Sedimentary Rocks Fossil Fuels Question Preview (ID: 53879)


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In addition to long periods of time, all of the following are necessary for the formation of fossil fuels EXCEPT –
a) extreme heat
b) organic matter
c) volcanic eruption
d) intense pressure

Coal often forms where once there were swamps. What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?
a) High temperature
b) Abundant plant life
c) Frequent rains
d) Reptile predators

What changes buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
a) Industrial pollution
b) Ocean currents
c) Volcanic activity
d) Heat and pressure

A student creates a model of the formation of fossil fuels by first placing a layer of leaves, representing organic matter, in the bottom of a cup. What step will come next in the model?
a) Pouring water over the leaves to model washing away by rivers
b) Adding sand on top of the leaves to model burial in sediments
c) Burning the leaves to model the decay of the organic matter
d) Putting the leaves in the freezer to model conditions on top of mountains

A solid fossil fuel that is formed from the remains of plants over very long periods of time
a) Coal
b) Fossil Fuel
c) Natural Gas
d) Oil

A natural, nonrenewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed a very long time ago from the remains of living organisms
a) Natural Gas
b) Oil
c) Fossil Fuel
d) Coal

A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits
a) Natural Gas
b) Coal
c) Oil
d) Fossil Fuels

A nonrenewable natural resource produced from the remains of organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of years
a) Coal
b) Fossil Fuel
c) Natural Gas
d) Oil

The waste and remains of plants and animals
a) Coal
b) Organic Matter
c) Pressure
d) Sedimentary Rock

Force of objects pushing on other objects
a) Coal
b) Sedimentary Rock
c) Organic Matter
d) Pressure

Rock formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together) and cemented (binding of the sediments)
a) Sedimentary Rock
b) Coal
c) Natural Gas
d) Oil

Tiny pieces of rock
a) Coal
b) Sediment
c) Gravel
d) Oil

Particles are squeezed together by the weight of layers of sediment above them is called -
a) Cementation
b) Sedimentary Rock
c) Compaction
d) Sediment

Minerals in water fall out of suspension around sediment particles and act as glue, sticking the sediments together
a) Compaction
b) Cementation
c) Sedimentary Rock
d) Fossil Fuel

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