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Continental shelf and Petroleum

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Difference between Continental shelf and Petroleum

Continental shelf vs. Petroleum

The continental shelf is an underwater landmass which extends from a continent, resulting in an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea. Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

Similarities between Continental shelf and Petroleum

Continental shelf and Petroleum have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Fossil fuel, Hydrocarbon, North Sea, Persian Gulf, Sediment, Source rock.

Fossil fuel

A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing energy originating in ancient photosynthesis.

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Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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North Sea

The North Sea (Mare Germanicum) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (lit), (الخليج الفارسي) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia.

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Sediment

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Source rock

In petroleum geology, source rock refers to rocks from which hydrocarbons have been generated or are capable of being generated.

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Continental shelf and Petroleum Comparison

Continental shelf has 56 relations, while Petroleum has 413. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.28% = 6 / (56 + 413).

References

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