5.7A Sedimentary and Fossil Fuels

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The series of pictures shows the formation of a natural resource. Which natural resource found in the region marked with an X is formed in this process?

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Oil

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What does the fossil found in a boulder tell us about the nature of the environment in the past?

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The area was once covered by water.

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An archeologist thinks that his dig site used to be a creek environment.
 
Which of the fossils would help support this hypothesis?

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B and C

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Which of the following is associated with the formation of sedimentary rock? Compaction and Cementation, Heat and pressure, Chemical change and Heat, Melting and Pressure

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Compaction and Cementation

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Coal was produced in the earth over millions of years. Which of the following is NOT a step in the production of coal? Options: Animals died and were covered by sediment, Plants died and were covered by sediment, Heat, pressure, and time change the peat (decayed plants) to lignite, Time and pressure changes the dead plant to peat (decayed plants)

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Animals died and were covered by sediment

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Certain prehistoric events led to the formation of oil. Which of the following was one of those events? Giant wind storms destroyed forests, Icebergs melted at the North and South Poles, Microscopic life in the sea died and was buried under sediments, Heavy flooding soaked the Earth's crust

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Microscopic life in the sea died and was buried under sediments

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Rocks will break down into smaller pieces. What are those pieces called?

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Sediment

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Which components are related to the formation of fossil fuels? Options: Lave, sand, and decayed animals, Decayed plants, lava, minerals, Decayed plants and animals and water from the ocean, Decayed plants and animals and sedimentary rocks

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Decayed plants and animals and sedimentary rocks

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Which of the following statements describes the first step in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
Options: Overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments, Weathered material is moved by wind, water, or ice, Exposed rock and other surfaces are broken down by wind, water, ice, or other elements, A  Weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice

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Exposed rock and other surfaces are broken down by wind, water, ice, or other elements

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Plant fossils are found in abundance within the sandstone of the Antarctic Peninsula. The diverse plant fossils found in the area tells us that past the environment of Antarctica was ―

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Warm and temperate in the past