Quiz about Fossil Fuels

Question 1

The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils?

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B. Layer 4

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A. Layer 2

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C. Layer 1

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D. Layer 3

Question 2

Where are most fossils found?

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D. In sedimentary rocks

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A. In sand dunes

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B. In volcanoes

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C. In igneous rocks

Question 3

How are fossils created?

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D. All of the above

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A. Traces of organisms harden like rock.

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B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.

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C. Animals get trapped.

Question 4

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

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B. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

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A. Coal, oil, and vegetable oil.

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C. Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

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D. Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Question 5

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.

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B. Mostly decaying organisms

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A. Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

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C. Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

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D. Mostly metal minerals

Question 6

Sedimentary rocks form when broken bits of other rock are deposited and then -

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A. buried and squeezed and cemented together.

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B. melted by the heat of the Earth's core

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C. completely dissolved in the salt water of the ocean

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D. used by humans as a natural resource

Question 7

Fossil Fuels form in sedimentary rocks when -

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B. organic matter is buried along with sediments

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A. plants use the nutrients in the sediments to grow

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C. rivers carry sediments down mountainsides

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D. sediments are used by humans as a resource

Question 8

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

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coal

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petroleum

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crude oil

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natural gas

Question 9

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is ____.

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natural gas

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coal

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petroleum

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crude oil

Question 10

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

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petroleum

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coal

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natural gas

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nuclear

Question 11

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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Igneous rock

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Coal

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Soil

Question 12

Fossil Fuels are

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fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

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pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

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rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

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metamorphic rock

Question 13

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

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considered nonrenewable resources

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cause pollution in the atmosphere

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oil, coal and natural gas

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are renewable resources

Question 14

Natasha has been learning about power plants that use coal to produce electricity and has decided that she would like to do her part to help conserve coal. How can Natasha help conserve coal?

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Natasha can turn off the lights when she leaves a room.

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Natasha can ride a bicycle to school instead of having her parents

drive her to school.

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Natasha can leave her computer on even when she is not using it.

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Natasha can plant a flower garden using compost

Question 15

Which activity is the best example of reusing a resource?

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using the same drinking glass for water

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burning wood for fuel

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making new products from used plastic bottles

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using less packing material when shipping a container

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