Where does gasoline come from?

Answer by lil nickey
Submitted on 5/11/2004
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Petroleum is a limited resource. As the total production rises, the difficulty in obtaining the oil rises as well. This is largely due to the process of petroleum generation. Petroleum is an elaborate mixture of organic compounds, consisting mainly of alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are molecules composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms arranged in a variety of ways. Alkanes are hydrocarbons containing carbon-carbon single bonds, and aromatic hydrocarbons contain a fragrant carbon ring. Hydrocarbons are made from decomposing organic material such as microorganisms. These organisms, such as phytoplankton and zooplankton, are very concentrated in oceans and lakes. Microorganisms die in oceans and lakes and settle to the bottom, where they are rapidly buried with clays, silts, and mudstones. These fine-grained sediments are deposited in layers of shale and mudstone, making up sedimentary basins. This rapid burial prevents the organic material from decomposing, and a limited amount of oxygen prevents the material from being oxidized.

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Submitted on 2/23/2004
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Where does gasoline come from?

Answer by Wilmer
Submitted on 3/20/2004
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The ground. It is refined crude petroleum oil made much lighter and more combustible than the original gooey mess that is pumped out of the ground.

Answer by Kimberly
Submitted on 11/17/2004
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where does your ass gas come from

Answer by JGMagoo
Submitted on 1/19/2005
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The above answers are correct. A good thing to realize is that the processes mentioned above that produced the crude oil in the ground took millions of years! Those same dinosaurs and plants that helped make the crude oil that we are using today are not dying and decomposing nearly as rapidly as we are using crude oil today.

Answer by tp
Submitted on 2/24/2005
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gas is refined oil Ms Robbins is wrong

Answer by big g
Submitted on 4/4/2005
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how the hell do i know

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Submitted on 4/8/2005
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Answer by boner
Submitted on 5/14/2005
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from the ground

Answer by Fag boy
Submitted on 7/18/2005
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the frikin ground

Answer by Lucy
Submitted on 8/26/2005
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hi dudes!

Answer by Lisa
Submitted on 10/27/2005
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the ground cause the ground has all the rich and soil stuff that helps make gasoline and stuff then it comes from decaying plants

Answer by HEY
Submitted on 12/13/2005
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IT COMES FROM PEOPLE! PEOPLE VOMIT EVERYDAY AND MAKE GASOLINE>>>>>>>>>

Answer by babygurl
Submitted on 1/20/2006
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Gasoline came from the dead plants barried years ago.

Answer by Lilly Wikioul
Submitted on 3/15/2006
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he he he gas comes from your butt.! :)

Answer by connor
Submitted on 4/4/2006
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hells yea

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Answer by oliver
Submitted on 9/19/2006
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Gasoline and oil comes from petroleum oil

Answer by Secret
Submitted on 10/5/2006
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from daneils bum

Answer by Andrewz Baby Girl; KEISHA
Submitted on 12/15/2006
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gasoline comes from the ground it is refined crude oil that many people need in there daily life's!

Answer by adam
Submitted on 12/16/2006
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The sky

Answer by bob
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the ground duh

Answer by asdf
Submitted on 5/23/2007
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The pump at the gas station. Duh