Multiple choice

Why does oil tend to be found in the continental margins?

  1. the oil drained off slopes into the ocean

  2. gravity is stronger in these areas

  3. sea pressure is greater

  4. sedimentary rock traps dead organisms
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Continental margins are areas where large amounts of organic matter from land and sea accumulate in sedimentary layers. Over millions of years, heat and pressure transform these buried remains into oil and gas.

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