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Zronik, John Paul

 
9780778714446: Oil and Gas (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources)
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0778714446 ISBN 13: 9780778714446
Editorial: Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada, 2009

Sinopsis

Ages 7 to 14 years. The Babylonians and Sumerians were using thick, gooey oil as early as 5000 BC as pitch to caulk their boats and hold their building bricks in place. Oil is actually a fuel, like coal, but its use today is more widespread through its products such as gasoline and kerosene. This book takes a fascinating look at this disappearing fossil fuel describing how it is made, where it is located in the world, and the environmental and economic problems its use has created. Topics include; What is oil?; millions of years in the making; oil throughout history including the oil boom of the late 1800s, its use as a means of light, and as fuel when wood supplies were used up; exploration and the geology of oil; the different methods for extracting oil; maps show where the world's oil deposits are located; how oil is refined into gasoline; the uses of oil for heating, electricity, powering automobiles; transporting oil by pipeline and tanker; the problem of air pollution, oil spills, and global warming; renewable energy alternatives to oil.

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Reseña del editor

Takes a fascinating look at this disappearing fossil fuel, describing how it is made, where it is located in the world, and the environmental and economic problems its use has created. Simultaneous.

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Editorial
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0778714446
ISBN 13 
9780778714446
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
32
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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