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Is Oil an Infinite Resource?

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Deep underground, there are vast pools of dark, thick liquid that power nearly everything in modern life — from the car you ride in to the plastic in your phone case. This liquid is called PETROLEUM, and it is one of the most powerful energy sources humans have ever discovered. Petroleum is also known as CRUDE OIL, the raw, unrefined form pumped straight out of the earth. Scientists who study where oil comes from and how it forms are called GEOLOGISTS, and their research has revealed something that changes how we think about energy forever. The big question geologists keep investigating is whether oil will last forever — or whether it is something that can run out. That question is at the heart of one of the most important scientific and economic debates of our time.

The raw, unrefined form of oil pumped from the earth is called _____.

CRUDE OIL

Scientists who study where oil comes from and how it forms are called _____.

GEOLOGISTS

Name something the text tells us petroleum is used for or connected to.

CARS / PLASTIC / ENERGY / MODERN LIFE

Another name the text uses for crude oil is _____.

PETROLEUM

Name something the text says geologists do or investigate.

STUDY WHERE OIL COMES FROM / RESEARCH HOW OIL FORMS / ASK IF OIL WILL RUN OUT

The idea that a resource we rely on every day might run out makes me feel _____.

STUDENT CHOICE

Writing Prompt

Write your thoughts on why discovering that oil might not last forever could be one of the most important scientific questions of our time.

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