Hydrocarbons

Question 2

Crude oil is a finite source, what does that mean?

Answer 2

There is a limited supply of it

Question 3

What is the social impact of crude oil?

Answer 3

People use crude oil for heating and transport. It becomes scarce and it becomes more expensive

Question 4

What are the economic impacts of crude oil?

Answer 4

Countries which do not have oil fields have no control over the price of the crude oil and have to pay whatever the oil producing countries decide to charge

Question 5

What are the environmental impacts of crude oil?

Answer 5

Oil is a pollutant. When burnt it produces carbon dioxide. Oil spills have large effects on wildlife and tourism. It also contributed to global warming