Fossil Fuels

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In what kind of rock can fossils be found?

• Sedimentary Rocks
• Igneous Rocks
• Metamorphic Rocks
• Granite

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What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

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.

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
• Mostly decaying organisms
• Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
• Mostly metal minerals

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Oil and natural gas were formed from ___________________

• marine organisms
• dead plants
• trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

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Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• milk
• coal
• biomass
• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The Appalachian Mountains used to be pointed like the Rockies. What process lead to the roundedness of their peaks?

• Weathering
• Deposition
• Lightning Strikes
• Mining of the rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2