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STAAR Reporting Category 3 Review
Test Description: Earth and Space
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What kinds of particles need to be present in marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?
A
Mostly decaying organisms.
B
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks.
C
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood.
D
Mostly metal minerals.
2) Which statement gives the best characteristic of sedimentary rock?
A
Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
B
Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of grain.
C
Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
D
Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
3) All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT-
A
decayed plants
B
sedimentary rock
C
active volcanoes
D
decomposed animals
4) Which of the following best explains how layers of sediment can become rock over many years?
A
Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.
B
Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.
C
The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.
D
Pollution caused by humans turns sediment into rock.
5) Solid rock, weathering, eroison, and deposition, beach sand, ________and _________, sandstone. Which of the two processes fits into the blank
A
melting and cooling
B
compaction and cementation
C
evaporation and dissolving
D
erosion and compaction
6) Which process most likely forms stalactites and stalagmites?
A
fast rising water
B
slow cooling air
C
slow deposition of minerals
D
fast erosion of soil
7) Students observed a type of soil that felt rough and scratchy, and its particles felt hard. The water also drained through the soil easily. Which soil did the students most likely observe-
A
silt
B
clay
C
loam
D
sand
8) Fossil fuels are-
A
creeated by increased temperatures
B
made from once-living dead organisms.
C
nonrenweable resources
D
all of the above
9) Which conclusion could about the past if a cactus fossil is discovered in a tropical rain forest?
A
The cactus was probably carried to the tropical rain forest.
B
Wind blew cactus seeds into the rain forest.
C
The cactus once thrived in wet environments.
D
The climate has changed from hot and dry to warm and wet.
10) How does the sun contribute to the formation of fossil fuels?
A
The sun is directly responsible for turning metamorphic rock into fossil fuels.
B
The sun creates wind that weathers rock on Earth's surface and turns them into fossil fuels.
C
The sun heats up the ocean to create correct temperatures for fossils to survive.
D
Fossil fuels come from the remains of living things, which got their energy from the sun.
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