Overview of Oil

What is Oil?

What is Oil?

• Oil is a nonrenewable resource that takes millions of

years to form.

• People around the world heavily rely on oil in their

everyday lives.

What is Oil Made of?

• True or False:

• Oil is made of the remains of dinosaurs that

lived millions of years ago.

False!

• Oil is made of tiny plants and animals that lived in the ocean millions of years ago.

Where is the Oil?

Where is the Oil?• Oil exists where there is or used to

be sea life and where the right conditions exist.

• Oil is usually trapped around salt domes.

How Do We Get The Oil Out of the Ground?

How Do We Get the Oil Out of the Ground?

VS.

How Do We Use Oil?

How do we Use Oil?•Gasoline•Toothpaste•Shaving Cream•Lotion•Heart Valves•Artificial Limbs•Bandages•Cameras•Aspirin•Ointment•Candles

•Mops•Umbrellas•Refrigerators•Toys•Tents •Boats•Shoes •Paint•Ink•Dyes•Phones

•Computers•Tires•Disposable Cutlery

And so much more!!!

The Benefits are Obvious… But What

About the Cons?