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hich are three requirements for forming petroleum?
oxygen, heat, steam
heat, time, pressure
time, oxygen, pressure
pressure, steam, time
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Answer: heat, time, pressure.
Explanation: petroleum forms from buried organic matter that is transformed by long-term burial under heat and pressure (thermal cracking over geological time). Oxygen and steam are not required; in fact low-oxygen conditions help preserve the organic precursors.
Explanation: petroleum forms from buried organic matter that is transformed by long-term burial under heat and pressure (thermal cracking over geological time). Oxygen and steam are not required; in fact low-oxygen conditions help preserve the organic precursors.
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