EARTH SCIENCE
NATURAL HAZARDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Past hydrothermal activity occurred in the region, which is near subduction zones, causing the formation and deposition of petroleum.
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The region experienced past volcanic activity that trapped ash underground, leading to the formation of petroleum.
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Marine sediment was buried and compacted; over millions of years, petroleum was formed, trapped beneath Earth’s surface.
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Weathering in the mountains in the region formed sediments; the deposition and compaction of these sediments formed deposits of petroleum.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes where our petroleum oil reserves come from? Explanation: The answer is “prehistoric algae and zooplankton whose remains settled on the bottom of an ocean or lake.” Fossil fuel is a general term for crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils.
Detailed explanation-2: -Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a naturally occurring liquid found beneath the earth’s surface that can be refined into fuel. A fossil fuel, petroleum is created by the decomposition of organic matter over time and used as fuel to power vehicles, heating units, and machines, and can be converted into plastics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil fuel. Like coal and natural gas, petroleum was formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms, such as plants, algae, and bacteria.
Detailed explanation-4: -The formation of oil begins in warm, shallow oceans that were present on the Earth millions of years ago. In these oceans, extremely small dead organic matter-classified as plankton-falls to the floor of the ocean. This plankton consists of animals, called zooplankton, or plants, called phytoplankton.