Quiz about Formation of Fossil Fuels

Question 1

The waste and remains of plants and animals-

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organic matter

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fossil fuel

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sedimentary rock

Question 2

Nonrenewable flammable material made from the buried remains of plants and animals; used for heat and power

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fossil fuels

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magma

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sedimentary rock

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igneous rock

Question 3

Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments-

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sedimentary rock

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fossil fuel

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coal

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natural gas

Question 4

The action of force by one object against another-

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pressure

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heat

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coal

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natural gas

Question 5

A flammable liquid produced from organic matter buried under layers of sediment for millions of years-

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oil

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natural gas

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coal

Question 6

A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from organic material buried under sediments and found near oil-

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natural gas

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coal

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oil

Question 7

Why are oil, natural gas, and coal considered nonrenewable resources?

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they take millions of years to form

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they have been pressed in the earth

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they can be easily found

Question 8

Oil is found today where there was once an ancient ocean.

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True

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False

Question 9

The sun helps form fossil fuels by-

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giving energy to the organisms (plants) that become fossil fuels

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heating up the water in the ocean to cause evaporation

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heating up the Earth's core to form fossil fuels

Question 10

Which is the first step in the formation of oil?

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Marine organisms die in the ocean and get buried.

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Ocean currents carry organic matter to deeper waters.

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Marine animals eat smaller ones.

Question 11

Fossil fuels need this to form-

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heat, pressure, and time

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heat and time

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pressure and time

Question 12

Fossil fuels form in sedimentary rocks when-

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organic matter is squeezed by heat and pressure over time

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sediments turn into oil

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rivers deposit organic matter downstream

Question 13

Both sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels...

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require heat and pressure to form.

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are found near volcanoes.

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have many layers of sediment.

Question 14

Fossil fuels include coal, natural gas, and oil.

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True

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False

Question 15

Which fossil layer is the youngest?

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A. Layer A

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B. Layer B

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C. Layer C

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D. Layer D

Question 16

Fossil fuels are renewable resources.

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False

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True

Question 17

Fossil fuels cannot be found in a desert today because they were formed where an ocean once was.

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False

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True

Question 18

What two processes are necessary to make oil?

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heat and pressure

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organic matter and salt water

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erosion and deposition

Question 19

A three-step process is shown. Which of these are most likely formed by the process shown?

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Sedimentary rocks

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Glaciers

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Mountains

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Sand dunes

Question 20

All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT:

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Active Volcanoes

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Decomposed Animals

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Decayed Plants

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Sedimentary Rocks

Question 21

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because they can run out.

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True

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False

Question 22

The diagram shows layers deposited under a body of water. This layering continued for millions of years. What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals?

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They became fossil fuels.

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They were eaten by scavengers.

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They were washed away by water.

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They became an underground aquifer.

Question 23

In referring to forming fossil fuels, what does compressed mean?

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squeezed sediments

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deposited sediments

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sediments heated by magma

Question 24

Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 25

Which layer is the youngest?

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Z

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Y

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X

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W

Question 26

Which fossil fuel is a liquid?

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oil

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coal

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natural gas

Question 27

Oil and natural gas were created from organisms that lived in the ____________ and were buried under ocean or river sediments.

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water

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forest

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air

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desert

Question 28

We can only find oil at the bottom of an ocean today.

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False

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True

Question 29

Compaction occurs after the sediments have been deposited. The weight of the sediments-

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squeezes the particles together

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separates the particles based on size

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separates the particles randomly

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subjects the particles to weathering

Question 30

Coal is formed from an area usually dry and mountainous.

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False

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True

Question 31

The model above shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

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The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

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Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.

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Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.

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Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.

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