Unseen Passage
Unseen Passage- Read the extract and complete the activities given below: (12 Marks) Oil is one of the world's major sources of energy. We depend on it as fuel for heating, transport and generation of power. For centuries, animal and vegetable oils have been used for cooking and as a source of artificial light. But it is mineral oil which makes most of the world's needs today. Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell. It is a complex mixture of of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydro-carbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originate from carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea. Over millions of years dead creature from large deposits under the sea bed and ocean currents cover then with...