what is crude oil and how is it made

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what is crude oil and how is it made

it`s a fossil fuel made from remains of plants and animals mainly plankton buried in the earth

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what happens when remains of animals get buried in earth to make crude oil

the high pressures and temp there makes crude oil that`s soaked and stored in rocks

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crude oil is finite and nonrenewable what does this mean

is being used up quicker than its being formed and will eventually run out

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what is crude oil a mixture of

hydrocarbons mostly alkanes