Book

Oil / written by John Farndon.

Summary:

Provides information about oil and other petroleum products, explaining what they are and how they are used; discussing oil exploration, drilling, and refining; and looking at the problem of pollution and alternatives to oil as a fuel source. Includes clip-art CD-ROM and wall chart.

Record details

ISBN: 9780756629700
ISBN: 9780756633516
Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Publisher: London ; DK, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	King oil -- Ancient oil -- Oil for light -- Dawn of the oil age -- The oil bonanza -- What is oil? -- Where oil comes from -- Natural gas -- Coal and peat -- Oil traps -- Solid oil -- How oil is found -- Getting the oil out -- Offshore oil rigs -- Piped oil -- Oil on the ocean -- Refining oil -- Energy and transportation -- Materials from oil -- Plastics and polymers -- Big oil -- The struggle for oil -- Dirty oil -- Saving oil -- Oil substitutes -- Wind power -- Solar energy -- Water power -- Nuclear power -- Production and consumption -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 1 115474.