SC.912.E.6.6 - Energy Production Technologies

What is oil?

• A viscus liquid derived from petroleum, used as a fuel or lubricant.
• Yellow to black liquid found in geological formations
• Chemicals found in trees

Where is most oil found?

• Land drilling
• Life drilling
• Tree drilling
• Ocean drilling

Is oil nonrenewable?

• True 
• false

Oil has been around for millions of years. But where did it come from?

• Organisms that kived million of years ago
• Prehistoric plants
• Prehistoric aquatic life
• All of the above

How is oil harmful to birds

• Toxic if ingested.
• Covers feathers leading to hypothermia or hypothermia.
• focus on preening leads to severe weight loss, anemia and dehydration.
• All are correct.

Six years after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico the entire habitat and surrounding areas are completely rid of oil.

• True
• False

The BP oil spill only affected plants animals, not humans and their economy. 

• True
• False

What environment does an OIL SPILL effect?

• forests 
• grassland 
• oceans
• deserts 

What can humans do to help animals in an oil spill?

• spill more oil
• leave the oil there
• wash and clean the animals
• nothing, the animals will not perish

What is the cause of an oil spill?

• humans spill cooking (cosinar) oil in the water
• the animals bring the oil
•  oil spills never happen 
• accidents from oil companies