Depends upon what you call major. Idaho Falls ID is about 155 miles from Yellowstone. It has a mall. The nearest city with over a million residents is Denver CO, about 580 miles from Yellowstone. Amused Contestant Â· 6 years ago.
Â­ Crude oil is the term for unprocessed oil, the stuff that comes out of the ground. It is also known as petroleum. Crude oil is a fossil fuel, meaning that it was made naturalÂ­ly from decaying plants and animals living in ancient seas millions of years ago -- most places you can find crude oil were once sea beds. Crude oils vary in color, from clear to tar-black, and in viscosity, from water to almost solid.
Fossil Energy Study Guide: Oil. Petroleumâor crude oilâis a fossil fuel that is found in large quantities beneath the Earthâs surface and. is often used as a fuel or raw material in the chemical industry. It is a smelly, yellow-to-black liquid and is. usually found in underground areas called reservoirs.