NOAA Ocean Explorer: Gulf of Mexico 2003

Oil is a fossil fuel that is formed from plankton that is deposited in the sediments of oceans and lakes, and then buried deeply in the earth

Oil is a fossil fuel that is formed from plankton that is deposited in the sediments of oceans and lakes, and then buried deeply in the earth. Photo Credit: J.Bratton.

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