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The word petroleum derives from petra and oleum, meaning:

ABlack gold
BEarth fire
CSea fat
DRock oil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rock oil
1. Petra means rock and oleum means oil. 2. Petroleum is rock oil. 3. It is mined from between rocks. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 5, Coal and Petroleum._
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