Earth Science Fossil Fuels STAAR questions

The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the Sun. The Sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by –

• heating up Earth's core.
• generating wind.
• giving energy to living things that become fossil fuels.
• giving off heat and causing seasons.

The features of two groups of natural resources are listed here. • Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of which feature?

• where they come from
• how they are produced
• how long they take to form
• how useful they are

Fossils are found in what type of rock?

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphosis

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What conditions in an ancient environment would make it suitable to the formation of fossil fuels?

• Movement of surface water.
• Frequent volcanic eruptions.
• Extreme high and low daily temperatures.
• Ancient organisms that are buried beneath layers of sediment.

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Coal, oil and natural gas are examples of ____________.

• non-renewable resources
• renewable resources
• alternative energy resources
• non-usable resources

A fossil is

• the imprint or remains of something that lived long ago
• sedimentary rock formed from layers of sand and mud
• the soft part of the animal from long ago

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