Natural Resources and Formation of Fossil Fuels Review

The waste and remains of plants and animals

• organic matter

• fossil fuels

• sedimentary rock

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Non-renewable flammable material made from the buried remains of plants and animals used for heat and power

• fossil fuel

• magma

• sedimentary rock

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Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments

• fossil fuel

• coal

• sedimentary rock

The action of force by one object against another

• heat

• pressure

• natural gas

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Which is the first step in the formation of oil?

• Diatoms and phytoplankton die in the ocean and get buried.

• Ocean currents carry organic matter to deeper waters.

• Marine animals eat smaller ones.

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The formation of fossil fuels takes approximately

• 100 to 500 years

• 1000 to 5000 years

• millions of years

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Fossil fuels need this to form.

• heat and pressure

• heat, pressure, and time

• pressure and time

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Fossil fuels form in sedimentary rocks when

• sediments turn into oil

• organic matter is squeezed by heat and pressure over time

• rivers deposit organic matter downstream

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Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas.

• True

• False

Fossil fuels are renewable resources.

• True

• False