Sedimentary Rocks And Fossil Fuels Question Preview (ID: 46920)


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1. Which light contains only processes that must occur in order for fossil fuels to form?
a) A. formation of faults, burial, glacier formation
b) B. Organism growth, burial, volcanic eruptions
c) C. Organism growth, burial, compaction
d) D. Erosion, burial, earthquakes

2. Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
a) A. rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location
b) B. Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
c) C. Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another
d) D. Sediment grains fall to the bottom of lakes to form sedimentary layers

3. Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?
a) A. mostly sand and few small bits of wood
b) B. mostly decaying organisms
c) C. Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d) D. Mostly metal minerals

4. All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT-
a) A. decomposed animals
b) B. Decayed plants
c) C. sedimentary rocks
d) D. Active volcanoes

5. How do plants growing on the surface of a pond form fossil fuels?
a) A. The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and get buried by sediments for millions of years.
b) B. The dead plants get buried from millions of years and form fossils that attract carbon.
c) C. the deal plants sink to the bottom of the pond and are consumed by decomposes.
d) D. The dead plants produce carbon that is consumed by fish, which form fossils.

6. Which of the following processes helps with formation of sedimentary rocks?
a) A. decomposing animals
b) B. Burial of ancient marine plants
c) C. compaction and cementation
d) D. digging for oil

7. How long does it take for fossil fuels and sedimentary rocks to form?
a) A. 1 Week
b) B. 1 year
c) C. 1 month
d) D. Millions of years

8. Over millions of years, layers of sediment pile on top of each other to form sedimentary rocks. Which layers of rocks are the oldest?
a) A. they layers on top
b) B. the layers on the bottom
c) C. the layers in the middle
d) D. All the layers are the same age

9. All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT. . .
a) A. Coal
b) B. Water
c) C. Natural Gas
d) D. Oil

10. Weathering is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces. Which of the following words best describes these smaller pieces?
a) A. Dust
b) B. Coal and oil
c) C. Fossils
d) D. Sediments

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