The time capsule was discovered behind a plaque at the monument in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood. The sealed box was put behind the plaque, placed in front of a niche to commemorate the monument's centennial, on Defender's Day, Sept. 12, 1915.
OIL AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Products made from oil (petroleum products) help us do a lot of things. We use them to power our airplanes, cars, and trucks, to heat our houses, and to make things like medicine and plastics.Even though petroleum products make life easier, it is not all good.IL AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Products made from oil (petroleum products) help us do a lot of things. We use them to power our airplanes, cars, and trucks, to heat our houses, and to make things like medicine and plastics.
Oil, which is also known as petroleum, is a slick and slimy black and sometimes yellow substance that is used by people for a lot of different things.In many cases, it is used to make gasoline for cars to run on, but it is also used in ink, crayons, tires, eyeglasses and DVDs!he oceans from millions of years ago were very different from todayâs oceans. Many parts of the United States that are dry land today were flooded with ocean water hundreds of millions of years ago. Thatâs why oil can be found on dry land today.