The behavior of the water during the lap around the track can be explained by Newton's first law of motion. Everyday Applications of Newton's First Law There are many applications of Newton's first law of motion. Consider some of your experiences in an automobile.
Crude oil, or petroleum, and its refined components, collectively termed petrochemicals, are crucial resources in the modern economy. Crude oil originates from ancient fossilized organic materials, such as zooplankton and algae, which geochemical processes convert into oil. The name mineral oil is a misnomer, in that minerals are not the source of the oilâancient plants and animals are.
How Are Oil/Natural Gas Formed? Stage 1 - All of the oil and gas we use today began as microscopic plants and animals living in the ocean millions of years ago. As these microscopic plants and animals lived, they absorbed energy from the sun, which was stored as carbon molecules in their bodies. When they died, they sank to the bottom of the sea. Over millions of years, layer after layer of sediment and other plants and bacteria were formed. Stage 2 - As they became buried ever deeper, heat and pressure began to rise. The amount of pressure and the degree of heat, along with the type of biomass, determined if the material became oil or natural gas.