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Petroleum and Its Formation

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Petroleum was formed from organisms living in the _______.

sea

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Solution

The correct option is A sea
Petroleum was formed from organisms living in the sea. After the death of those organisms, their bodies settled at the bottom of the sea and were covered with layers of sand and clay. Over millions of years, absence of air, high temperature and high pressure transformed the dead organisms into petroleum and natural gas.

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