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Petroleum By Meg Leonard - Gcm Library

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Petroleum

By Meg Leonard

Oil is another name for petroleum. Petroleum means "rock oil." Oil is

naturally made from the remains of sea plants and animals. These plants

and animals lived at the time of the dinosaurs. When the plants and

animals died, they sank to the bottom of the sea. Mud covered them.

Heat and pressure from the mud caused the decaying plants and animals

to turn into crude oil after millions of years. This is the oil that comes

straight out of the ground. It is smelly. It is yellow to black in color. It is

found in underground reservoirs. Workers drill into the ground to bring

the crude oil to the surface. The crude oil is taken to a refinery where it

is separated into parts. Different parts are used for different products.

Most parts are used to make electricity. Other parts are used to make

things like tar, crayons, or bubble gum. Oil is a non-renewable resource.

Drilling for oil can harm animal life. Oil spills in the ocean can cause

big problems. When oil products are burned, they can make air pollution. Scientists are working to find ways to

make oil products safer for the environment.

Petroleum

Questions

1. Which of the following is another name for oil?

A. petroleum

B. coal

C. gas

D. heat

2. How long does it take to make oil?

A. 150 years

B. 15 years

C. millions of years

D. 15,000 years

3. Oil forms from the remains of ______.

A. animals and plants

B. mountain animals

C. desert animals

D. river animals

4. What is the name for oil when it comes out of the ground?

A. crude oil

B. fresh oil

C. petroleum

D. new oil

Petroleum By Meg Leonard - Gcm Library