1. Formation of Oil

2. United States of America – Oil Reserves

3. Oil – Products from 1 Barrel

5. Fast Facts about Oil
Products from oil help us do many things (for example: fuel for airplanes, cars and trucks, heat for homes and to make medicines and plastics).

6. Petroleum Products have Many Uses

7. Oil and the Environment
Air and Water Pollution.
Exploration and drilling may disturb land and ocean habitats.
Oil spills into rivers or oceans harms wildlife.
Storage tank or pipeline leaks will enter the ground requiring cleanup.
Burning of oil as fuel results in the production of carbon dioxide, which is linked with Global Warming.

9. Natural Gas
Organic matter (remains of a plant or animal) is compressed under the Earth, at very high pressure for a very long time.

10. United States of America – Reserves of Natural Gas

11. Fast Facts about Natural Gas
Usually found 1 -2 miles beneath the surface of the Earth.
Natural gas has many applications, commercially, in your home, in industry, and even in the transportation sector!

12. Natural Gas and the Environment
Cleanest of all fossil fuels since it is composed primarily of Methane and breaks down through combustion into carbon dioxide and water vapor.

13. Fracking The process of breaking rock underground , then forcing liquids into the ground to force gas or oil to rise.

14. Nuclear
Nuclear Fission: an atom's nucleus is split apart releasing a tremendous amount of energy in the form of both heat and light.

15. A typical light water reactor