Oil Formation Video Notes
1) The process that forms oil requires a lot of time . How long ago did the oil we extract today start forming?
The oil we used today , started forming 2000 millions of years ago.
2) What was the earth like at this time ?
The earth about 2000 millions of years ago , was a "Pangea" , so continents didn't exist at all , & The Ocean Was Bigger .
3) was the slimy black stuff before it became oil?
It was algae that Died & Sunk to the bottom of the ocean making a layer of organic organisms. by no oxygen they wasn't able to descompose , so this make the oil.
The oil we used today , started forming 2000 millions of years ago.
2) What was the earth like at this time ?
The earth about 2000 millions of years ago , was a "Pangea" , so continents didn't exist at all , & The Ocean Was Bigger .
3) was the slimy black stuff before it became oil?
It was algae that Died & Sunk to the bottom of the ocean making a layer of organic organisms. by no oxygen they wasn't able to descompose , so this make the oil.