Video Guided Viewing
Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil
Name:
Where does oil come from? What is the basic material that makes up this vital
substance?
What role does carbon play in the creation of crude oil? What is unique about this
essential element?
How does phytoplankton and bacteria in nutrient-rich water contribute to the
formation of oil beneath the ocean floor? Explain.
How does the energy in carbon-rich shale transfer into crude? Where does this
process take place?
Why is oil so incredibly valuable as an energy source? What is exceptional about its
energy density?
How much oil does the average American use each day? How is this consumption
broken down?
What is the largest oil field on earth? Where is it located? How did the discovery of the
Gwar Reservoir affect the global demand for oil?
When did the U.S. oil supply peak? When is the global oil supply predicted to peak?
What does this mean for the cost of oil?
