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Science - Y5 – God’s Amazing Matters – week 17

Psalm 23:5 ‘You anoint my head with oil and my cup overflows.’
Hebrews 1:9 ‘God has set you (Jesus) above your companions by

anointing you with the oil of joy.’
The Holy Spirit is often referred to as oil.

How oil was formed: - When tiny _______________ and _______________ died in the sea, they

sank in the sand and _______________. Eventually, rivers covered them with more
_______________ and _______________. Under pressure from the rocks above and the heat

of the earth, the dead remains became _______________ of oil and gas. As movements of the

earth took place, the oil moved up though the softer rocks until it was trapped by a

_______________ rock.

Searching for oil: - To find oil scientists study rock
_______________. They use: -

• Gravity _______________
• Magnetometers
• Seismographic _______________

Drilling for oil: - Often oil is found under the

_______________. The tower used to support the drilling

pipe is called a _______________. Hoisting machinery to
raise and lower the _______________ in and out of the oil

well is attached to the _______________. There are oil rig

in the _______________ Sea and in other parts of the world.

Transporting oil: - Oil is transported to _______________ to

be turned into _______________ and products. It is sent by
_______________ to refineries. Sometimes a

_______________ collects it from a _______________ on the

oil platform at sea.

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